A 210 foot long fishing boat lost in last year’s March 11th Japan tsunami is about 150 miles off of the Canadian coastline according to a new news story on the Canadian Yahoo site.
At the 2/8 refresher, Rick & Deb Brown of VIFR kindly came with their daughter and helped local Vashon CERT members practice first aid and bandaging techniques on each other – including participant Rex Stratton. Here are a few photos (click on them to open larger pictures):
Read MoreNeighborhood preparedness begins at home - and in the car, because we never know where we’ll be when things get interesting. I saw a post from WSDOT this morning on Facebook that seems worth sharing - over the weekend, the passes got some harsher weather than expected. Click on the link below to view and print the Winter Driving Supply Checklist. I’m going to see how many items I can check off that are already in the back of my car - wish me luck. How did you do?
Read MoreCancel another innovative idea. According to a commentary published Monday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, storing harmful carbon dioxide gas underground is not practical. Why? Because it would cause earthquakes!
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