Why don’t factories and warehouses have tornado shelters? Don’t employees deserve safe working conditions to earn a living wage? Considering their mammoth floor plans, there should be more than enough room for life-saving storm shelters. Following a December tornado that claimed the lives of six Amazon workers in Illinois, public health officials are asking that…
There is a red wolf at the door in Europe. As bellicose Russian blustering underpins a cacophony of alarms of war across the continent, the geopolitical climate suggests we face a new Cuban missile crisis. And the flashpoint? The ex-Soviet outpost, Ukraine. Russia is balking at even the supposition of Ukraine joining the western NATO…
Growing frequency in severe weather along with civil unrest has renewed national interest in school tornado shelters. Children are truly our greatest asset and they are facing new and evolving threats. Sporadic tornadoes are touching down from New England to the Deep South. Maniacal shooters are once again roaming hallways following a brief reprieve in…
Where will you go when the bombs begin to fall? Americans have enjoyed a relative sheltered existence. We haven’t faced a formal adversary on American soil since the opening salvo of WWII and that was still thousands of miles away from the mainland. While fears of nuclear proliferation dominated the Cold War era, an overarching…
America’s list of adversaries is growing. Old nemesis, like Russia and China, continue to pose a threat to international security. North Korea’s bellicose attitude in flaunting its nuclear capabilities is downright concerning. Rogue states have also expressed their interest in acquiring a nuclear bomb as diplomatic leverage. America isn’t the only ‘big gun’ on the…
Belowground storm shelters remain one of the most effective ways to withstand the pulverizing forces of a powerful EF-5 tornado. Experts agree that your chances of surviving a killer storm are greatest belowground. So, why is that? By seeking shelter below the Earth’s surface, you immediately remove the possibility of being struck by projectiles and…
Are you ready for the next pandemic? Despite the best efforts of the more entrenched conspiracy theorists and fearmongers, COVID19 didn’t bring about the end of the world, but it did reignite an aged old question. How prepared are you when the lights of society go down for good? Don’t worry, we aren’t trying to…
Knee-jerk reactions are an American pastime. Whenever sensationalism dominates the headlines, Americans panic splurge and hoard to head-off whatever invisible boogeyman perpetrates their thoughts. When COVID seeped into our daily frame of mind, millions of Americans hoarded countless roles of toilet paper. Did they even know what COVID would do to them? Hacking of the…
When it comes to safeguarding your family and loved ones, you should never settle for second-rate protection. With more than 40 years of metal fabrication experience, we’ve seen countless imitators come and go. And trust us, there are plenty of wannabes in the storm shelter game. Unfortunately, the industry is filled with shady salesmen looking…
Seismic shifts in weather patterns have shifted the crosshairs of dangerous tornadoes from the Midwest to the southeast. The discovery of this disturbing trend comes on the heels of scientific analysis that indicates most deaths as a result of tornadic activity now occur in the south. So, what does this mean exactly? Mother Nature has…