Protecting Your Home:
Preparing For A Storm |
- Use hurricane shutters or board up windows and doors with 5/8 inch plywood
- Bring outside items in if they could be picked up by the wind
- Clear gutters of debris
- Reinforce the garage door
- Turn the refrigerator to its coldest setting in case power goes off. Use a cooler to keep from opening the doors on the freezer or refrigerator
- Fill a bathtub with water
- Get full tank of gas in one car
- Go over the evacuation plan with the family, and learn alternate routes to safety
- Learn the location of the nearest shelter or nearest pet-friendly shelter
- Put an ax in your attic in case of severe flooding
- Evacuate if ordered and stick to marked evacuation routes, if possible
- Store important documents — passports, Social Security cards, birth certificates, deeds — in a watertight container
- Have a current inventory of household property
- Leave a note to say where you are going
- Unplug small appliances and electronics before you leave