Items Tagged with 'Evacuation safety'

For many of us, our pets are members of the family. That means they need to be part of our family’s emergency preparedness plan for hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and any other type of disaster that can occur where we live.

If local officials suddenly issued an evacuation order for your area, would you be ready? Preparedness is important.

The Slyde Evacuation Sled is an easy-to-use, cost-effective solution for evacuating nonambulatory occupants from a multistory building.

What is possible regarding evacuation management using connected safety technology?

Two new families of alarm horn sounders and light strobes have been released.

Do your employees know what to do in the event of a fire or a tornado? What about a nearby chemical spill or a gunman in the building? Ready.gov, a FEMA website aimed at educating people about preparing and responding to emergencies, urges all employers to train workers on evacuation, sheltering and lockdown procedures.