With a hurricane coming this week we all need to be ready so here is a list of supplies to have on hand. Please feel free to add to this list. We went shopping after church for the usual supplies we were low on and filled up all the cars with gas.
Don't wait til the last minute even a couple days ahead helps. No lines today and plenty of supplies available.
Here is the list! Our broker posted this to all agents so we can remind our customers. Also important that if you are closing on a home to have the insurance binder ahead of the warning. It could affect the closing if you have not sorted out your insurance.
BASIC HURRICANE SUPPLIES - CHECKLIST & TIPS
1. Flashlights (one per person) and extra batteries of varying sizes: D,C,
AA, AAA and a battery-operated radio to follow storm alerts.
2. Replacement batteries sufficient quantity to replace all
battery-operated
equipment for at least 3 days.
3. First aid kit.
4. Bottled Wate r for everyone in your household (enough for at least 5 days
to use
for personal hygiene, cooking, drinking, pets)
5. Medications - fill them early.
6. Food: Purchase early. Canned or dry cereals, etc. that won't spoil if
electricity goes out.
along with a Manual Can Opener.
7. Charcoal, lighter fluid, matches/lighter and BBQ grill (or propane gas
grill with plenty of propane) for cooking and some candles for light.
8. Liquid Bleach for treating water to make it potable. Fill your bathtub
with water
and put a few capfuls of bleach to treat germs. Use this for washing,
flushing toilets
but don't drink unless emergency. The recommendation is 1/2 capfuls of
bleach per gallon
of water. Note: You can boil water at least five minutes or more to kill
bacteria.
7. Cell phone (charge beforehand and buy a charger for your car in case of
extended power outage). Note that if cell towers are down after the
storm your cell phone may be useless.
8. Cash: Take out cash in case banks are closed and ATM's down.
9. Fuel: tank you car up early.
10. Documents (insurance policies, birth certificates, banking and credit
card
information, medical records), photos, and keepsakes in watertight
containers/bags.
11. Take photographs/video of the interior and exterior of your house and of
any valuable items (e.g., antiques, heirlooms, collectibles) in case
anything gets damaged/destroyed and keep them with your important documents.
12. Infants: ensure you have sufficient diapers, formula, and
other supplies as appropriate
13. Reinforce your windows if expecting a storm with high winds. Use strips
of tape across the panes in case the window blows in. Ideally, putting
plywood or closing the shutters on your windows from the outside is the best
route to take. {Purchase plywood e arly. There are always long lines.
Note: A new product called PlyLox clips your plywood more easily to window
sides instead of nails or tapcon screws.
14. Secure the Grounds: Remove items in your yard/outside that may become
airborne in strong
winds (trash cans, hoses, chairs, potted plants) and store them in a
shed/garage or secure
them in some other fashion. You can submerge lawn chairs in your pool.
15. Electricity: If you leave your home, be sure to turn the main switches
in the circuit-breaker box to the ``off'' position.
16. Evacuation: Have a plan for evacuation to a shelter in case you are
ordered
to do so by local authorities. Keep in mind that if you have petsthey may
not be
allowed at some shelters and may have to remain in your home.
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