Be Prepared and Safe with Local Natural Hazards Preparedness Training

Do you have a realistic emergency action plan in place for when a natural disaster strikes? Does it cover all realistic local natural hazards that could impact you? Are your employees prepared to respond quickly and effectively?

While we can't control the weather, we can certainly control our level of preparedness. Sunny Sam Enterprises LLC specializes in helping businesses, organizations, schools, and government agencies mitigate the risks from a wide range of natural hazards, including tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, floods, winter storms and even solar storms. Our primary objective is to help educate and prepare people from the dangers associated with local natural hazards, minimizing their risk and providing them with actionable information and resources to help protect their lives.

Our mission is to educate and empower people with the knowledge and resources to protect themselves from natural hazard dangers specific to their local area. Our training is unique in that we create our own training that is geared specifically to local hazards and their behavior. By partnering with us, you can develop a comprehensive action plan, minimize your risk, optimize your response, and ensure your team is educated and prepared to respond confidently and effectively when seconds matter most.

Our Expertise

Sam Lashley, the owner of Sunny Sam Enterprises, is a retired National Weather Service Meteorologist with 35 years of experience in the weather industry, and 32 of those years in the NWS. His extensive expertise includes:

  • Issuing life-saving warnings

  • Evaluating emergency action plans

  • Teaching weather safety and preparedness

  • Subject matter expert for natural hazard exercises

  • Providing weather and climate data services and analysis

  • Developing and delivering weather and climate presentations

Sam specifically analyzed radar, satellite and model data to issue life saving warnings for the Van Wert Ohio F4 tornado in 2002, the Nappanee Indiana EF3 tornado in 2007, and numerous other EF0-EF3 tornadoes over his career. Sam became an expert in post storm analysis and served on the NWS Quick Response Team for evaluating EF3+ tornado damage. He spent countless hours surveying tornado and severe thunderstorm damaged homes, businesses and schools during his NWS Career.

We firmly believe that everyone is vulnerable to natural hazards and deserves high-quality education and training about the risks they may face. By understanding these risks and educating your team, you can be confident that you've done everything possible to mitigate hazards and improve survival odds when disaster strikes.

Take Action Today

Don't wait for a severe weather event to occur. Contact us today to discuss how we can help you build a safer, more prepared future for your business and employees.