As Hurricane Ian approaches, the Florida Department of Health in Orange County wants to make sure you and your family are prepared. We encourage you to start gathering your supplies now. To assist you, here are some tips.
MAKING AN EMERGENCY SUPPLY KIT
An emergency supply kit for your home or an evacuation should include items from six basic areas: (1) water, (2) food, (3) first aid supplies and medications, (4) clothing and bedding, (5) tools and emergency supplies, and (6) important family documents. You will need a supply kit if you must stay at home. It is important to assemble your kit well in advance of an emergency. It is also valuable if you evacuate to a place other than a general public shelter or if you’re unsure of the shelter supplies. If possible, make arrangements to stay with a friend or relative who resides closest to your home and who will not have to evacuate. If a hotel or motel is your final intended destination during an evacuation, make reservations before you leave.
Tips for Making Your Kit
Tips for Water & Food Supplies
DOH recommends at least a three-day supply of food and water in your kit, including:
For tools and emergency supplies, DOH recommends:
For clothing and bedding supplies, DOH recommends:
DOH recommends having first aid kits for your home and cars, including:
DOH recommends copies of the following important family documents are kept in a waterproof, portable container within kits:
For further information on preparing for emergencies, please visit: http://www.floridahealth.gov/index.html for the Florida Emergency Preparedness Guide or https://www.floridadisaster.org/.
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That's a very long list, everything but the kitchen sink. Awake early this morning, and waiting, and waiting, not sure how bad it will be. I hope the rain doesn't flood over the lake in the Hobby Lobby parking lot at the corner of 436, and Piedmont Wekiwa Road. If it floods over, and covers the roadway, someone could drive off into the lake there! That is one of the closest waterways to a road in Orange County, that I know of, only feet away from the sidewalk, and major roadway, and authorities will not install guard rails along there! It is unbelievable to me, that safety concern goes neglected. I preach about it a lot, and during a hurricane...OMG! Why doesn't whoever the authority is, do something,and put some guard rails along there?
I got my two dogs here with us. One I call my weather watch dog, my eyes and ears to the slightest sound. If she gets fearful, she dives under the bed or sofa. My other dog, nothing upsets him, loud wind, bad thunder, fireworks, you name it. I know he can sleep through the hurricane. He has never been through a hurricane though, because he will turn four years old this upcoming Halloween, Oct 31st. My girl dog hasn't been through a hurricane either. She is about six months younger than my boy dog,. I fully expect her to freak out during the worst of it, with her super keen ears, and knowing how she is.
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