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IMPORTANT HURRICANE PREP INFO |
HURRICANE SEASON STARTS JUNE 1 – WILL YOU BE READY?
Please click “read more” below to read the full article. There is significant information available on both the County and Village web sites for Hurricane and Homeland Security information. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez offers a free Miami-Dade Alerts, a wireless emergency alerting system. Internet users can register for this free service and receive local weather and hurricane alerts to their mobile phones, e-mail and mobile e-mail devices. More information and a direct link to subscribe can be found at the end of this article.
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Important safety information is listed on the village web site: http://www.palmettobay-fl.gov/disaster.htm Please go to the on-line source. Information includes:
Hurricane Supplies List
Hurricane Information
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
Evacuation and Shelter in place
Special Needs Shelters
Securing Your Home
Important Links and Telephone Numbers
Generator Safety
Gasoline Storage Guidelines
Hurricane Preparedness Brochure
I recommend that you review the village information as well as Miami-Dade County Emergency Management and Homeland Security site.
http://www.miamidade.gov/oem/
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue has published hurricane preparation tips. Follow this link to review this important information:
http://www.palmettobay-fl.gov/pdfs/MDFD/May%202009.pdf
Both the County and Village emergency web sites should be bookmarked and reviewed each year as part of your personal/family emergency plans.
I urge everyone to be ready. Have your emergency plans and kits ready now – remember, there was no hurricane sales tax holiday this year, so the yearly supply update and purchases may have slipped some minds.
Self-sufficiency is important. You need to be prepared to take care of yourself and your family for the first 72 hours. You need to have all the necessary supplies - water, canned food, a flashlight, a battery-operated radio, a phone with a cord (power outages) and hardware for your hurricane shutters.
We should all know the precautions. Make sure you are ready to secure your home. Plan ahead as to where you'll go if an evacuation is ordered in your area.
Miami-Dade County has some important resources to help keep you informed and prepared, like the free Hurricane Guide and Miami-Dade Alerts, a wireless emergency alerting system. Internet users can register for this free service and receive local weather and hurricane alerts.
I encourage everyone to register online at http://www.inspironlogistics.com/wens/miami_dade/wens.cfm?wens_id=miami_dade
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