What is your Family's Weather Plan?

10/29/2020 (Permalink)

SERVPRO's Storm Vans Heading out to assist.

While we often receive advanced warning for some types of severe weather, there are also those times when severe weather manages to catch us off-guard.

One of the most important ways to ensure your family’s safety in severe weather is to have an established Family Emergency Plan at the ready.

If your family already has an emergency plan, be sure to practice it so everyone remembers what to do! 

If you’ve not yet created a family emergency plan, there are some things listed below to take into consideration when creating it:

1. How will emergency alerts and warnings be received?

Thanks to today’s smartphone technology, it is easy to receive emergency alerts and warnings on your smartphone through many weather apps. 

2. What type of storm shelter do you have?

Find an interior room on the lowest level that is away from corners, windows, doors and outside walls. Tornadoes are not the only situations requiring a form of storm shelter, and you can learn about more of the situations where they are necessary by visiting ready.gov.

3. What is our evacuation route?

Put together a map of various evacuation routes and keep it handy in the event of storms, floods or fires, which can force you out of your home in a hurry. Multiple routes are wise to have just in case one is impassable.

4. How will the family stay in touch?

You’re going to want an alternative communication plan for your family because reliance on cell phones can fail you in some circumstances.

Put a family Emergency Communication Plan in place and choose a safe meeting place for your family so that you can all meet there if separated.

If a storm does cause damage to your home or business, don’t hesitate to call SERVPRO of Warren County-

(270) 796-8080