Safe Room Ideas (Plus Possible Funding Sources)
A Common Sense Home protects you from the bad weather and other threats. We’ll share safe room ideas to help you out of harm’s way, whether you’re building new or updating your current home.
During the Hurricane – The Common Sense Hurricane Guide Series (Part 2 of 3)
The Common Sense Hurricane Guide Series has three posts: “BEFORE the Hurricane”, “DURING the Hurricane” and “AFTER the Hurricane”. This post assumes you have read through the Before the Hurricane post. This post focuses on what to do as the hurricane approaches and during the hurricane itself. We’ll walk through a timeline starting roughly a week…
Emergency Preparedness – Summer Storms, Tornadoes and Hurricanes
Emergency preparedness is for everyone. The more basic emergency needs that each family or individual can prepare for themselves, the less stress there will be placed on emergency management services. Summer storms, tornadoes and hurricanes often come with damaging winds and rain, and have similar preps even though they occur in different areas of the…