As a new academic year has started and special events are being planned, the Office of Emergency Preparedness encourages all departments, student groups and others on the West Lafayette campus to ...

Plan for the worst and hope for the best: We’ve all heard it at some point or another. But what can you do when the worst is something you can’t plan for? Power outages, unpredictable weather and the ...

Portland, Ore. (KOIN) — September marks National Preparedness Month, the perfect time to see how financially prepared you are for the unexpected. In the Portland Metro area, the risk of a natural ...

As the new academic year gets underway, those planning events for colleges, departments or student groups at the West Lafayette location are encouraged to follow an emergency preparedness checklist.

In 2026, emergency preparedness has shifted from a static checklist to a dynamic, last-mile challenge. With FEMA’s future in flux and only 39% of households having a formal plan, the final ...

It’s time to update your emergency go bag, a backpack with the essentials you need to reach safety in case of a fire or other disaster like an earthquake, hurricane, tsunami, floods, a wildfire or ...

The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is just weeks away. That leaves a narrow but important window for Pensacola residents to review plans and start hurricane preparations before the Gulf’s busiest ...

If disaster strikes, it's critical to have basic supplies on hand to survive the initial aftermath. In some cases, emergency help could take hours or days, and utilities we rely on, like electricity ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether you've recently experienced an emergency of some kind or want to establish some peace of mind in case disaster strikes, a ...

Vancouver resident Donna Ellis, 70, understands the panic and disorder of a natural disaster. She was working in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1989 when a 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit, killing 63 ...