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MobileAid Provides 24/7 First Aid for Mississippi River Flood Victims

We are pleased that the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System (ILEAS) chose the MobileAid Mutli-function 24/7 Trauma First Aid Station to help provide first aid for Mississippi river flood victims. 

One of the most unique features of this mobile station is the double flood flashlight system that provides light to first aid responders even when electric light is not available.  This allows the unit to be used 24/7 in a disaster response and recovery situation.  This makes it perfect to aid the Mississippi River flood victims.

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What is An ARkStorm? How Does It Get Its Name?

With all the publicity about the potential California SuperStorm called the ARkStorm, people are asking what it is and why it is called an "ARkStorm?"

The video in this post gives a very clear understanding of the referenced storm.

The "AR" in "ARkstorm" comes from the "Atmospheric Rivers" that drive the storm system. As the U.S. Geological Survey explains:

The ARkStorm storm is patterned after the 1861–62 historical events but uses modern modeling methods and data from large storms in 1969 and 1986. The ARkStorm draws heat and moisture from the tropical Pacific, forming a series of Atmospheric Rivers (ARs) that approach the ferocity of hurricanes and then slam into the U.S. West Coast over several weeks. Atmospheric Rivers are relatively narrow regions in the atmosphere that are responsible for most of the horizontal transport of water vapor outside of the tropics.

As best I can tell, the added "k" just works nicely to give a great visual as shown above. If anyone knows of another reason for the "k", please post a comment here. Otherwise, it's clear that such storms are why people build arks.

With or without a "K", the ARkStorm is a devastating California SuperStorm that requires serious preparation.

Learn more at www.ARkStorm.com.

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The ARkStorm Movie - California SuperStorm Video

The U.S. Geological Survey has just released this new video describing the ARkStorm and what can be down to prepare for this "MonsterStorm" scenario.

Watch this video and begin to prepare today.

Here is the YouTube link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P-N-HA9iS8

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Flood Waters Carry Off Cars - Amazing Video from the Australian Floods

An aunt and uncle living in Australia sent this amazing video along. Just a reminder not to park next to a stream or a river in a hard rain. Also, don't ever try to drive through food waters on the road.

Here is the link on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/swf/l.swf?video_id=kYUpkPTcqPY

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How Do I Survive a "SuperStorm"?

How do I survive a "superstorm"?  This is the question many are asking in the wake of the U.S. Geological Survey release of what it calls its "ARkStorm Scenario" in which it predicts that California could suffer devastating storms that could dump up to 10 feet of water over 40 days, flood one fourth of the homes in the state, and cause over $300 Billion in damage.

Though there is no specific answer as to how to survive such a superstorm in California or elsewhere, the truth is that there are simple steps that everyone can take to be prepared for such a disaster.  In the most basic sense, under any severe flooding scenario, there are two possible ways that one might be forced to respond in order to survive.  They may either be forced to evacuate their homes or they may be forced to shelter-in-place (hunker down and stay put).

My own personal experience is one of having to shelter-in-place for about two weeks without the benefit of running water, electricity, or even the availability of food beyond what was in the house.  This came, as I have described in another blog post, after a major typhoon and its accompanying destruction.  I have also lived through shorter periods of sheltering-in-place caused by significant flooding that essentially shut down travel for several days.

One may prepare to either evacuate or shelter-in-place in very similar ways.  The preparation for one event is the subset of the preparation for the other.  By this I mean that one might prepare supplies for up to two weeks or more if they have to shelter-in-place in their homes with no water, electricity, and additional food or other essentials.  Then they might have a portable kit of supplies that would sustain the basic necessities of life for up to three days (72 hours) should they have to evacuate.  The portable kit can be the source of some of the supplies necessary for sheltering-in-place.

In this way, one is covered whether they need to stay put or they need to get out.  It is difficult to practically carry more than three days of supplies on your person.  If you are able to take a vehicle in your evacuation you can always add extras, but one should be prepared to evacuate on foot and survive outside during that time for up to three days.

People are gaining in their understanding of the need to prepare to meet their own needs for 3 days or more as they are increasingly aware that no government agency is prepared to care for everyone's needs during or immediately after a devasting event such as the predicted California SuperStorm.

Visit us at www.LifeSecure.com for emergency solutions that meet the need to prepare for either evacuation or to shelter-in-place.  If you haven't already done so please make the effort now to make a plan and get the emergency kits and supplies you need to survive in any emergency or disaster.

The bottom line is the best way to survive a California Superstorm is to prepare to care for your own essential survival needs.

Threat Of California "Superstorm" More Devastating Than A "Superquake"

Unfortunately, California has another disaster threat to add to its long list... a "superstorm" that could cause massive flooding and destruction 4 to 5 times what might be expected in a major earthquake.

In a new report from the U.S. Geological Survey, more than 100 scientists and experts indicate that California faces the risk of a massive "superstorm" that could flood a quarter of the state's homes and cause $300 billion to $400 billion in damage.

U.S. Geological Survey scientists warned emergency officials that California's geological history shows such "superstorms" have happened in the past, and should be added to the long list of natural disasters possible in the state.

There has not been such a cataclysmic storm in California for about 150 years, but the risk of a repeat of past "superstorms" is now growing due to the rising temperatures in the atmosphere, which have generally made weather patterns more volatile.

Geological Survey director Marcia K. McNutt indicates that a 300-mile stretch of the Central Valley experienced massive flooding from 1861-62. Geological evcidence indicates that even larger storms happened in past centuries in the years 212, 440, 603, 1029, 1418, and 1605.

One scientific model referenced in the report showed that a storm could last for more than 40 days and dump 10 feet of water on the state of California. In this scenario, an "atmospheric river" would move water "at the same rate as 50 Mississippis discharging water into the Gulf of Mexico,". Winds from the storm could reach 125 miles per hour and the storms would likely cause massive landslides.

It is easy to dismiss such predictions as something for the next century to have to worry about, but as Geological Survey scientist Lucy Jones has indicated, "We think this event happens once every 100 or 200 years or so, which puts it in the same category as our big San Andreas earthquakes". So given that the last occurrence was 150 years ago, this is very possibly an issue for current residents of California and not just their great-grandchildren.

Federal and state emergency management officials are taking the threat seriously and met last week to discuss preparations for a potential California superstorm.

Emergency preparedness just makes good common sense. Whether you live in California, or elsewhere, please consider your own level of preparedness for a major emergency or disaster of any kind and make sure that you have an emergency plan and adequate emergency kits and supplies.

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