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Historic Storm Highlights Importance of Preparedness

By Greg Mellen For a second consecutive year, as climate change continues to redefine expectations about weather, Southern California has...

Make Your New Year’s Resolutions for Cyber Safety and Preparedness

By Greg Mellen Photo by Roger Brown The New Year has arrived, and here’s hoping your resolutions are on track and intact. In the midst of...

Rain Reminds us of the Importance of Preparedness

By Greg Mullen Photo by Zeynep Sude Emek After a winter of record rainfall in parts of California, not to mention the nearly...

September is a Time to Take Stock and Prepare

By Greg Mellen Photo by Steven Georges/Behind the Badge As the planet becomes increasingly volatile and fractious each year, September is...

ReadyOC Shares How to Prepare for Excessive Heat

By Greg Mellen Photo by Pixabay The news reports have been plenty scary; however, while July 2023 shapes up to be the hottest month on...

Home hardening can help property owners avert fire disaster

By Greg Mellen, Behind the Badge Photo by Pixabay Together they meticulously examine dormers, eaves, attic vents, siding, the roof,...

It is best to be prepared for whatever disasters may come

By Greg Mellen, Behind the Badge A historically bad winter with storms and flooding, preceded by several years of record wildfire...

Winter can go from wonderful to woeful for those unprepared

By Greg Mellen, Behind the Badge For hundreds of students who found themselves trapped at sleep-away science camps in the San Bernardino...

Following record winter weather, and more storms forecasted, time to get ready

By Greg Mellen, Behind the Badge It’s been a calamitous winter, and it’s not over yet. Although California’s poppies bloomed with the...