And something many do not consider is the importance of protecting important documents in case of flooding, fire or worse.

On September 1, 1923, the Great Kanto Earthquake struck the Tokyo area, resulting in the death or disappearance of some 140,000 people. Out of respect to the fallen and concern for the living, in 1960 ...

When disasters hit, they can mean days to weeks without power, and sometimes they allow just enough time to grab a bag of supplies and go. Now is the time to prepare, well before the disaster is on ...

No matter where you live, no household should be without an emergency first-aid kit like this one. Packed into a neat carry ...

For those that like comprehensive checklists, the one below is a pretty good one. “With the recent hurricanes and September being National Disaster Preparedness Month, I thought now was a great time ...

We, the citizens in this disaster-prone country, must know that disaster preparedness should not be done in an isolated and segmented manner, independent of all the other countries in the world and ...

A Japanese survey on disaster preparedness found that two in three of the respondents had concerns about confirming the safety of others in case of disaster, while almost as many were worried about ...