Transcript How to be a Hurricane Survivor! Why Should Your Family

How to be a Hurricane
Survivor!
Why Should Your Family
Prepare?
• Be aware and knowledgeable about the risks.
• Learn what to do before, during and after a
major emergency or disaster. Based upon where
you live, you may need to make important
decisions in advance about how your family will
handle an emergency situation.
• Develop a checklist that will help you create a
disaster plan based upon your family’s needs.
• Establish and maintain a Family Disaster
Supply Kit.
BEFORE A HURRICANE THREATENS
• How Safe Is Your Home?
• Take a Regular Inventory of Your Property
• Do You Have Adequate Insurance?
• Do You Have an Out-Of-State Family Contact?
• What About Family Pets?
• Family Members Must Plan Together
• Build a FAMILY DISASTER SUPPLIES KIT
DURING A HURRICANE WATCH
• Portable Radio with Fresh Batteries
• Flashlights, Lanterns and Matches
• Full Tank of Gasoline
• Canned Goods and Non-Perishable Foods
• Containers for Drinking Water
• Materials for Protecting Windows and Doors
DURING A HURRICANE WARNING
• Prepare for High Winds
• Move Boats on Trailers Close to House
• Store Valuables and Personal Papers
• Prepare for Storm Surge, Tornadoes &
Flooding
IF YOU MUST EVACUATE
• Implement Your Evacuation Plan
• Lock Windows and Doors
• Carry Along Survival Supplies
• Keep Important Items with You at All Times
• Go to a Shelter
• Evacuation Route to Safety if You Must Leave
VDOT
Hampton
Roads
Evacuation
Plan
Phase One
Virginia
Beach
Norfolk
Hampton
York Co.
Phase Two
Chesapeake
Portsmouth
Newport
News
Suffolk
CITY SHELTERS
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
Hugo A. Owens Middle School
Western Branch High School
Great Bridge High School
Indian River High School
Oscar Frommel Smith High School
Hickory High School
IF YOU OR YOUR FAMILY
STAYS AT HOME
• Stay Indoors and Away from Windows and Glass
Doors
• Remain Calm
• Protect Property
• Keep a Continuous Communications Watch
AFTER A HURRICANE
• Beware of Outdoor Hazards
• Loss of Electric Power
• Telephone & Cellular Phone
Communications
• Guard Against Spoiled Food
• Do Not Use Water Until Safe
• Take Extra Precautions to Prevent Fire
• Take Steps to Protect Property
A CHECK LIST FOR SURVIVAL
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List and photograph or videotape valuable property.
Review the status of your automobile, flood, home owners or renters
insurance overages.
Take a First Aid and CPR course or refresher.
Identify primary and alternate evacuation routes to a safe location.
Discuss your family's plans for a disaster.
Assemble a family Disaster Supply Kit (see checklist on page 8) and
store it in safe room, preferably in the room you will go to if a hurricane
hits.
Identify an out-of-state relative or friend as your family contact.
Learn the storm history and elevation of your area to determine if
evacuation would be necessary contact your local Emergency
Management Agency for guidance.
Prepare an emergency plan for family members and those who are
elderly, who have disabilities or have special needs.
Make provisions for pets in case of an evacuation. Pets are not allowed
in shelters.
Learn how to turn off utilities in case you need to evacuate.
Contact your children's schools or day care centers to find out about
their emergency plans.
Learn what to do before, during, and after a hurricane.
Questions?
Hurricane Tips
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BEFORE THE STORM
• Evaluate your home's risk to withstand flood waters and high
winds.
• Be familiar with evacuation routes, prepare to leave in advance.
• Consider evacuating to a family or friends home out of the hazard
area.
• Consider evacuating to a hotel out of the hazard area.
• Know the location of emergency shelters.
• Make arrangements for family pets, shelters cannot accept pets.
• Clearly mark all electrical breakers, gas and water shut offs.
• Evaluate your homeowners / renters insurance coverage.
• Evaluate the need for a separate policy for flood insurance.
• Install reinforcements to windows, double doors and garage
doors.
• Remove / secure all outdoor furniture, toys, trashcans, etc.
• Remove dead limbs from trees surrounding your home.
• Secure all recreational trailers and boats.
• Assemble adequate emergency supplies such as water, food,
medications.
• Maintain a battery operated radio, flashlights and fresh supply of
batteries.
DURING THE STORM
• Closely monitor radio, TV and National Weather Service for official
information. (162.550 for our area)
• All citizens living in mobile homes or flood prone areas -EVACUATE!
• Notify neighbors and family members if you plan to evacuate.
• If not evacuating, stay inside in an interior room away from all
windows.
• Turn your refrigerator to maximum cold, and open only when
necessary.
• Unplug all non-essential appliances.
• Fill bathtub and any available clean containers with water.
• Turn off utilities if instructed to do so by the authorities.
AFTER THE STORM
• Continue to monitor radio and TV for official
information.
• If you evacuated, wait until your area is officially
declared safe to re-enter.
• Utilize the "Buddy System", check on neighbors and
the elderly.
• Do not drive into flood areas.
• Check gas, water and electrical lines for damage.
• Do not drink or use tap water until it has been tested
for contamination.
• In the absence of electricity, use flashlights not
candles to inspect for damage.
• Use telephone only to report life threatening
emergencies.