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HURRICANE INFORMATION AND PREPAREDNESS

OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Email:  lee@apso.org

   HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS CHECKLIST

   At Hurricane Warning:

  • Listen for weather updates and stay informed.
  • Keep portable radio and flashlight on hand - with fresh batteries.  The local EBS stations are KSIB and KAJN.
  • Clear your yard of all loose objects.
  • Store drinking water in clean containers.
  • Shutter or board windows.
  • Plan a flood-free evacuation route, and know where to go.
  • IF ORDERED TO EVACUATE - OBEY IMMEDIATELY!  Take your hurricane evacuation kit.  Let friends and neighbors know where you are going.  Bring enough supplies to last 3 days.
  • DO NOT enter evacuated areas until local officials have issued an all-clear.

   HURRICANE EVACUATION KIT

Keep kit ready to go within hours.  Include battery-operated radio and flashlight, plus the following:

  • First aid kit
  • 3-day supply of drinking water
  • 2 week supply of medicine
  • Blankets or sleeping bags
  • Extra clothing
  • Lightweight folding chairs/cots
  • Personal items including books and toys
  • Infant necessities
  • Important papers (valid ID)
  • Flashlight & radio with spare batteries
  • 3-day supply of non-perishable food items per person

NO SMOKING, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, WEAPONS, OR PETS ALLOWED IN PUBLIC SHELTERS.

                    Flooding             Tornadoes        Shelter in Place
                                       & Thunderstorms       Procedures

 

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