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Thursday, 31 May 2007 |
You and your family need to be prepared should a hurricane strike . All family members must become aware of the Family ’s Disaster Plan. For Hurricanes,
plan for the following:
To take precautionary measures as aired on radio and published in this magazine & elsewhere.
To identify official shelter(s) that your family might use if and when your family must be evacuated. These could be the home of a family member or friend. For First Aid Service. For non-perishable
foods such as canned foods. Special medicines and sight glasses. For sanitation and sanitation supplies.
For water supply, storage and availability. To control children and pets during and after a hurricane
from exposing themselves to injuries and/or water borne diseases.
For fire and explosions, your family should plan:
A way to safely get out of every room in your house. To call the Fire Department. To do
First Aid on injured persons. Where to meet outside of your house. Where the water hose
and fire extinguisher will be stored. How to quickly attempt to put out the fire. Of course
your family should also plan how to prevent fires.
For Floods make a plan for the following:
Evacuation of your family, if needed, First Aid and CPR service.
Shelter, if needed. Preventing the building from becoming flooded.
Damages to contents of the house. Injuries to your family. Prevention
of waterborne and/or food-borne diseases. Only non-perishable
food should be eaten and boiled water used. Proper storage and disposal
of all body waste (urine and stool).
Family Disaster Plan
Family Disaster Plan should include details on the following elements
for survival: Water, Food, First Aid, Clothing and Bedding, Tools and Supplies and Special
Items.
Water
One gallon per person per day should always be available. For Hurricane preparedness,
72 hours supply should be on hand. To purify water boil it for 10 minutes.
Food
For Hurricane, 3 days supply should be on hand. Non-perishable foods (canned, precooked
requiring minimum heat and water, dehydrated etc). Special foods for infants, pets
and other family members requiring special diets should also be provided.
First Aid
First Aid kits should be on hand with a member of the family available of performing first
aid.
Clothing and Bedding
Complete change of sleeping and dry clothing will be needed. For hurricane preparedness
a supply of 72 hours should be provided. At least one blanket and one sleeping bag will
also be needed for each person in hurricane shelters.
Tools and supplies.
Tools needed could
include:
Brooms, Mops, Wrenches, Screw Drivers, Pliers and Hammers.
Supplies could
include:
Plastic Tape, Plastic Bags, Large Fresh Bins, Soap, Infgant Supplies, Pet Supplies, Bleach (for
sewage treatment), Matches, Paper Plates, Plastic Spoons, Knives, Forks and Flares.
Special Items
Manually operated can opener, Portable batter operated radio, sight glasses and critical medicine.
Fire extinguisher with dry chemical, Flash Light with spare battery and bulb and Battery or
spring operated clock or watch.
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