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When community evacuations become necessary, local officials provide information to the public through the media. In some circumstances, other warning methods such as sirens or telephone calls are also used. Additionally, there may be circumstances...

A hurricane, winter storm, earthquake , flood , tornado or any other disaster could cut off utility services for days and lead to evacuations or confine your family to your home for days. By taking the time to develop a family emergency plan and...

Local officials and relief workers will be on the scene after a disaster, but in many cases they cannot reach everyone right away and you need to be ready to take care of yourself for up to three days. Some emergencies can force you to evacuate from...

With vehicle theft ranking as the number one property crime in the country learn how you can help protect your vehicle to prevent having it stolen.

To determine crashworthiness — how well a vehicle protects its occupants in a crash — the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal or poor based on performance in high-speed front and side crash tests, a...