In the span of an instance, more than 2 million people in Oklahoma and Texas were given what likely amounted to the most dire and sobering message they had ever heard. On Monday, the National Weather Service issued a threat level 5 out of a possible 5 scoring category for dangerous and life-threatening tornadoes. This…
Would you go to a swimming pool without a lifeguard on duty? Or would you take your chances crossing a busy intersection without a crossing guard. For some people, the answer to these fundamental questions is axiomatic, as it takes no real concentration to understand the risks may far outweigh any benefit of engaging in…
Despite desperate pleas from social advocacy groups nationwide, mass shootings – particularly on school and college campuses – have become an all too comfortable and chilling reality. On the last day of classes at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the idyllic southern campus was rocked with loud bursts of gunfire. A campus lockdown…
Safe Room Preparation Must Haves Safe rooms, bunkers, and emergency shelters are excellent options when it comes to emergency preparedness and home security. These rooms provide a much needed “safe zone” for you, your family, and other loved ones. Building a safe room in your home or underground is just the first step in keeping…
Tornadoes have altered the face of our country significantly. Families were destroyed in mere seconds with little warning. The years afterwords have shaped the lives of the survivors and those affected greatly. Just like the families of the thirteen residents of Clermont, Georgia. Twenty years ago a tornado killed over a dozen people one night.…
This is Not A Drill – Nuclear Blast Warning Hits Home Recent history has had it’s history of looming nuclear disaster, including a few not so looming incidents in Japan. Since the the development of nuclear weapons, the entire landscape of relations between modern countries has completely changed. We stand at the precipice of great…
Protecting Your Community These can be trying times. The staggering numbers reported after every atrocity occurring within our country only seem to be rising higher. The misfortune of our meek and poor is growing into desperation. Those communities foster hate and resentment to those on the other side of the fence, and more and more…
We always attempt to explain to our customers that just because tornadoes don’t frequently hit your area, it doesn’t mean that they won’t eventually. The county just down the mountain from our headquarters was recently hit by a severe storm, knocking out power to around twenty-two thousand customers of Duke Power. The schools were closed…
Tornado alley consists of Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, North Dakota, and North Dakota. These states have frequent severe weather that can give rise to tornadoes, and often brutal damage as a result. Oklahoma has seen it’s fair share of tornadoes since the National Weather Service began recording tornado activity…