About Fire Safety & Prevention Did you know that if a fire starts in your home, you may have just two minutes to escape? The most effective way to protect yourself and your home from fire is to identify and remove fire hazards. 60 percent of house fire deaths occur in homes with no working [...]
EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS An earthquake is a sudden, rapid shaking of the earth caused by the breaking and shifting of rock beneath the earth’s surface. Earthquakes strike suddenly, without warning, and they can occur at any time of the year, day or night. Forty-five states and territories in the United States are at moderate to very [...]
Disaster Plan for Your Community Businesses Establish a clear chain of command and communication for you and your employees in the case of an emergency. Set priorities regarding what your business could not operate without, and what must be back online first. Establish a back-up plan for your business services (power company, shippers and suppliers, [...]
May 2, 2015 Prior to the December 23rd Council Meeting, the St. John Parish Council, in coordination with Eliza Eugene’s Blessed to be a Blessing Organization and Kendria Spears of Fifth Ward Elementary, distributed several bikes to children in the community. Council Chairman, Marvin Perilloux, said […]