This is the third week of National Preparedness Month, and this week’s theme is “Prepare for Disasters.” Depending on where you live, you might face a variety of different hazards. Common types of disasters in Arizona include wildfires, flooding, power outages, and severe storms. Knowing which type of disasters are most likely to affect you [...]
As you’ve probably heard over the past couple weeks, we are preparing for our big exercise on Nov. 4. The exercise scenario will prompt public health departments to make decisions about evacuation and sheltering in place. There are lots of factors that come into play when making these decisions. In some situations it may be [...]
Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube… all these social media outlets are changing the way people communicate… with their friends, co workers, and even about breaking news. In the power outage in the Valley last month, SRP provided speedy updates for their customers about when the power would be back on and where they could pick up ice [...]
