Hurricane Prep Info
With hurricane season upon us, please use Katrina as the official wake up call to be prepared and to get out of a bad storm's way. After all, you can fix your house, but you can't fix a death.
Please view these links and get prepared BEFORE there's a storm in the gulf.
BE SAFE!
LA DOTD Evacuation maps.
You will need Acrobat 7 to view. Free link available on the linked site.
General Disaster Supply List
Other suggested sites:
ÊÊÊÊÊÊ¥ Red Cross
ÊÊÊ ÊÊ¥ General Preparation site
ÊÊÊ ÊÊ¥ Pet Preparation
ÊÊÊ ÊÊ¥ Preparing Your Home
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Also have recent photos taken inside & out. Even photograph contents of
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house. (clothes closets, china, furniture, jewelry, electronics, CDs, videos,
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tools & garage contents, attic contents, office equipment, etc...) burn to CD.
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You can never remember everything you used to own after a disaster. ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊKeep a copy of CD in a safety deposit box and/or with an out-of -state
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person you trust. This will help if there's ever a fire as well... Multiple
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Êcopies are never a waste & update them with new CDs every year or as
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you renovate/refurnish.
ÊÊÊÊÊ¥ WDSU
ÊÊÊÊ ¥ ABC26
(AT THE TIME OF PUTTING THESE LINKS, CHANNELS FOX NEWS 8 AND WWL CHANNEL 4 DID NOT HAVE A CLEAR LINK TO HURRICANE INFOMATION)
DON'T FORGET YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS!!!
OTHER THINGS TO REALLY CONSIDER BUYING/BRINGING WHEN EVACUATING:
¥ÊLAPTOP, POWER CORD & ETHERNET CORDS.
¥ COMPACT (SMALL, PORTABLE) PRINTER.
¥ÊDIGITAL CAMERA AND/OR VIDEO CAMERA
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¥ÊBUY A TEMP PHONE W/OUT-OF-STATE AREA CODE. (Most offer a plan now to hold # for a year. See your provider for information)
¥ÊDOCTOR'S NAMES & PHONE #S
¥ÊCOPY OF MEDICAL RECORDS INCL IMMUNIZATION RECORDS.
¥ÊHOMEOWNERS/CAR/FLOOD INSURANCE PAPERS
¥ÊMORTGAGE OR HOME OWNERSHIP PAPERS
¥ TREASURED PHOTOS & MEMORY PIECES - LEAVE FRAMES IF SPACE IS AN ISSUE. In hurricane off-season consider having photographs scanned or digitally archived in some manner so you can just grab CDs/DVDs instead of packing & hauling actual photos. Store CDs/DVDs in CD/DVD binders - quick to grab & compact, inexpensive storage.
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