Hurricane season is in full effect, so now is the time to prepare your family and home for any potential tropical impact.
Prepare a Disaster Kit
Every home should contain a disaster kit, hurricane prone or not. Prepare your disaster kit with the following:
Prepare Your Home
Make sure your home is secure by following these tips:
Prepare Your Family
A family disaster plan is a great idea. Be sure to discuss the type of hazards that could affect your family. Know your home`s vulnerability to storm surge, flooding, and wind.
Prepare Your Pets
After disastrous Hurricane Katrina, over half a million pets were abandoned and lost. This persuaded Congress in 2006 to pass legislation that included pet safety in evacuations, as well as allowing FEMA to grant funds to state and local agencies for animal preparedness projects, including the building of emergency shelters. Here are tips to prepare your pets for evacuation:
Prepare For Evacuation
It is very important to know your local evacuation route. Become familiar with it so when an evacuation is ordered, there will not be any confusion.
Source: National Weather Service, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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Image: Home owner boarding up windows with steel storm shutters for hurricane protection of residential house. (Bilanol via Shutterstock)