Hurricane season is upon us and will be with us for the next six months. Even though we are expecting a mild season, we still need to be prepared for the unfortunate occurrence of a catastrophe. This can occur without a hurricane upon us as we’ve recently seen from our recent rains and ensuing flooding….
Category Archives: Disaster Preparedness
2008 Hurricane Season – Create a Disaster Plan
In the past couple of posts, we’ve discussed Creating a Disaster Supply Kit and having a Pet Plan. While these are necessary to have, they really won’t mean anything if you do not have a Disaster Plan in place. This is just one more item to help all remain calm during this time. Since we…
2008 Hurricane Season – Pet Plan
It’s easy with all the running around and chaos to sometimes forget about your pets or at least the planning for their safety as well. I was planning on writing this post a little later on, but with the mentions about our pets, I thought I’d do it now. Here’s a rule of thumb to…
2008 Hurricane Season – Create a Disaster Supply Kit
Don’t wait until you hear warnings of a hurricane/tropical storm approaching. Unfortunately, too many people do and are rushing to Home Depot, Lowes, not to forget all of the grocery stores in search of supplies. You can and should be stocked up on this beforehand and in many instances the cost will be less to…
Hurricane Season 2008 Is Here!
Yes, today is the first day of the 2008 Hurricane Season which lasts for the next six months. The NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that it predicts we will have a ‘near normal or above normal Atlantic hurricane season.’ Talk about ambiguity. I trust them to track the storms, but don’t put much…
