Human-Caused Events

By the Preparedness Team Few threats inspire more dread and more misinformation than radiation. Decades of movies have left people believing a nuclear or radiological emergency is automatically unsurvivable, so they either panic or dismiss it entirely. The reality, according to emergency management science, is that many people in an affected area can significantly improve … Read more

By the Personal Safety Team Civil unrest is unsettling precisely because it turns familiar, ordinary places, a downtown street, a route you drive every day, into something unpredictable. Whatever its cause, the practical goal for a family is the same and refreshingly simple: stay out of it and stay safe. This is not about taking … Read more