Post by:  Gina Stone   One of my passions is cooking.  There is nothing more satisfying as giving your family and friends a meal that nourishes and satisfies, and the last things you ever want is to make someone sick.   Having had salmonella poisoning before, it is one of the most miserable experiences you could imagine.   Food poisoning is more serious...

Post by:  Chuck Wilson   Well, summer is in full swing and there has been the heat wave to prove it! By now almost everyone in the USA has gotten a good dose of hot weather. So I thought it might be a good time for a quick rundown the basics of hot weather/summer safety: Hydrate. Drink enough water, adding electrolyte replacement beverages if necessary, but...

Post by:  Wendi Pickford   In addition to our blogs, we have started a new series called “Live from the Hive”.  This will include interviews with people with varying preparedness backgrounds and stories.  Our first interview is with one of our founding contributors, William J P Smith who worked as an Emergency Medical Technician.  During our...

Post by:  Chris Hall   As an emergency manager for a volunteer fire department, I’ve had my share of incidents and events that required me to manage risk.   The Amgen Tour of California racing through my jurisdiction, with an instant one-day increase in population of 20,000 people (mostly on bikes) in a rural area, was one such event fraught with...

Guest post by:  Stephanie Fritts   For those who don’t know me, I’m known as @tsunamisteph on Twitter and am the Emergency Manager for Pacific County, the most western and southern county in Washington State.  Pacific County is a coastal county, bordered by both the Pacific Ocean and the Columbia River.  A portion of my job includes educating residents in...