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09/24/2025

09/24/2025

🚨 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS REALITY CHECK

As we wrap up National Preparedness Month, I want to share something crucial from Ready.gov that every business owner needs to understand.

The statistics are sobering:
• 40% of businesses never reopen after a major disaster
• 25% of businesses that DO survive close within one year
• Only 54% of Americans have an emergency plan
But here’s what Ready.gov doesn’t tell you - having a plan isn’t enough. Your plan must be:
✅ OSHA compliant for your industry
✅ Customized to your facility’s unique risks✅ Practiced through regular drills
✅ Updated annually with current information

After 10+ years as a firefighter/EMT responding to workplace emergencies, I’ve seen businesses that thought they were “prepared” face catastrophic failures during real emergencies.

The difference? Professional emergency planning vs. generic templates.

Ready.gov provides excellent foundational information, but Texas businesses need specialized expertise that accounts for our unique challenges:
🌪️ Tornado season preparedness
🔥 Industrial fire response
❄️ Winter storm business continuity🌊 Flash flood evacuation procedures

Your employees trust you to keep them safe. Generic preparedness isn’t enough.
Professional emergency management planning ensures your business not only survives disasters but continues protecting the people who depend on you.

What’s YOUR emergency preparedness weak point? Comment below and I’ll provide a specific improvement recommendation.

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09/23/2025

Is your family or business prepared for an emergency? Do you know the first step in preparing for an emergency?

08/10/2025

Excited to announce that we will be adding Emergency Management Consultanting to help Texas businesses avoid costly OSHA violations and insurance issues. As a former firefighter/EMT with 10+ years first response experience, I've seen what happens when businesses aren't prepared. Now I help Texas companies avoid the mistakes that cost lives and money.

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10/17/2021

Wonderful morning for doing medical standby for a horse competition. Yes, we do those too!!!

06/29/2021

Here’s something to think about

https://emergencycare.hsi.com/blog/firework-related-injuries-by-the-numbers

Although fireworks can be fun, they aren’t always safe in the hands of consumers. Understanding the data, and therefore the risk, can help you make smarter and safer decisions when using consumer fireworks.

06/24/2021

It’s summertime so you know what that means…

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A workout turns into a nightmare…

04/18/2021

Sunday Funny: for the last two days, she’s kidnapped my babies saying they’re sleep. Yesterday she put one in her carseat and today, she took off its dirty diaper and replaced it with one of her pants 🤦🏽‍♂️

04/06/2021

It’s never too early to learn a BLS skill. Book your next class today!!!