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Storm Emergency Tips
Tornados and Hurricanes
 
                   As with anything else, there are preparation activities needs before and after an emergency. The military terms this type of planning damage control, and recovery. We need damage control plans as a critical first step in securing our belonging, and recovery plans to give us an accurate picture of losses. Provided hereon this section is a basic emergency action plan and supplies check.   Neither the action plan, nor the supply list is all-inclusive, it is only a service guide to get you started in the right direction.
 
Prior to getting started, get the phone information for the closest emergency service in your area. Note 911 is a general number and can be less effective than dialing directly to your servicing agency.
 
EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS
  • FIRE DEPARTMENT:                                                                                     
  • PARAMEDICS:                                                                                                            
  • AMBULANCE:                                                                                                              
  • POLICE:                                                                                                                           
  • FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE:                                                              
  • SECURITY (If applicable):                                                                                   
  • BUILDING MANAGER (apartment manager):                                                          
 
GETTING STARTED
Tornado:
  • When a warning is issued by sirens or other means, seek inside shelter. Consider the following:
  • Small interior rooms on the lowest floor and without windows,
  • Hallways on the lowest floor away from doors and windows, and
  • Rooms constructed with reinforced concrete, brick, or block with no windows.
  • Stay away from outside walls and windows.
  • Use arms to protect head and neck.
  • Remain sheltered until the tornado threat is announced to be over.
 
 
Hurricanes
The nature of a hurricane provides for more warning than other natural and weather disasters. A hurricane watch issued when a hurricane becomes a threat to a coastal area. A hurricane warning is issued when hurricane winds of 74 mph or higher, or a combination of dangerously high water and rough seas, are expected in the area within 24 hours.
Once a hurricane watch has been issued:
  • Stay calm and await instructions from the Emergency Coordinator or the designated official.         
  • Moor any boats securely, or move to a safe place if time allows.             
  • Continue to monitor local TV and radio stations for instructions.
  • Move early out of low-lying areas or from the coast, at the request of officials.
  • If you are on high ground, away from the coast and plan to stay, secure the building, moving all loose items indoors and boarding up windows and openings.
  • Collect drinking water in appropriate containers.
  • Once a hurricane warning has been issued:
  • Be ready to evacuate as directed by the Emergency Coordinator and/or the designated official.
  • Leave areas that might be affected by storm tide or stream flooding.
  • During a hurricane:
  • Remain indoors and consider the following:
  • Small interior rooms on the lowest floor and without windows,
  • Hallways on the lowest floor away from doors and windows, and
  • Rooms constructed with reinforced concrete, brick, or block with no windows.
 
 
 
 
Evacuation route are important. 
  • Emergency exits
  • Primary and secondary evacuation routes
  • Assembly points
 
PERSONAL FAMILY PLANNING
Buy all of the items that you need (durable none perishable items) to support you and your family member for at least 15 days. Items like bottle water, can food, first aid kits, radio/television/media, medication, and lighting equipment. Moreover, remember safety is always first. Therefore, consider the following:
  • Establish a common rally point (school, church, hotel, etc.) as a meeting place if family members.
  • Choose an out of state point of contact for your accountability.
  • Appoint a clean up person that will lock down and turn off all utilities during evacuation.
  • Know where the nearest shelter and whether or not they will allow pets.
  • Put all of your emergency item in one common place, easy to grab on the way out
  • Move your vehicle or boat to a safe place
  • Place your valuables in a water proof container and get pictures of items that you might want to claim.
 
COMMON ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES
 
Batteries (flashlight, radio, TV, other)
 
Blankets, pillows and mats
 
Cash and credit cards
 
Change of clothing
 
Medicine and prescriptions
 
Emergence cooking facilities (grill)
 
Propane or coals for grill
 
Extra propane tanks (filled)
 
Eating and cooking utensils
 
Canned and dry food
 
Pet food
 
Baby food and diapers
 
Bottle water (1 gal per person per day)
 
Tools (hammer, pliers, cutting , etc)
 
ladder
 
Extension cord 100ft
 
Storm panels (windows and doors)
 
Tie downs
 
Carbon monoxide detectors
 
Dusk mask
 
Plastic storage containers and coolers
 
Battery operated alarm clocks
 
Generators and oil
 
Gas and oil cans
 
Fill the cars with gas
 
Flash lights
 
Battery operated radio, TV, other
 
Fire extinguisher
 
Butane lighter/matches
 
Charged cell phone
 
First aid kit and manuals
 
Insurance information
 
Driver’s license
 
Manual can opener
 
Cooler for water
 
Ice chest
 
Water jugs
 
Sturdy shoes
 
Toilet paper and paper towels
 
Camera and memory or film


Please pay your family reunion registration fee (ASAP) as soon as
 possible (see details of Events for cost). 
Dead Line (May 31, 2010).
Add $15.00 for payment at the door