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  • Hurricane season is almost here! If you don’t already have one, now’s the time to make a hurricane preparedness plan for your family or business. Two great resources for building your personal plan: www.ready.gov and www.floridadisaster.org
  • Your family’s hurricane preparedness plan should include contact information for everyone in your family, medical information (including prescriptions), established emergency meeting places and evacuation routes and strategies for preparing your home for a hurricane.
  • Communities, families and individuals should know what to do in the event of a storm and where to seek shelter. Do you know where you’d go?
  • In the event of a storm, your family should be ready to evacuate your home, with a plan for where you will stay, whether that is a hotel outside the hurricane’s path or in a public shelter.
  • Do you live in a vulnerable area – mobile home, an area that floods frequently, on a barrier island or near the coasts? If a hurricane hits, do you have a plan if you are ordered to evacuate?
  • It is not unusual for people living on the Atlantic or Gulf coasts to be evacuated when a hurricane is threatening. Pay attention to news reports, social media, weather updates and other communications channels. Other warning methods, such as text messages, emails, phone calls and sirens may also be used to alert you of an ordered evacuation.
  • Pets need plans, too! Keep your pets in mind when putting together your hurricane preparedness plan. You’ll need to make sure you have adequate food, water and medication for your pets. And, if you’re in an evacuation zone, make special arrangements for your pets or find pet-friendly shelters or lodging.
  • If you are evacuated, don’t assume you can bring your pets to any public shelter. Not all public shelters accept pets; however, there are usually pet-friendly shelters available. It’s important to check in advance!
  • Having a hurricane preparedness plan for your business is just as important as having one for your family. Make sure you have a building evacuation plan, copies of important paperwork and a system for informing employs for business operations following a storm.
  • If you are disabled or have special needs, and you will need assistance with evacuation or sheltering in the event of a hurricane, please contact [insert appropriate city/county agency name and contact information].
  • In the event of a storm, you need to be ready to be self-sufficient for at least three days. This may mean providing for your own shelter, food, first-aid, water and sanitation. Are you prepared?
  • Check the expiration dates on the items in your emergency kit – it’s possible they have been sitting there unused and are past their expiration dates. Refresh anything that is old, expired or spoiled.
  • Did you know that you need to store at least a three-day supply of water for each person in your household? Stored water should be changed every six months.
  • Here are some great tips from the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes on strengthening your home and protecting it from hurricane damage, www.youtube.com/user/StrongHomes
  • It’s June 1! What does that mean for Floridians? The start of hurricane season. Make sure you have a hurricane preparedness plan and an emergency supply kit ready to go.
  • Just because it’s early in the season doesn’t mean we couldn’t be impacted by a tropical storm or hurricane. Don’t wait until it’s too late. Get your plan and your hurricane emergency kit together now.
  • Hurricane season is almost here! Now’s the time to make a hurricane preparedness plan for your family or business. #GetAPlan #BePrepared #FLPublicPower
  • Two great resources for building a family or business hurricane preparedness plan: www.ready.gov and www.floridadisaster.org #GetAPlan #BePrepared #FLPublicPower
  • Hurricane preparedness plans should include: family contact info, medical info, established emergency meeting places and evacuation routes. #BePrepared #FLPublicPower
  • Communities, families and individuals should know what to do in the event of a storm and where to seek shelter. Do you know where you’d go? #GetAPlan #BePrepared #FLPublicPower
  • Hotel outside the hurricane’s path or area public shelter? Be ready to evacuate if ordered and know where you/your family would go. #GetAPlan #BePrepared #FLPublicPower
  • Do you live in a vulnerable area? Mobile homes, areas that flood, barrier islands and coastal homes are often evacuated. Know your evacuation plan and route. #GetAPlan #BePrepared #FLPublicPower
  • Pets need hurricane plans, too! Make sure you have food, water & meds for your pets. Also, make sure you find a pet-friendly shelter or have a place for your pets to stay if you have to evacuate. #BePrepared #FLPublicPower
  • Not all public shelters accept pets. Know which ones do and which ones don’t before you evacuate. #BePrepared #FLPublicPower
  • You can get information on evacuation orders from news reports, websites, social media, weather updates and other communications channels. #BePrepared #FLPublicPower
  • Information on evacuation orders may also be sent through text messages, emails, phone calls and sirens. #BePrepared #FLPublicPower
  • Having a hurricane preparedness plan for your business is just as important as having one for your family. #GetAPlan #BePrepared #FLPublicPower
  • Make sure your employees know what the plan is for after a hurricane has passed through. Businesses need hurricane preparedness plans, too. #GetAPlan #BePrepared #FLPublicPower
  • If you are disabled/have special needs, you need to plan ahead to receive assistance with evacuation or sheltering in case of a hurricane. Please contact [insert appropriate city/county agency name and contact information]. #BePrepared #FLPublicPower
  • Proper storm prep means be ready to be self-sufficient for three days, including shelter, food, water, first-aid and sanitation. #BePrepared #FLPublicPower
  • Check the expiration dates on the items in your emergency kit. Throw away and replace anything that is old, expired or spoiled. #BePrepared #FLPublicPower
  • #DYK? You need to store at least a three-day supply of water for each member of your household. Stored water should be changed every six months. #BePrepared #FLPublicPower
  • Hurricane emergency supply kit must-haves: water, batteries, flashlights, canned/non-perishable food & important family documents. #BePrepared #FLPublicPower
  • Here are some great tips for strengthening your home & protecting it from hurricane damage. Thanks @FederalAlliance www.youtube.com/user/StrongHomes
  • It’s June 1 and the start of hurricane season. Is your hurricane preparedness plan and an emergency supply kit ready to go? #GetAPlan #BePrepared #FLPublicPower
  • It may be early in this year’s hurricane season, but we can still be impacted by tropical storms and hurricanes. Be ready with a hurricane plan and emergency kit. #GetAPlan #BePrepared #FLPublicPower
  • Don’t wait until the last minute when lines are long and supplies are low to get what you need for your emergency kit. #BePrepared #FLPublicPower
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