Hurricane safety tips

• Advocate staff report
• Published: May 31, 2009

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Hurricane safety tips:

• Post emergency telephone numbers near telephones (fire, police, ambulance, etc.).
• Teach children how and when to call 911 or emergency medical services.
• Show each family member how and when to turn off utilities (water, gas and electricity) at the main switches.
• Check for adequate insurance coverage.
• Get training on how to use a fire extinguisher (ABC type), and show family members where it’s kept.
• Install smoke detectors on each level of the home, especially near bedrooms.
• Take a Red Cross first aid and CPR class.
• Determine the best escape routes from the home. Find two ways out of each room.
• Choose where family members should meet in case separated during a storm.

Source: WBRZ/National Hurricane Survival Initiative