Winterizing your home can save you money and lessen the risk of a winter weather-related emergency. The best time to winterize is now, before the snow starts flying. Here is what we do to prepare for winter: Stay warm and safe *Get your furnace checked by a professional. A well-tuned furnace will heat more efficiently…
Winter can be a magical time of year: beautiful snowfalls, covering everything in hushed white, snuggling down with a cup of hot cocoa and preparing for our favorite holidays. But winter can also be brutal with fierce winds and deadly storms that cause property damage and take out the power. An outage in wintertime can…
Don’t wait for snow Winter brings out the worst in cars. If there is anything amiss in your car, you can bet it will become a big problem in the dead of winter. The last thing you want is to have a breakdown in the middle of no where during extreme weather. Make it a…
You’re driving along in your warm and well-tuned car during one of our famous -40° winter days and you get a flat tire. What will you do? Cold at any temperature can be harmful. but extreme cold is dangerous, especially if you are not wearing good insulating and protective clothing. Cold is a serious matter…
Winter can be very unforgiving and a test of our preparedness plans. Are you ready for what winter might bring? This month our goals are designed to make sure that you and your family are prepared for Mother Nature’s worst. Start with a family plan when a blizzard hits. What contingencies do you have if…
Winter is the real test of our emergency preparations. In our area winter can be very unforgiving. A power outage that lasts just 1-2 days can be more than an inconvenience. If you do not have alternative power or heat sources, it could be dangerous. At best, you might lose a water pipe (or two…