Today's Ready Brief: Home Fire Prevention That Actually Prevents Fires
Smoke detector placement most people get wrong. Fire extinguisher selection and positioning. A family escape plan that actually gets practiced.
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Most people have smoke detectors. Most people have them in the wrong spots.
Three placement rules that matter:
- One on every level, including the basement
- Inside every bedroom, not just the hallway
- At least 10 feet from the stove (prevents false alarms that lead to disconnecting)
Wrote up an overview of some NWS tools people can use to track severe weather events in their area over on my tumblr:
https://hillbillyoracle.tumblr.com/post/811206574219657216/a-few-days-ahead
Weather nerds will all know this stuff, but I wanted to compile it for some friends who are less into it but could still benefit from it.
Hope it's interesting or helpful to someone out there!
ECA Statewide Webinar (March 2026)
This webinar will provide updates about activities and resources from ECA and key partners, and will feature an overview of California tsunami hazards as a lead up to Tsunami Preparedness Week (March 21-29). Attendees will also learn ways to be involved in advancing earthquake and tsunami preparedness and resilience. #earthquake #preparedness
https://www.earthquakecountry.org/event/march26/
Isn’t it time we had a back-up plan ‘just in case’ things do go catastrophically wrong?…. - resilience.
Rupert Read
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2026-03-13/isnt-it-time-we-had-a-back-up-plan-just-in-case-things-do-go-catastrophically-wrong/
We need a plan B. In case society starts to, erm, collapse… We need to be prepared…It won’t do to plan to WAIT til we win intellectual debates such as that around growth/degrowth before we get together to prepare…Theo Cox, Liam Kavanagh and Rupert Read outline their new OSF-funded report, just launched this week…
RE: https://mastodon.social/@weatherwest/116212747366504498
This is an important update. Prepare yourself (emotionally too) for very hot weather in the western U.S.
Also the implications for the rest of the year suggest to me we'll be needing to manage indoor air quality some of the time due to wildfires. Organize yourself a better filter setup. Here's DIY instructions if off the shelf is too costly: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/green-home/diy-air-filter
Now's also probably the time to get your next set of filters if you can (or seek sale prices) before demand rises.
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