Make sure that you're not only prepping your home, but also your business
Keeping our customers and employees safe is our #1 priority! These instructions will show you how to get everything ready for hurricanes and tropical storms including:
• Listening to weather advisories
• Continuity planning
• Emergency planning for family members and employees
• Stocking emergency supplies
• Remove any loose outdoor items that can blow around and can cause damage to home/businesses.
• Creating an evacuation plan or shelter-in-place plan, and more.
It is vital to understand your home and businesses vulnerability to storm surge, flooding, and wind. Here is your checklist of things to do BEFORE hurricane seasons begins.
Know your zone: Do you live near the Gulf or Atlantic Coasts? Find out if you live in a hurricane evacuation area by contacting your local government/emergency management office or by checking the evacuation site website.
Put Together an Emergency Kit: Put together a basic emergency. Check emergency equipment, such as flashlights, generators and storm shutters.
Write or review your Family Emergency Plan: Before an emergency happens, sit down with your family or close friends and decide how you will get in contact with each other, where you will go, and what you will do in an emergency. Keep a copy of this plan in your emergency supplies kit or another safe place where you can access it in the event of a disaster. Start at the Ready.Gov emergency plan webpage.
Review Your Insurance Policies: Review your insurance policies to ensure that you have adequate coverage for your home and personal property.
Understand NWS forecast products, especially the meaning of NWS watches and warnings.
Preparation tips for your home from the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes
Stay Safe!