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In Canada, as well as most other parts of the world, a great percentage of disaster situations are caused by weather.  Although most of us like to joke about the accuracy of the forecasters, Environment  Canada has made weather forecasting a reliable science. Weatheradio is a network of radio transmitters stretching from the Gulf of…

Here is a podcast I put out last month about Canada’s tornado season.Given recent events in the U.S., specifically Moore, OK, I thought it fitting that I share this.Enjoy… Listen to internet radio with American Preppers Radio1 on Blog Talk Radio

As we have all likely heard by now, there has been a devastating tornado in Moore, OK.  At the time of this post, the death toll has risen to 51, with a reported 40 more being transported to the cororners office.  Sadly, a large number of these are children, many of which were in an…

 Although the jist of the 72 hrs campaign is to assemble a home emergency kit, I thought it might be a good idea today to go over how to pack up an evacuation go pack, more commonly known as a bug out bag. Think of it this way, You are awakened in the wee hours…

Cam and Michelle Mather run an off grid farm in Ontario, producing 100% of their own electricity wit solar panels and a wind turbine.  They have gracefully given me permission to repost from their blog, and I thought that this particular article would serve as a reminder that emergencies do happen.  Anyone in eastern Canada…

The second basic step to being prepared is also this year’s theme for EP Week, making a plan.  Having an emergency plan in place before hand can avoid confusion and save valuable time during an event.  When disaster strikes, people naturally become confused or disoriented.  By taking a few minutes to make a plan can…

Being prepared is comings in many forms.. read on and you will see one of the things I have been doing for years and that have worked out to be a great thing in our home.. Well this week has been a interesting one, so far 1.    MIL got stung by a wasp on her…

For today’s post, we’ll take a look at the first step to being prepared…knowing the risks.  There are two basic types of disasters that can affect you and your family, they are: Natural disasters Man made disasters  Natural disasters are quite region specific.  For instance, a person living in BC would likely not need to…

Emergency Preparedness Week 2013 5 -11 May 2013 http://www.getprepared.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/ep-wk/index-eng.aspx It is Emergency Preparedness Week again. Each year in Canada we use the first full week of May to acknowledge and prepare for the unexpected. Whether, we are talking a house fire, forest fire, flood or tornado, we need to be ready 24 hours a day,…

Welcome to Emergency Preparedness Week at The Canadian Preppers Network. Each year, Public Safety Canada sponsors Emergency Preparedness Week on the first full week in May.  The “72 hours…is your family prepared?” campaign was launched in 2006 and each year, studies have shown an increase in the percentage of Canadians taking action to prepare. The…