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						<p>Ready.gov has provided a great deal of information about how to prepare for different disasters. Today, our post is about equipping yourself for <a target="_blank" href="/hurricane-harvey-insurance-claims/">Hurricane Harvey</a>. If you&rsquo;re preparing, the first thing you need to do is create a &ldquo;go bag.&rdquo;</p><p><strong>Your go-bag should include:</strong></p><ul><li>Flashlights</li><li>Batteries</li><li>First aid kit</li><li>Necessary medications</li><li>Cash</li><li>Copies of vital documents (health information, birth certificates, Social Security cards)</li></ul><p><strong>Bonus items:</strong></p><ul><li>Hard copies of local maps</li><li>Whistle</li><li>Hand-crank radio</li></ul><p>Once you go-bag is situated, leave it by the door so you can grab it quickly.</p><p>Next, you need to <strong>create an evacuation plan</strong>. In case you&rsquo;re asked to evacuate, figure out where the nearest shelters are and the fastest routes you could take to get there. Google Maps allows you to <strong>download the maps</strong> of the local area&mdash;do that so you&rsquo;re not left without options if your phone can&rsquo;t get signal. Better yet, memorize the routes.</p><p>After that, create a household communication plan. If the storm hits while your family is separated (at school, at work, etc.), then you all need to figure out how you&rsquo;ll reach each other, how you&rsquo;ll let each other know you&rsquo;re safe, and how you&rsquo;ll reconnect with each other.</p><p><strong>Your communication plan should include:</strong></p><ul><li>Local school/workplace numbers</li><li>Medical center numbers</li><li>List of authorized adults who will pick up your child if you can&rsquo;t</li></ul><p>AccuWeather.com recommends texting over calling during emergencies, as texting will allow messages to go through when calling is unreliable.</p><h2>If You&rsquo;re Waiting Out the Storm</h2><p>If you&rsquo;re not in an evacuation area, it&rsquo;s a good idea to plan ahead for evacuation regardless. However, if you&rsquo;re able to stay in your home, here&rsquo;s what you need to do.</p><h3>Fill your tub with water.</h3><p>During a hurricane, you can&rsquo;t trust that all of your utilities are going to work. The tub of water is there to let you flush the toilet if the water isn&rsquo;t working.</p><h3>Get a large cooler and enough ice packs to keep it cool.</h3><p>The power is usually the first thing to go out in a storm. When it goes out, put your perishable food and your ice packs in the cooler&mdash;that should buy you a day at least before things start to go bad.</p><h3>Have four days to a week&rsquo;s worth of clean water.</h3><p>Flooding on the streets will create backflow into the clean water supply&mdash;make sure you have more than a few water bottles. You&rsquo;ll need it for drinking, washing hands, brushing teeth, etc. On average, each person can use up to 5 gallons per day&mdash;but you won&rsquo;t need that much. The CDC recommends a minimum of one gallon per person per day. For a five-person household, you&rsquo;re looking at 15 gallons (or 3 water cooler jugs) for a 3-day supply.</p><p>But if you can get more, do it.</p><h3>Buy a lot of canned or jarred food.</h3><p>Beans, peanut butter, fruit&mdash;you&rsquo;re looking for quick energy (preserved fruit) as well as slow-release energy and protein (peanut butter). If your family will enjoy eating it, that&rsquo;s a bonus&mdash;but if your store just has beans left, get it.</p><p><strong>For more information, visit the Hurricane Preparation pages on <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.cdc.gov/features/hurricanepreparedness/index.html">CDC.gov</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes">Ready.gov</a>, and <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.fema.gov/">FEMA&rsquo;s website</a>.</strong></p>
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