Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Get A Plan, Man!!

For those of us (and I'm sure there are many)who have still not gotten prepared for the hurricane season, we're running out of excuses. No, wait, we're OUT of excuses.

The reason I say that is because there are SO MANY resources available to help get yourself ready. As another example, the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FEMA) has put together a method to generate a Family (or Business) Disaster Plan.

Through its 'Get A Plan' website, FEMA lets you calculate just how much supplies are recommended for your family, what you should have in your disaster kit, local evacuation routes, and other related information. All you have to do is go to their website and answer a few questions about where you're located and the size of your household. Based on your answers, you get a printable plan, specific to your circumstances. In addition to listing all your survival requirements, checklists are provided for both before and after the storm, to help you make sure you've covered everything.

With tools like these available, from many different sources, there really is no GOOD reason why anyone who lives in a hurricane zone shuould be caught unprepared when the next hurricane strikes. What are you waiting for? Get ready!!!

Regards,
Stormy

2 comments:

SibLiant said...

I guess I'm one of those that would not take off! I just hope my hurricane protection holds!

Chris said...

If you're not a Florida resident, the site OneStorm.org (http://www.onestorm.org) provides free family hurricane planning regardless of where you live.