When disaster strikes, will you be ready? Experts in disaster relief and fire prevention and management recommend having a bug-out bag ready to grab at a moment's notice. So, what is a bug-out bag? A ...

When disaster strikes, the stores often aren't open. We asked emergency preparedness experts for the essential gear in case ...

You never know when a natural disaster will strike. They can happen anywhere, anytime, including right here in the Pittsburgh area. Hurricane Helene brought a wave of destruction to the Southeast in ...

The police have been mocked and accused of scaremongering after an online campaign to encourage the public to prepare a “grab-and-go” bag in case of emergencies. Police Scotland took to Twitter to ...

Heather Kretzer, a health consultant for the Florida Department of Health in Panama City, lives near the water. But the most recent call for an evacuation in her area wasn’t because of a hurricane but ...

In the past two weeks, powerful earthquakes jolted Cebu, Baguio, Davao and Surigao del Sur—this has raised pressing questions ...

As Texas recovers from Hurricane Harvey, and Florida braces for Hurricane Irma, it seems clear that it never hurts to be prepared for an emergency. Packing a go-bag–a bag you grab on your way out of ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - September is national preparedness month, and recent Talker Research study shows Americans are more likely to grab their cell phone instead of their medication or family ...