The breakfast choice is maple brown sugar oatmeal, and there's mac and cheese, hearty vegetable chicken soup and potato soup, cheesy broccoli rice and chicken flavored rice, plus instant potatoes for entree options. It also includes a milk option and potassium-packed banana chips.

Better safe than sorry. Between climate-related catastrophes, surging crime, and news of conflicts across the globe, it’s no surprise that the global market for incident and emergency management is projected to climb tremendously over the next few years.

During the winter season, many problems can arise. Having a bag ready to go is essential for tough situations. Hardin County EMA Director Larae Smiley-Sliger urges the public to always have an emergency preparedness kit. She suggests packing enough supplies to sustain you and your loved ones for three days.

It’s easy to read about these tragedies from a distance and think they won’t happen to you, but disaster preparedness experts say it’s important to remember that anyone can be impacted by natural disasters.