How to Prepare Kids Without Scaring Them
Kids read adults like weather. They don’t need to understand the headline to know when the forecast looks bad. When parents get tense, children don’t see seriousness — they feel...
Safe Room Assignments: Who Does What When Seconds Matter
When an emergency hits, the most dangerous instinct isn’t panic. It’s hesitation. People don’t freeze because they don’t care; they freeze because they don’t know what to do next. In...
Create a Nuclear Communication Plan When Phones Don’t Work
When people imagine emergency communication failures, they usually picture a bad signal or a downed cell tower. In a nuclear event, the reality is more sudden and far more absolute....
The 5-Minute Grab Bag: What Every Family Member Should Have Ready
There’s a reason every emergency kit — from FEMA stockpiles to the glove box of a $600 beater — somehow ends up containing a foil-looking rectangle the size of a...