The skies finally clear post hurricane and now all the destruction and damage comes to light. Here are safety tips to remember after a hurricane moves on from your area.

Keep tabs on local news either through your weather radio, social media or your TV.
Listen to local officials on when you can return home if you are evacuated. Do not return early as there could be plenty of hazards in and around your town or city.
Avoid flooded roadways and washed-out bridges if you must drive. Also be cautious of downed trees, fallen objects and downed electrical wires as well as weakened infrastructure, including damaged bridges, damaged roads or even damaged sidewalks as there is a risk for collapsing.
If you smell gas, avoid that building! Also avoid buildings and structures that still have flooding around the lot, ones that were damaged by fire or ones that have not been cleared for a safe return by local officials.
If the power is still out, do not use your generator inside your home or garage. This can lead to carbon monoxide poisoning, so be sure to be up to date on generator use safety.
Absolutely do not use candles. Candles can ignite leaking gas in a building, causing a fire. Also turn on your flashlights before entering a vacated building as the spark from the battery could also ignite leaking gas.

Keeping these pieces of information in the back of your mind will ensure further damage does not occur for your property or that injuries to you or your family will not happen.

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Source: NWS
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Safety Tips for After a Hurricane