Disaster Prepardness

Are You Ready?
Hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. Severe storms spawn tornadoes, hail, flooding and other hazards. Disasters can happen at any time with little warning.

Are you ready? What if a bad weather, a hurricane or other natural disasters come to your neighborhood? There are some web sites with lots of great tips, lists of items to store, and other preparations you can make in advance of a disaster. Click on the highlighted web addresses to
go to the described web site.

• The official State of Texas website has a “Texas Emergency Portal” with a lot of great links
  and guides, specifically for Texas. http://www.texasonline.com/emergency/eng/index.html
• The National Hurricane Center has a Family Disaster Plan site with specific
  recommendations for hurricanes, but there are links for other types of natural disasters
  as well. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/prepare/family_plan.shtml
• Department of Homeland Security has a tip list and a list of other helpful sites. http://www.ready.gov/america/beinformed/hurricanes.html
• NOAA’s National Weather Service has a page with guides in pdf format on weather safety
  and disasters. http://www.weather.gov/om/severeweather/index.shtml
• The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides a detailed guide to
  preparedness for all sorts of disasters, both natural and man-made. The guide is in
  pdf format. http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/
• The American Red Cross offers mp3 files discussing disaster preparedness, as well
  as an online tutorial on “Be Red Cross Ready.” http://www.redcross.org/services/prepare/0,1082,0_239_,00.html