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September - National
Preparedness Month
As the hurricane season is upon us now
is the time to prepare. Look over this list (from a past city
press release) and do everything you can to be ready. It is not
of matter of if, just when.
Follow these day-to-day tips to become
prepared for unexpected emergency situations:
1. Find a backpack or duffel bag that
will be your disaster supplies kit
2. Buy flashlights & batteries for every member of your family
and put it in the bag
3. Choose a family member or friend out of town to be your Emergency
Contact
4. Make a wallet card for everyone in your family with the contact
number
5. Add other family members' and doctors' numbers to the contact
cards
6. Choose a place out of the area that you and your family can
go if you need to evacuate.
Remember pets!
7. Learn the difference between a watch and a warning
8. Purchase three gallons of water for everyone in your family
(including pets)
9. Put a map in your car in case you must use unfamiliar roads
to evacuate
10. Talk with your neighbors about emergencies. Arrange for someone
to check on older or disabled residents
11. Find out if you live in a disaster prone area and what types
of disasters can occur in your area and prepare for those.
12. Decide who in the family will be responsible for helping
children or older adults if you need to evacuate
13. Put a first aid kit into your disaster supplies bag
14. Pack medication (and a copy of the prescription) for individual
family members in your disaster
supply kit.
15. Put canned food into your disaster supplies kit
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