What Can I Do to Prepare?
What can you do


Before The Storm



What you can do before hurricane season

1. Update your GEBE phone number list now.

2. Call our emergency office if you or anyone you know has special needs in case of evacuation. Look under

  • call emergencies assistance.

3. Stock up on

  • non-perishable food

  • medicine

  • baby supplies and

  • pet food.

4. Purchase bottled water. The American Red Cross recommends 1 gallon of water per person per day.

5. Check emergency equipment:

  • flashlights

  • battery-operated radios

  • extension cords

  • emergency generators, etc, and

  • buy extra batteries.

6. Install an approved hurricane shutter system over windows and doors - or have on hand alternate coverings such as plywood.

7. Trim trees that are not near power lines and clear debris. Once a hurricane warning is announced, trash pickup is suspended.

 

Before the storm approaches

1. Monitor official weather bulletins on

  • radio

  • TV 

2. Keep extra cash on hand since an extended power outage may prevent you from withdrawing money from automatic teller machines or banks.

3. Review evacuation routes in case you must evacuate.

4. Contact a veterinarian or kennel to arrange for safe sheltering for your pet if you must evacuate. Public shelters do not accept pets.

5. Fill your vehicle's gas tank.

6. Bring loose, lightweight objects such as lawn furniture inside.

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