Well, spring is almost here, and as I was gazing out of the house during the past week of rainy, dreary weather, I noticed the green spikes of daffodil bulbs peeking up tentatively from the ground. If it is true that spring showers bring flowers, then the rains we have had in the recent days should bring us an abundance of beautiful flowers when the weather warms. However, right now, what we have is a lot of water, everywhere!

You may have seen that Kentucky was highlighted on the Weather channel and on various newscasts as one of several areas with major flooding issues. Not only is the Ohio River out of its banks, but low lying areas are also flooded. This brings my mind to the topic of Emergency Preparedness.

Many of you may have attended the February Emergency Preparedness 101 training in Louisville, and many more are probably planning to attend the other session in May. It is a timely topic as not long after the first training session in February, the rains began. While most facilities were not directly impacted, there were several that were quite concerned and sweating it out this past weekend as the waters rose. It is quite scary to see the waters just feet away from your facility doors, to have water seeping into the basement, or to have roadways that lead to your facility and to local hospitals, etc., become flooded and impassable.