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Prior to Hurricane Season, which begins the month of June, perform the following tasks:
- Check batteries for radios and flashlights
- Secure loose rain gutters and downspouts
- Secure outdoor lawn furniture, toys, garbage cans, umbrellas, and anything else that could become a projectile
- Check supplies of special medicines and drugs
- Learn the location of official shelters
- Learn safe routes inland
- Learn the storm surge history and elevation of your area
- Trim back dead wood from trees
- Stock up on canned provisions
- Know where you will go if you have to evacuate and plan your evacuation route
- Find out your community's hurricane preparedness plan
- Have disaster supplies on hand in the event of a storm, or if you have to evacuate, make sure that all family members know how to respond after a hurricane
- Teach family members how and when to turn off gas, electricity, and water
- Teach children how and when to call 911 and which radio station to tune to for emergency information
- Protect your glass windows and doors
(if shutters do not protect windows, stock boards to cover glass)
- Develop an emergency communication plan
- Take pictures of your house and property to create an inventory of what you have
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