Hurricane Preparedness
Following are some tips for preparing for an emergency such as a hurricane:
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- Prepare a disaster kit for your home: Stock up on non-perishable food and water to sustain you and your family for up to three days or longer. Ensure you have important papers (e.g. insurance, identification), a first aid kit, a supply of prescription medicines and other specialty items in your preparedness kit. In addition, plan to have an emergency kit for your car in case you need to evacuate. While creating a disaster kit, pet owners should remember to pack the necessary items for their pets.
- Create an emergency plan: Know what to do if you have to evacuate. Make sure you know how to contact members of your family and have an emergency contact number for someone out of state that knows where you are in the event of an emergency.
- Be informed:It is important to know about the risks that may happen in your community, and to know whether an emergency is imminent or is already taking place. Learn about the disaster plans for your workplace, your children's school or day care center, and other places where your family spends time. Keep track of current weather forecasts and alerts with local radio, TV stations, internet publications, and NOAA Weather Radio.
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Important links and contact information:
New Jersey
National Resources
To increase awareness of Hurricane Earl's path and related weather predictions, updates are available at the following link:
http://www.weather.gov/
Additionally, FEMA's mobile website makes it easier for smartphone users to access critical information regarding emergency preparedness and what to do before and after a disaster. The site is found at:
http://m.fema.gov/
Other ways you can stay informed of FEMA's activities online: videos and podcasts available at www.fema.gov/medialibrary and www.youtube.com/fema; follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/femainfocus and www.twitter.gov/readydotgov and on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/fema
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