January 22, 2010 by KerryAnn Foster.

If you had one hour to leave your house, knowing that when you return it might not be there, what would you take with you?

Growing up in Florida, we never had more than minor damage to our home from a hurricane, but we had multiple friends and close family who literally lost everything but what they evacuated with in Hurricane Ivan in 2004.  They came home to unsalvageable houses after the storm, when authorities finally let them back into their neighborhoods.  What little was left from the flooding was covered in mold and severely water damaged after sitting under water for days.  Read the rest of this entry »

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January 17, 2010 by KerryAnn Foster.

The world has watched in horror as the crisis in Haiti unfolds, as we did a almost five years ago in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.  Haiti and Katrina have two things in common, both that we can learn from.  First, if the event is not extremely localized such as a tornado or chemical plant explosion, you can not expect help to come for 72 hours at the earliest.  Depending on where you are located and the severity of the damage, it might take much longer.  Second, the only person you and your kids have to depend on until help arrives is you.  Read the rest of this entry »

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