1.
Prepare for, Survive,
and Live After a
Hurricane

2.
The National Hurricane Center keeps a map of the
likelihood of hurricanes and storms.
The link is later in this slideshow.
How Likely Is A
Hurricane In Your Area?

3.
How Likely Is a Hurricane In Your
Area?

4.
If it’s not secured, it can move.
In a change to a long-standing practice it is
recommended YOU DO NOT TAPE YOUR WINDOWS.
It just makes the shards larger and more dangerous if
they blow out.
Board windows. Plywood is easiest.
There are ways to protect windows long term.
In Boulder, Colorado, we had roll down steel shutters
facing the mountains because we would get hundred
mile an hour windows down off them.
Do not crack windows open to “relieve pressure.”
Preparing Your Home

5.
Fasten your roof with tie down straps.
Turn off gas and/or propane.
Secure all outdoor furniture. Put in pool in you have
one.
Clear debris away that will become projectiles in high
wind.
Close garage doors.
Preparing Your Home

6.
Your Home
Turn your freezer and refrigerator to their coldest settings.
Pack any coolers with as much ice as possible and use this
first before opening fridge once power goes out.
Fill bathtubs with water.
Make sure all vehicles are topped off.
Know where the closest shelter for you and pets is.
Unplug everything.
Do not use tap water after a storm until certain it’s not
contaminated. This is why water is a priority as seen later.

7.
It’s too late to prepare once the hurricane is on you.
There will also be a huge run of panicked people buying
many of these same items, so get this now so you have
it ready.
This sounds trite, but after every hurricane, everyone
lists these following items as things they wished they’d
had on hand.
Not only for the hurricane itself, but as importantly, for
living afterwards in the chaos.
What To Have Ready
BEFORE!

8.
Apps
Family Locator-GPS Tracker for Android.
Emergency Alert System for Apple.
Red Cross Hurricane App for Apple
Red Cross Hurricane App for Android
National Hurricane Center Web Site
Apps are essential for warning, for summoning help
and giving location, and for finding your family and
friends.
Also, remember that a text is more likely to get through
than a voice call.
Click on links below to get apps and check web site.

9.
Be ready to evacuate.
Besides your Grab-n-Go bag (link at end) here
are special considerations and advice from
those who’ve been affected by hurricanes.
-fuel your car and keep it topped off, even if you
think you are not under direct threat.
-it’s always good to have extra fuel. See my
slideshow on what you need in your automobile.
-make a video of everything in your house and
store it in the cloud, on a thumb drive, and
elsewhere for insurance purposes.
Preparation

10.
Pack enough supplies (Grab-n-Go) but water is
the most critical!
Keep receipts of everything you buy while
evacuated.
Preparation

11.
Key things to pack:
Drivers license/photo ID/Passport
Social Security Card
Bank and credit cards
Health insurance card
Roadside assistance card
Cash
Extra fuel
WATER
Preparation

12.
Key things to pack:
Phone charger
Deed for house
Insurance paperwork
Prescriptions
First aid kit
( a complete list is in Survival Guide)
Preparation

13.
Have a secure, water
and fireproof lockbox
always packed
and ready
to be grabbed.
Also, uploading
the information
into the cloud
gives you
a backup.

14.
Have enough for at least three days.
Minimum is one gallon per person, per day.
Double that for warm climates.
8 average 500ml water bottles is just over one gallon.
A case of water (24 bottles) is the minimum three days
supply per person.
I recommend at least two cases per person.
If you evacuate take these supplies with you.
WATER

15.
You must have a way of quickly filtering water for
your family. There are numerous ones available.
Here is one I purchased. There is also a slightly more
expensive system that doesn’t require pumping and
works via gravity. Either one can be a lifesaver for
your family after a hurricane.
click on images for links

16.
If ordered to evacuate, do so.
This means you need to plan ahead.
Do you have a place to evacuate to? Motels and hotels
will fill up quickly.
Do you have family or friends you can stay with?
It’s too late to plan this once the order to evacuate is
announced.
Also, have an out of area emergency Point of Contact
that everyone in the family knows. This is the person
everyone contacts to assure they are all right if they
can’t get in contact with each other.
Make sure everyone has key phone numbers
WRITTEN DOWN in case their cell phone is lost or runs
out of power and they have to use someone else’s or a
landline.
EVACUATE

17.
Know what the emergency broadcast stations are.
Below is a hand crank radio/flashlight combo I have on
hand and in all my grab-n-go bags. Click on image for
link.
Portable battery/hand crank radio.

18.
Being able to see in the dark is key. Batteries tend to be heavy
and get used up but AA/AAA are light and small. Also, with
solar, you can use rechargeable lights. Consider the following
array:
Handcrank light (the one below also has window breaker,
seatbelt cutter, USB cell phone charger); an LED rechargeable;
a headlamp for moving and doing things in camp; and a single
AAA light I keep in a sheath with my Leatherman
Click on images.
Light

19.
Power becomes an issue. I’ve become a fan of solar, which
allows a renewable power source from nature.
The small solar power bank on the left is light and in my day
pack.
The more powerful one on the right is heavier. It’s attacked by
velcro to my Jeep dashboard facing the windshield.
It is very likely that you will not have power after a hurricane.
These can recharge your phone and light.
Power

20.
There are plenty of prepared ones you can buy.
Below is one I have in my house and in my grab-n-go
bags.
Click on image for link.
Make sure you have medications to last a week.
Extra glasses, contacts, etc.
First Aid Kit

21.
How to turn off the water coming into the house.
How to turn off the power.
Where the safe spots in the house are.
Where the family ERP- emergency rally point— outside
the house where all will gather is.
Who the single out of area emergency point of contact
is for the entire family.
Everyone in your
household needs to
know:

22.
The safest place is a basement.
Stay away from windows and doors.
The strongest room is often the bathroom or a walk in
closet, or closest to the center of the house.
In a two story house, the strongest wall is the stairwell.
If no basement, stay on the first floor.
If a window or door is bowing from the wind DO NOT
push back on it. The wind is stronger than you. Protect
yourself.
Use flashlights, NOT candles! You do not want an open
flame, especially as there are often gas leaks.
During A Hurricane
If Indoors.

23.
Remember that a tidal
surge can cause
flooding.
Storm Surge is VERTICAL!
We had a neighbor on Hilton Head Island
who thought it was horizontal.
Just saying.

24.
Do not light a match.
Don’t move too much as you can cause further
collapse.
Tap on something, preferably a pipe, with something
hard, rather than yell as you could inhale toxic dust.
If you can see light and have a path, crawl toward it.
If you encounter vertical rubble, check to see if it is load
bearing before moving anything.
Do not run a generator from inside your house or
garage even if you open the windows. Do not run one
on your balcony as you could be venting exhaust into
your neighbor’s.
During A Hurricane:
If trapped.

25.
Seriously.
Evacuate.
EVACUATE

26.
More Free Information
I constantly update free, downloadable
slideshows like this on my web site for
preparation and survival and other
topics.
FREE SLIDESHOWS
Also, I conduct Area Study workshops
for those interested in properly
preparing for their specific
circumstances.

27.
The guide on the left is the complete preparation and
survival guide. The one on the right is a pocket-size
manual with just the survival portion. Useful in your Grab-
n-Go bag, car and kitchen drawer.
SURVIVAL GUIDES

28.
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29.
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