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Metro

How students can prepare for an emergency

By Andrew Bean
October 10, 2024 12:31 PM
Provo residents are advised to have an emergency plan and kit in place before emergencies occur.
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Campus

BYU police to conduct Y-Alert system

By Emma Everett
July 19, 2023 12:00 AM
BYU Police will be conducting a routine test of the university’s Y-Alert system on July 20 at 10:50 a.m.
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Magazine

Emergency preparedness for students

By Universe Contributor
May 10, 2023 12:00 AM
By Evadne Hendrix
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Healthy Living

Utah's 'Earthquake Lady' talks preparedness

By Anne Wallace
December 03, 2018 12:00 AM
Maralin Hoff displays her emergency kits for Provo and Orem residents. (Anne Wallace)
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Featured

Provo officials emphasize disaster preparation

By Erin Tapahe
October 29, 2018 12:00 AM
Community Emergency Response Team participants are practicing lift techniques for preparation in emergency situations. (Erin Tapahe)
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Nation

Teachers acquire a new skill: how to stop bleeding

By Associated Press
April 09, 2018 12:00 AM
In this March 28, 2018, photo, Dr. Richard Sidwell, right, talks with Mary Owens, center, and Samantha Wing during a medical training session for teachers and staff at Southeast Polk High School in Pleasant Hill, Iowa. With school shootings a regular occurrence, educators across the country are learning techniques to help victims survive by stemming blood loss. A Connecticut doctor helped launch the effort, dubbed Stop the Bleed. The nonprofit program has spread to all 50 states, with more than 125,000 teachers, counselors and school administrators learning skills. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Featured

Things you should know today: 4/9/18

By Mckayla Robinson
April 09, 2018 12:00 AM
https://youtu.be/8Pn0y04nWcY
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Local

Experts explain Utah's emergency alert system after Hawaii's false alarm

By Madalyn Mcrae
April 04, 2018 12:00 AM
Editor's note: this story pairs with'BYU-Hawaii student led tourists to safety during false missile alert panic'
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Nation

Emergency kits provide 'safety and peace'

By Camille Baker
January 22, 2018 12:00 AM
Rescue boats fill a flooded street as flood victims are evacuated as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise in Houston on Aug. 28. BYU alumna Kate Fults said her family was stranded for three days when the hurricane hit Houston, but was totally fine due to their emergency preparation beforehand. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Campus

How BYU students can prepare for natural disasters

By Jillian Argento
December 15, 2017 12:00 AM
BYU student Christopher Bradshaw organizes food storage in his pantry. (Dani Jardine)
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Local

State forester: Provo at risk for wildfires

By Hayden Wise
June 26, 2017 12:00 AM
The Bureau of Land Management re-issued a year-round fire prevention order for select counties in the West Desert District, including Utah County.
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Local

Red Cross promotes 72-hour kits for National Preparedness Month

By Camilla Stimpson
September 29, 2016 12:00 AM
BYU students gather items for 72-hour kits. Students are encouraged to start preparing their own 72-hour kit with foods high in protein, and extra items they have in their home. (Camilla Stimpson)
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Healthy Living

BYU students use backpacks as 72-hour kits

By Brynn Dew
April 26, 2016 12:00 AM
A backpack serves as an emergency 72-hour kit. 72-hour kits have become popular among many college students. (Natalie Bothwell)
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Life

Five items to make an apartment ready for an emergency

By Lindsey Williams
September 04, 2012 12:00 AM
When Ivy Chatwin, a junior majoring in conservation biology, first moved into her apartment, the gas was shut off. Having no stove, she turned to her camping equipment and cooked her food using a gas stove for the first week.
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Campus News

How a text could save your life

June 05, 2012 12:00 AM
An old BYU legend continues to encircle campus -- there is a secret food storage warehouse that could feed every student for a few days.
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