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Flood Disaster Preparedness According to Weather.gov, Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 caused 1,833 deaths and an estimated  $108 billion dollars in damages in New Orleans, Mississippi and elsewhere.  More recently, Hurricane Harvey in Houston, according to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Association (“NOAA”) caused an estimated 68 deaths that were directly attributed to Harvey with an $125 billion dollar in monetary damages.   Personally, based upon the grossly underreported death tole in Puerto Rico I feel this death count could have been grossly underestimated.  An estimated 2,975 deaths were directly caused by Hurricane Maria (according to CNN)  in Puerto Rico.  The estimated dollar amount of damage...

Disaster Prep Food Safety Guide: What Can You Do With Your Food After It Has Calmed Down The is an excellent infographic about refrigerated and frozen food safety either after a disaster has ended (I.E., flood, hurricane, etc.,) or when the emergency has settled down, and you have your generator going and the ability to freeze and refrigerate your food. It answers the question of “What do you do with food that has been left in my fridge while the power was off?” Some of the tips and info found on this infograph are surprising. For example, that a...