Get a Kit. Make a Plan. Be informed.
If you or your loved ones live in a part of the country prone to the destructive forces of hurricanes, take special care this hurricane season. The National Weather Service and NOAA predict above normal hurricane and tropical storm warnings due to warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures in key areas of the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.
With as many as 17 named storms expected in the coming months, the shipping department at the Allegro Medical Hurricane Preparedness Center (AMHPC) is now working overtime to ship out emergency preparation kits to homes, schools and government agencies.
According to the Red Cross, a national survey reports that only seven percent of Americans have taken the three recommended actions to prepare for disaster: 1) Get a kit, 2) Make a plan, and 3) Be informed. That’s why Allegro, along with the Red Cross has joined a nationwide effort during September to promote National Preparedness Month.
Don’t wait. Order your kits today.
Basic products needed at a moment’s notice:
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Make A Plan. Be Informed.
1) Understand the storm-related hazards that could affect your family. Storm surges, flooding and high wind affect homes differently.
2) Know the safest locations in your home for each hurricane hazard and remember that the safest location to wait out a storm may not be your home but somewhere else in your community.
3) Plan escape routs from your house and choose predetermined meeting places. Look for a regrouping point within 10-20 miles from your home.
4) Choose a friend or family member outside your state as a central point of contact. Use email, blogs, mySpace and voice mail as a way of updating friends and family as storms approach and your safety/evacuation plans.
5) Decide now how you are going to evacuate pets if the situation worsens.
6) Post emergency phone numbers for police, fire and paramedics near your telephone. Ensure that children know when to call 911.
7) Evaluate your home owner’s insurance for flood damage. Most policies do not include flood damage coverage.
8) Stock non-perishable food, canned goods and store plenty of water.
9) Learn First Aid and CPR and take disaster preparedness classes.
10) Keep a NOAA weather radio and emergency preparation products in your home and car.