National Preparedness Month  2009 will focus on changing perceptions about emergency preparedness and will help Americans understand what it truly means to be Ready. We will illustrate how preparedness goes beyond fire alarms, smoke detectors, dead-bolt locks and extra food in the pantry and help you communicate important preparedness messages to your family, your business and your community with a new series of customizable materials.

http://www.ready.gov/america/npm09/index.html

Canadian Red Cross Emergency Preparedness Week (May 3-9) "The Canadian Red Cross believes that prevention

The product is designed to keep family and friends in touch when other communications fail or falter. The Seattle Times has described this hyper local, personalised message and alert system as "Twitter + Facebook on steroids".

"Microsoft's main emphasis now is providing Vine to emergency management officials, who are intrigued by a new tool that could be used to broadcast and receive information during a disaster or other major event."

For residents of Florida.


We're about to enter the peak of the hurricane season. Any day now,
 you're going to turn on the TV and see a weather person pointing to
 some radar blob out in the Gulf of Mexico and making two basic
 meteorological hints:


(1) There is no need to panic.


(2) We could all be killed.


Yes, hurricane season is an exciting time to be in Florida. If you're
 new to the area, you're probably wondering what you need to do to