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Hurricanes

Make a plan in case of a Hurricane

Hurricanes | Get a Hurricane Kit | Make a Plan | Prepare | During the Storm | After the Storm


Prepare Your Family

  • Make a Family Emergency Plan. Your family may not be together when disaster strikes, so it is important to know how you will contact one another, how you will get back together and what you will do in case of an emergency.

  • Plan places where your family will meet, both within and outside of your immediate neighborhood.

  • It may be easier to make a long-distance phone call than to call across town, so an out-of-town contact may be in a better position to communicate among separated family members.

  • You may also want to inquire about emergency plans at places where your family spends time: work, daycare and school. If no plans exist, consider volunteering to help create one.

  • Be sure to consider the specific needs of your family members

  • Notify caregivers and babysitters about your emergancy plan.

  • Make plans for your pets

  • Take a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) class from your local Citizen Corps chapter. Keep your training current.

Plan to Evacuate

  • Identify ahead of time where your family will meet, both within and outside of your immediate neighborhood.

  • Identify several places you could go in an emergency, a friend's home in another town, a motel or public shelter.

  • If you do not have a car, plan alternate means of evacuating.

  • If you have a car, keep a half tank of gas in it at all times in case you need to evacuate.

  • Take your Emergency Supply Kit.

  • Take your pets with you, but understand that only service animals may be permitted in public shelters. Plan how you will care for your pets in an emergency.

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