I'd like to extend my sympathies to all those affected by the results of the horrible ice storm. I am very sympathetic as my neck of the woods experienced similar devastation in an April ice storm we fondly remember as "Blizzard Hannah" (we have so many, we name them!). With battery powered radio our only connection to the outside world, people communicated their needs for assistance to a large audience. Consistently, people called with urgent needs for formula. Two weeks later, when our community was hit by the devastation we called "the 500 year flood", the urgency worsened as people found themselves without formula, sanitary water supplies, power and a roof over their heads! All of this reinforced the importance of breastfeeding. During this incredibly stressful time, this is one need that could have been met easily, safely and quickly. My colleague, Dr. Susan Henly, and I did a great deal of reflection on this issue when things began to return to normal. We feel strongly that encouraging mothers to breastfeed should be part of our emergency disaster preparation. We will be communicating this information to disaster managers in our community and are in the process of completing a short commentary on our experience as it related to breastfeeding (not submitted for publication as yet!). None of us are immune from sudden devastation from mother nature or other random acts. Perhaps we can all consider the place for this type of disaster management information in our communities. Cindy Anderson, MS, CNS, IBCLC Clinical Assistant Professor College of Nursing, University of North Dakota Grand Forks