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Disaster Preparedness
Local author uses zombies as a metaphor for creating disaster preparedness
The title of Alex Newton's recently released "Plan and Prep: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse" sounds like the latest in a long line of zombie, werewolves and vampire books lining the fiction shelves at local bookstores.
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MUNSTER | "It was three very, very intense days," said Lori Postma, a registered nurse at Franciscan Physicians Hospital, in reference to the disaster preparedness training she and two other hospital employees received in Plainfield.
Drill prepares local emergency personnel for disasters
HAMMOND | Covered in fake blood and false glass shards, Lake Central High School students served as realistic victims Saturday during a disaster drill staged by the Coalition for Emergency Response.
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Prepare for the bad storms ahead
November is Winter Storm Preparedness Month. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency will highlight winter storm preparedness throughout November as part of a 12-month preparedness campaign.
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