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OUTSIDE YOUR HOME
- Install officially approved hurricane shutters over windows
and doors. Taping windows is not recommended. Though it
may reduce flying glass, taping will not keep the window
from breaking.
- Retrieve loose items from outside. Anchor objects that
can not be brought inside your home.
- When taking down the TV antenna, unplug the set and make
sure that the antenna does not come in contact with power
lines.
- If you own a swimming pool, drain the pool to the skinner
level. Add extra chlorine to prevent
contamination and turn off the circuit breaker to pool equipment.
- If the filter pump is exposed, wrap it securely with
plastic.
- Park your car in a garage or by the side of a building.This
will protect at least one side of the car from flying debris.
INSIDE YOUR HOME
- Store all important documents and valuables in portable,
waterproof containers and place them at a high elevation.
- Clean bathtub, jugs, bottles and cooking utensils thoroughly.
Fill jugs and bottles with water for drinking. Caulk bathtub
drain and fill with water to be used for sanitary purposes.
- Turn up refrigerator and freezer to maximum cold and
do not open unless necessary. Fill the freezer with extra
water jugs or with crumpled paper, to keep it tightly packed.
These suggestions can maintain food-preserving temperatures
for up to two days without electricity.
- Take pictures off the walls and store them in a closet,
preferably on a high shelf.
- Put as many loose objects as possible in drawers for safekeeping.
- Keep all windows securely closed.
MOBILE HOMES
APARTMENTS / CONDOS
- Install shutters on windows and doors. Remove any loose
items from your balcony.
- If you live in an evacuation zone or on an upper floor
of a high-rise building evacuate as early as possible.
EVACUATION
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