Tag: Hurricane Preparation

Every family, business, and individual should have a hurricane preparation plan.  This can be broken down into things to do now, once under a hurricane watch, once under a hurricane warning, during the storm, and immediately after.  This advice is not extensive – remember to take your own unique situation into account.

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A Basic Emergency Kit

Every home and business should have a basic emergency kit year round.  This includes drinking water, food, first aid, and communication.  In our opinion, this is not enough for hurricane season, but hurricanes are not the only disaster we should be preparing for.  We live in a region where earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, flash floods, fuel shortages, and communications issues are possible at any moment.

Being prepared in an emergency, and knowing how to respond, is invaluable.  It can help reduce the fear, anxiety, and losses that accompany disasters.  Write up your Hurricane Preparation Plan and Hurricane Preparation Kit list NOW, before a storm threatens.

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Every home and business needs a hurricane preparation plan, a basic emergency kit, and a hurricane preparation kit.  The needs will vary from household to household, so start thinking NOW about what you might need.

While the forecast tracks were reasonably accurate during the 2017 season, the intensity forecasts were not.  A minor storm can become a major hurricane much faster than expected.  Don’t count on a small storm staying small.  It is better to be over prepared than under prepared.

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