HURRICANE SAFETY:
·
Continue
listening to local area radio, NOAA
radio or
TV stations for the latest information and updates.
·
Build
an emergency kit that contains food, water and other basic supplies for each
family member to last at least three days. Also, don’t forget to include
essential medications, copies of important documents and special items for your
children and pets.
·
Follow
evacuation orders (know your zone) and do not attempt to return until officials
say it is safe to do so.
·
If
evacuation shelters open, you can find them by visiting redcross.org or by downloading the free Red Cross
Emergency App. The Emergency App also puts real time information about the
storm and hurricane safety tips at your fingertips. The app is available in app
stores by searching for the American Red Cross or going to redcross.org/apps.
·
Don’t
forget your pets. Bring them indoors and maintain direct control of them.
Prepare an emergency kit for your pets, including sturdy leashes or pet
carriers, food and water, bowls, cat litter and pan and photos of you with your
pet in case they get lost. Additional pet safety tips are available.
SAFE AND WELL:
· The American Red
Cross Safe and Well website is a free public reunification tool that
allows individuals and organizations to register and post messages to indicate
that they are safe, or to search for loved ones. The site is always available
and open to the public and available in Spanish.
· Registrations and
searches can be done directly on the website. Registrations can also be
completed by texting SAFE to 78876. Messages exist in both Spanish and English.
To speak with someone at the American Red Cross concerning a missing friend or
relative, please contact 1-800 Red Cross.
FLOOD
SAFETY
·
Turn
around, don’t drown. Stay off the roads. If you must drive and encounter a
flooded roadway while driving, turn around and go another way.
·
If
you are caught on a flooded road and waters are rising rapidly around you, get
out of the car quickly and move to higher ground. Most cars can be swept away
by less than two feet of moving water.
·
Head
for higher ground and stay there.
·
Stay
away from floodwaters. If you come upon a flowing stream where water is above
your ankles, stop, turn around and go another way.
·
Keep
children out of the water.
·
Be
especially cautious at night when it’s harder to see flood danger.
·
Continue
listening to local area radio, NOAA
radio or
TV stations for the latest information and updates.
·
If
your neighborhood is prone to flooding, be prepared to evacuate quickly if
necessary.
·
Follow
evacuation orders and do not attempt to return until officials say it is safe
to do so.
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