The four basic steps in creating an escape plan for your home includes: drawing a floor-plan of your home; agreeing on a meeting place; practicing your escape plan; and making sure your exit drill is realistic. For more information on Exit Drills in the Home click here or visit your local fire station .

A - "Practice makes perfect" applies here ! An escape plan can save lives in an emergency. A well thought out plan lets everyone know what their role and responsibility is when the need arises. Saving time during an emergency often means preventing injuries--or worse !

It is everyone’s responsibility to be prepared for any emergency. Initially, emergency services will be consumed with responding to the disaster. It is up to each of us to prepare. Planning in advance will help you, your family and friends manage an emergency in a calm and effective way, which will help keep you safe.

In your home, getting out quickly can mean the difference between life and death. Fire can spread rapidly throughout your home, leaving you very little time to escape safely. Your ability to get out not only depends on the advanced warning from a smoke detector, but also on advanced planning. It is critical to have an escape plan that everyone in your family is familiar with and has practiced. Learn more about home escape plans.

A - Get to know your emergency services; what number do you call ? Look at your house, and determine two or more ways out of every sleeping room. Then, map it out; draw a "footprint" diagram of your house by floor and illustrate the way out for each area. Determine a meeting place outside where everyone will gather and be counted. Be sure the meeting place is far enough away from the house to be out of danger, but not too far away for everyone to make it there quickly.

The four basic steps to draw up an escape plan for your home includes: draw a floor-plan of your home; agree on a meeting place; practice your escape plan; and make your exit drill realistic. For a brochure on Exit Drills in the Home, call the OCFA Community Relations and Education Section at (714) 573-6200.

The main reason why people fall short of their financial goals is because they haven't done the proper planning. Planning for your financial independence is important not only for the obvious reasons, but to also achieve peace of mind and improve the quality of your life. Planning for retirement need not mean making sacrifices. Our clients are often amazed at what they can accomplish with the right kind of planning, the right information, and the right partner helping them along the way.

Because I am a Fee-Only financial planner, all conflicts of interest regarding compensation are removed. ColeFP does not accept sales commissions; I work solely for my clients. Because I do not sell financial products such as investments and insurance, there are no third-party relationships or outside influences to color my thinking and financial recommendations.

Because we are Fee-Only financial planners, all conflicts of interest regarding compensation are removed. We do not accept sales commissions; we work solely for our clients. Because we do not sell financial products such as investments and insurance, there are no third-party relationships or outside influences to color our thinking and financial recommendations. For more information on our Code of Ethics, Fiduciary Code and member requirements, please visit http://www.cfp.net/learn/ethics.asp.

While career development is the lifelong process of managing your work and learning, career planning helps you manage that process. You are likely to change occupations seven times over the course of your working life. That means you will use the career planning process at least that many times. Career planning helps people decide on the work they want, the skills and knowledge they need and how to acquire them. For information on a career planning model check out:

Deaths are chaotic for every family. Even the most careful families may experience financial turmoil when a loved one passes away. Careful estate planning will take financial and emotional stress off of your family while they cope with the loss of their most cherished companion.

A home health record could be the best tool a physician can use to truly "know" their patient. Clues may be found which could benefit treatment for the patient's well-being. The National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Association can supply home health records to inquirers.

No! Absolutely not! The roaches we sell are all tropical species that need lots of heat to survive, much less breed. The buildings we all live in are simply too cold for them and they quickly die.

The Fire Department can provide group CPR classes. For information on the cost, call 216-491-1215 between 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM.

The REDI-EXIT fire escape system has been designed to fit any 2, 2 1/2 or 3-story Home with a windowsill or deck railing height of 33 feet or less off the ground. In some instances a 33-inch extension or an additional 8' - 3" ladder section could be needed to reach certain heights.

Carpet, upholstered furniture, pet bedding, and favorite pet resting areas should be targeted. Be sure to treat underneath beds and other furniture, sofa cushions, and in closets. Flea larvae thrive in dark, hidden places. Zodiac premise control products are designed to penetrate to the base of carpeting and into crevices of furniture when applied to these areas.

Moisture intrusion damage and plumbing leaks are the largest repair expense most homeowners face today. Deferring maintenance for any moisture problem is not wise. Plumbing and drainage problems can escalate to health issues as molds can grow on virtually any substance when moisture is present. Make sure your home's roof, grade-level, and underground drainage systems are designed to redirect water flow away from the perimeter foundation.

We actually try to work backwards in planning a job. That's how we schedule your work. What's the final purpose of the piece? It's the finished piece that guides the choice of paper, printing, varnishing, perfing, folding, and mailing services. Is it a self-mailer? That impacts how the fold works, and that in turn affects how much the job costs--a fold at the bottom only needs one tab on the open end, whereas a fold at the top requires two tabs.