Family Preparedness

FOR STAYING AT HOME DURING A HURRICANE

• Develop a family disaster plan
• Stay alert to storm advisories
  WATCH AND WARNING
• Purchase a NOAA weather radio
• Keep a Disaster Supply Kit ready
  Have enough food and water for at least three days
• Protect valuable documents
• Make your home more disaster resistant
  Prepare to board up windows and glass doors, anchor loose yard objects or bring them inside.
• Get cash
  Following a hurricane, banks and ATMs may be temporarily closed.
• Fill your car with gasoline
• Have a pet plan
  Before a storm threatens, contact your veterinarian or local humane society for information on preparing your pets for an emergency.
• Do not use candles or open flames as a light source
• Work with your neighbors
  Check on elderly or those with special needs.
• As the storm hits, gather your family in a safe room
  An interior room with no windows.

Following the storm, watch out for downed power lines and listen to your local officials!