In this week's Emergency Gear Test, Meteorologist John Dawson has a new item you may want to add to your emergency gear.

September is Emergency Preparedness Month. I don't find many National Days to be very useful (I’m still not sure what to do about “Meow Like a Pirate Day”), but for those of us who live in ...

Survival gear: you never know when you’re going to need it, but by the time you realize you do need it, it’s probably too late to go out and buy it. That’s why we prefer to get ourselves prepared ...

When it comes to emergency survival gear, it's hard to pass up something that could save your life in a pinch, takes up ...

Emergency showers and eyewashes are required by the ANSI/ISEA Z358.1-2014 standard to be activated weekly, with a more thorough evaluation on an annual basis. With OSHA fine increases of 80 percent ...

A bug out bag is often thought of as something only hardcore preppers and survivalists would put together in case the world ends. While that line of thinking persists to some degree, an increasing ...

A few decades ago, lightbars were the only form of emergency lighting on a patrol vehicle aside from (maybe) a spotlight. Those early lightbars had one or two rotating lights that weren’t very bright, ...

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With the exception of private residences, most occupancies and facilities are required to provide emergency lighting. Specifically, national, state, and local building codes, including the NEC, the ...

Dangerous levels of lead were discovered in dozens of Metro stations where emergency equipment is stored. The discovery forced the D.C.-area transit agency to take 60 emergency service closets and ...