What To Do To Be Ready When A Hurricane
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"Preventing
the loss of life and minimizing the damage to property from hurricanes
are responsibilities that are shared by all."
We collected information regarding actions that you can take based
on specific hurricane hazards. The most important thing that you
can do is to be informed and prepared. Disaster prevention includes
both being prepared as well as reducing damages (mitigation).
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Disaster Prevention should include:
One of the most important decisions you will have to make is "Should
I Evacuate?"
If you are asked to evacuate, you should do so without delay.
But unless you live in a coastal or low-lying area, an area that floods
frequently, or in manufactured housing, it is unlikely that emergency
managers will ask you to evacuate. That means that it is important for
you and your family to HAVE A PLAN that makes you as safe as possible
in your home.
Disaster prevention includes modifying your home to strengthen
it against storms so that you can be as safe as possible. It also includes
having the supplies on hand to weather the storm. The suggestions provided
here are only guides. You should use common sense in your disaster prevention.
DEVELOP A FAMILY
PLAN - Your family's plan should be based on your vulnerability
to the Hurricane Hazards. You should keep a written plan and share your
plan with other friends or family.
Family
Disaster Plan
- Discuss the type of hazards that could affect
your family. Know your home's vulnerability to storm surge, flooding
and wind.
- Locate a safe room or the safest areas in your
home for each hurricane hazard. In certain circumstances the safest
areas may not be your home but within your community.
- Determine escape routes from your home and places
to meet.
- Have an out-of-state friend as a family contact,
so all your family members have a single point of contact.
- Make a plan now for what to do with your pets
if you need to evacuate.
- Post emergency telephone numbers by your phones
and make sure your children know how and when to call 911.
- Check your insurance coverage - flood damage is
not usually covered by homeowners insurance. National Flood Insurance
Program
- Stock non-perishable emergency supplies and a
Disaster Supply Kit.
- Use a NOAA weather radio. Remember to replace
its battery every 6 months, as you do with your smoke detectors.
Click here for a family
communication plan pdf
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CREATE A DISASTER SUPPLY KIT
- There are certain items you need to have regardless of where you ride
out a hurricane. The disaster supply kit is a useful tool when you evacuate
as well as making you as safe as possible in your home.
SECURE YOUR HOME - There
are things that you can do to make your home more secure and able to withstand
stronger storms.
ONLINE VULNERABILITY INFO
- There are web sites that can give you information about your communities
vulnerability to specific hazards. These include hurricanes as well as
other weather related hazards.
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Other Helpful Information:
Facts About Hurricanes
Hurricane
Readiness: Disaster Plan
Emergency
First Aid Kit
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You Prepared?
Here are suggestions to prepare yourself for a hurricane:
Prevent Water Damage:
1. Dawg®
Absorbent Socks can be used along doors, windows
and walls to absorb water so it won't enter in and cause damage.
These lightweight absorbents are flexible to wrap around or fit
into tight spaces.
2. Use our 5n1
Mat for a variety of areas. You can roll it out like
a absorbent carpet runner for aisle ways and walk ways. Use is it
as a pad to soak up smaller areas or wipe down small puddles. Tear
it into strips and place along window sills to keep rainwater from
seeping in.
Personal Safety Protection:
If you are in a damaged area make sure you have
adequate PPE supplies for safe cleanup.
1. Hand and arm protection: Disposable
gloves to protect your hands and arms from sharp debris
and bacteria or chemcials that made be in water.
2. Respiratory protection: Disposable
respirators to protect you from breathing in dust,
debris and any harmful airborne substances.
3. Protective Suits and Clothing:
Depending on your situation and exposure to harmful materials having
the proper protective wear will minimize risks of direct contact
to a large variety harmful elements.
We offer a variety of Protective
Suits and Clothing, Rubber
boots, Shoe
Covers
4. First Aid Kit: You never know
what circumstances will arise during a natural disaster. It is
essential to have an emergency first
aid kit at your disposal.
Business and Job Sites:
1. BMP Products from Dawg® are
your frontline defense for keeping waterways clean from harmful
and costly pollutants.
Use Drain
Inserts, GrateGuard
to stop contaminants and sediment from entering water systems.
For
a complete listing of stormwater protection products click here.
3. Post hurricane Cleanup: Skim and
absorb oil from water with Dawg® Oil Only Products, such as
Skimming
Booms, and
Oil Sweep and our Oil-Only
Absorbents.
While pumping out water after storms, use our Dewatering
Bags or PipeSocks
to help contain sediment and oil during dewatering operations.
4. Material
handling equipment and hand
trucks are helpful after storms to help clear or move
heavy debris.
4. Post Hurricane Protection: Secure
your job site with lockable Justrite®
Safesite™ Storage Chests for tools and/or
flammable liquids.
5. If you have to deal with chemicals and/or oil in
water try our spill
kits in 3 types and a variety of size configurations.
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