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09-20-2005, 07:03 PM
PRIOR TO HURRICANE
- Plan safest evacuation route
- Locate local shelters (call local Red Cross or emergency planning office for your area)
DISASTER SUPPLIES TO HAVE ON HAND:
- Flashlight with extra batteries
- Portable battery operated radio with extra batteries
- large fat candles, not the skinny ones & lighter or water-proof matches
- First Aid Kit and manual
- Essential Medicines
- Cash & Credit Cards, Driver's Lisence, Other forms of ID
- Sturdy Shoes & extra clothes
- non-electric can opener
- FOOD & WATER
- during hurricane watch store drinking water in bathtub, sinks, jugs, and cooking utensils
- canned foods such as vienna sausages, spam, prepared foods that can be just opened
and eaten, bread, crackers, large jar of peanut butter, etc...(store bread in freezer and
turn up to highest setting.)
- camp stove and fuel (for afterwards *DO NOT USE INSIDE)
- dishpan for doing dishes and dumping water
MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR PETS
- Call locale humane society for pet shelters in area
- Many motels/hotels will waive pet policies during times of evacuation, call and check
PROTECT YOUR WINDOWS
Cover windows with 1/2" marine plywood, cut to fit each window, mark which board goes to
which window. Pre-drill holes every 18" for screws. Better solution for future reference is
permanent rolling shutters.
EMERGENCY CONTACT WITH RELATIVE OR FRIEND
****A text message will work on a cell phone without a signal
Place house phone on pulse as a tone requires electricity
In case family members are separated from one another during a disaster (a real possibility during the day when adults are at work and children are at school), have a plan for getting back together. Ask an out-of-state relative or friend to serve as the "family contact." After a disaster, it's often easier to call long distance. Make sure everyone in the family knows the name, address, and phone number of the contact person.
HURRICANE WATCH
Listen to a battery-operated radio or television for hurricane progress reports.
Check emergency supplies.
Fuel car.
Bring in outdoor objects such as lawn furniture, toys, and garden tools and anchor objects that cannot be brought inside.
Secure buildings by closing and boarding up windows. Remove outside antennas.
Turn refrigerator and freezer to coldest settings. Open only when absolutely necessary and close quickly.
Store drinking water in clean bathtubs, jugs, bottles, and cooking utensils.
Review evacuation plan.
Moor boat securely or move it to a designated safe place. Use rope or chain to secure boat to trailer. Use tiedowns to anchor trailer to the ground or house.
HURRICANE WARNING
Listen constantly to a battery-operated radio or television for official instructions.
If in a mobile home, check tiedowns and evacuate immediately.
Store valuables and personal papers in a waterproof container on the highest level of your home.
Avoid elevators.
If at home:
** IF IN A MOBILE HOME EVACUATE AS THEY ARE NOT SAFE IN THESE KINDS OF STORMS.
**Place house phone on pulse as a tone requires electricity
Stay inside, away from windows, skylights, and glass doors. An inside hallway with no windows is ideal.
Keep a supply of flashlights and extra batteries handy. Avoid open flames, such as candles and kerosene lamps, as a source of light.
If power is lost, turn off major appliances to reduce power "surge" when electricity is restored.
If officials indicate evacuation is necessary:
Leave as soon as possible. Avoid flooded roads and watch for washed-out bridges.
Secure your home by unplugging appliances and turning off electricity and the main water valve, shut off gash
Tell someone outside of the storm area where you are going.
If time permits, and you live in an identified surge zone, elevate furniture to protect it from flooding or better yet, move it to a higher floor.
Bring pre-assembled emergency supplies and warm protective clothing.
Take blankets and sleeping bags to shelter.
Lock up home and leave.
- Plan safest evacuation route
- Locate local shelters (call local Red Cross or emergency planning office for your area)
DISASTER SUPPLIES TO HAVE ON HAND:
- Flashlight with extra batteries
- Portable battery operated radio with extra batteries
- large fat candles, not the skinny ones & lighter or water-proof matches
- First Aid Kit and manual
- Essential Medicines
- Cash & Credit Cards, Driver's Lisence, Other forms of ID
- Sturdy Shoes & extra clothes
- non-electric can opener
- FOOD & WATER
- during hurricane watch store drinking water in bathtub, sinks, jugs, and cooking utensils
- canned foods such as vienna sausages, spam, prepared foods that can be just opened
and eaten, bread, crackers, large jar of peanut butter, etc...(store bread in freezer and
turn up to highest setting.)
- camp stove and fuel (for afterwards *DO NOT USE INSIDE)
- dishpan for doing dishes and dumping water
MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR PETS
- Call locale humane society for pet shelters in area
- Many motels/hotels will waive pet policies during times of evacuation, call and check
PROTECT YOUR WINDOWS
Cover windows with 1/2" marine plywood, cut to fit each window, mark which board goes to
which window. Pre-drill holes every 18" for screws. Better solution for future reference is
permanent rolling shutters.
EMERGENCY CONTACT WITH RELATIVE OR FRIEND
****A text message will work on a cell phone without a signal
Place house phone on pulse as a tone requires electricity
In case family members are separated from one another during a disaster (a real possibility during the day when adults are at work and children are at school), have a plan for getting back together. Ask an out-of-state relative or friend to serve as the "family contact." After a disaster, it's often easier to call long distance. Make sure everyone in the family knows the name, address, and phone number of the contact person.
HURRICANE WATCH
Listen to a battery-operated radio or television for hurricane progress reports.
Check emergency supplies.
Fuel car.
Bring in outdoor objects such as lawn furniture, toys, and garden tools and anchor objects that cannot be brought inside.
Secure buildings by closing and boarding up windows. Remove outside antennas.
Turn refrigerator and freezer to coldest settings. Open only when absolutely necessary and close quickly.
Store drinking water in clean bathtubs, jugs, bottles, and cooking utensils.
Review evacuation plan.
Moor boat securely or move it to a designated safe place. Use rope or chain to secure boat to trailer. Use tiedowns to anchor trailer to the ground or house.
HURRICANE WARNING
Listen constantly to a battery-operated radio or television for official instructions.
If in a mobile home, check tiedowns and evacuate immediately.
Store valuables and personal papers in a waterproof container on the highest level of your home.
Avoid elevators.
If at home:
** IF IN A MOBILE HOME EVACUATE AS THEY ARE NOT SAFE IN THESE KINDS OF STORMS.
**Place house phone on pulse as a tone requires electricity
Stay inside, away from windows, skylights, and glass doors. An inside hallway with no windows is ideal.
Keep a supply of flashlights and extra batteries handy. Avoid open flames, such as candles and kerosene lamps, as a source of light.
If power is lost, turn off major appliances to reduce power "surge" when electricity is restored.
If officials indicate evacuation is necessary:
Leave as soon as possible. Avoid flooded roads and watch for washed-out bridges.
Secure your home by unplugging appliances and turning off electricity and the main water valve, shut off gash
Tell someone outside of the storm area where you are going.
If time permits, and you live in an identified surge zone, elevate furniture to protect it from flooding or better yet, move it to a higher floor.
Bring pre-assembled emergency supplies and warm protective clothing.
Take blankets and sleeping bags to shelter.
Lock up home and leave.