explain in detail what you would do to prepare a hurricane plan for your family and your home?

Question

what will you do?

Answer 1

Forget Candles they are hazardous because of potential gas leaks Use flashlights prefurably the LED type


Discuss the type of hazards that could affect your family. Know your home's vulnerability to storm surge, flooding and wind.

Locate a safe room or the safest areas in your home for each hurricane hazard. In certain circumstances the safest areas may not be your home but within your community.

Determine escape routes from your home and places to meet. These should be measured in tens of miles rather than hundreds of miles.

Have an out-of-state friend as a family contact, so all your family members have a single point of contact.
they should have both a cell phone for you to call and a land line for the rest of the family to call this way you will have a open line to call

Make a plan now for what to do with your pets if you need to evacuate. most public shelters will not allow pets but they are all required to accept service animals (seeing eye dogs seizure dogs etc.)

Post emergency telephone numbers by your phones and make sure your children know how and when to call 911.

Check your insurance coverage - flood damage is not usually covered by homeowners insurance.

Stock non-perishable emergency supplies and a Disaster Supply Kit.

Use a NOAA weather radio. Remember to replace its battery every 6 months, as you do with your smoke detectors.

Take First Aid, CPR and disaster preparedness classes.


I personaly have a survival kit for each person of my family that contains a 5 day supply of Water, MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat) Available at most army surplus stores or online at http://www.mrestar.com/ , Pet food for my pets, Clothing In Dry bags, camp stove, water purification tablets, first aid kit, spare batteries for the cell phone, flashlights and my NOAA weather Radio, Two 8 man tents and other various sundries also because of where you live may vary it is also a good idea to pack a game or two for the kids to keep them from getting board and scared

The following websites are a must see.
they have interactive programs for kids and will tell you how to prepare

It is also highly suggested to have in your hurricane kit your familys prescription medication for at least 2 weeks worth

a NOAA Weather all hazards Radio available from most electronic stores I.E. Radio Shack.

now for the following website that can help you prepare

Hurricane Awareness
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/hurricane/index.shtml

Hurricane Safety
http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/pages/hurrsafety.php

Hurricane Preparednes
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/disaster_prevention.shtml

Hurricane Preparedness Week
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/intro.shtml

here is one link to where to purchas a NOAA weather radio online
http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=where+to+buy+noaa+weather+radio&hl=en&lr=&rls=SUNA,SUNA:2006-46,SUNA:en&checkout=1&sa=X&oi=froogle&ct=checkout-restrict

Camping supplies
http://www.rei.com or
http://www.cabelas.com/

Answer 2

the funny thing is, I stayed unprepared for Katrina -located in se louisiana.. fifty miles north of New Orleans- But a good hurricane plan to have is to board up the windows, making sure all your valuebles are locked up -pictures, heirlooms, etc. Do not think just because you have them in a box in the closet will help.. the water could come up or a tree fall onto your house. Anyhow, I would say evacuate before the first call even because traffic could become very painful. Book hotel earlier, have extra gass on hand. Trust me, there will be no power for a while and no gass at any station for miles -from Louisiana we didn't hit a gas station with power to pump gas or even had gas until we got to northen alabama and that was on fumes.- I hope this helps any.

Answer 3

With every day pass, our country is getting into more and more trouble. The inflation, unemployment and falling value of dollar are the main concern for our Government but authorities are just sleeping, they don’t want to face the fact. Media is also involve in it, they are force to stop showing the real economic situation to the people. I start getting more concern about my future as well as my family after watching the response of our Government for the people that affected by hurricane Katrina.

According to recent studies made by World Bank, the coming crisis will be far worse than initially predicted. So if you're already preparing for the crisis (or haven't started yet) make sure you watch this video at http://www.familysurvival.tv and discover the 4 BIG issues you'll have to deal with when the crisis hits, and how to solve them fast (before the disaster strikes your town!) without spending $1,000s on overrated items and useless survival books.

Answer 4

If you look on the FEMA website it will tell you how to prepare before, during and after the hurricane, please be aware that FEMA are keeping an eye on the hurricane and are preparing to evacuate those at most risk do be prepared to be told to evacuate and if you are do it quickly, pack some clothes just in case.

Answer 5

Have plenty of Flash lights handy, Stock up on Canned food , Peanut Butter, crackers and cookies Get oatmeal bars, Rainsins, For drinks stock up on water, Blankets, and use a deepcloset as a shelter, Stay way from all the windows, Do not go near them, Get cut boards the same size as your windows and apply them around your windows, Shut off all lights, and get a portable radio handy, Also get a campers mate little stove, it heats up your coffee in the morning if you have no electrical power, Have plenty of lighters around so you can light candles, Oh one more thing, to use the bathrooms, Put a candle in your bathroom sink, Do not put on the water, and dont let any water drip, That idea helps to find things in your bathroom, if you have no electric, always cover your glassware with sheets , and you will be fine, take off porch and patio furniture off your porch, and put it away for the meantime

Answer 6

EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY!