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Disaster Prevention Tips
Floods
- Turn Around, Don’t Drown! ®
- Avoid walking or driving through flood waters.
- If lightning occurs, get inside a hard top automobile and keep the windows up.
- Move immediately to higher ground.
- If floodwaters rise around your car but the water is not moving, abandon the car and move to higher ground. Do not leave the car and enter moving water.
- Avoid camping or parking along streams, rivers, and creeks during heavy rainfall.
Thunderstorms
- Move to a sturdy building
- Get out of boats and avoid water.
- Do not drive over bridges that are over fast-moving floodwaters.
- Unplug unneccesary appliances.
Blizzards
- Make sure home is well insulated.
- Make sure you have a working carbon monoxide detector.
- Shut off water valves.
- Keep fire extinguisers on hand.
Stock up on:
- Water
- Food
- Batteries
- Flashlights
- Medical Supplies
- Battery-Powered Radio