Mayor Gavin Newsom and Edward Renteria

The Big Rumble in San Francisco was a big success, in no small part to the leadership of Mayor Gavin Newsom. The Big Rumble is all about being prepared in the case of emergency. Amongst the sponsors was, of course, SOS Flag, Inc. Edward Renteria set up four booths throughout the city and passed out hundreds and hundreds of flags to an eager public as news cr...

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Babe Franey, SOS Flag and The Big Rumble

Babe Franey is great! She was instrumental in putting The Big Rumble 2009 together and that makes her our SOS Flag hero for the entire event. She was actually handing out some of the gift bags along with the crew from the “The Big Rumble”. Here she is with Edward Renteria, of SOS Flag, Inc., holding up an SOS flag. It’s amazing how well organized The Big Rumble has been so far and how ...

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Why The Big Rumble Is A Big Deal

There’s something fascinating and horrifying about emergencies. Particularly devastating are earthquakes. In 1989, there was an earthquake that shook the San Francisco Bay area in a way that hadn’t been experienced since 1906. It was, in fact, the strongest California earthquake since 1952. Are we prepared? That’s why the Big Rumble is such a big deal. It’s helping bring awareness...

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The Flag That Will Change The World

It's just one of those accidents of life, that the best ideas come out of necessity. It truly is the mother of invention. Take our patented SOS Flag. It was created out of necessity. Forged and tested with the saving of real human life. How many times have we heard about the burning building, the lost hiker or missing boat that has people who need help but can't be found? Too many times. ...

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