Hurricane Preparedness Series – Secure Your Home

Know the Importance of Securing your home:

RETROFITTING YOUR HOME

This is the third part of the 3-part Hurricane Preparedness Series Katrina’s Angels is posting on this blog and its other networking websites, which includes: Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and Yahoo. To help raise awareness and to encourage residents living in hurricane-prone areas to be prepared Katrina's Angels will continue to run updates on its Angels-In-Action Forum. Taking the precautions outlined in this series can save lives and property.

The most important precaution you can take during a hurricane to reduce damage to your home and property is to protect the areas where wind can enter. According to recent wind technology research, it's important to strengthen the exterior of your house so wind and debris do not tear large openings in it. You can do this by protecting and reinforcing these five critical areas:

ROOF | STRAPS | SHUTTERS | DOORS | GARAGE DOORS

A great time to start securing - or retrofitting - your house is when you are making other improvements or adding an addition.

Remember: building codes reflect the lessons experts have learned from past catastrophes. Contact the local building code official to find out what requirements are necessary for your home improvement projects.

FLOOD INSURANCE

The National Flood Insurance Program, is a pre-disaster flood mitigation and insurance protection program designed to reduce the escalating cost of disasters. The National Flood Insurance Program makes federally backed flood insurance available to residents and business owners.

Flood damage is not usually covered by homeowners insurance. Do not make assumptions. Check your policy.

National Flood Insurance Program call 1-888-CALL-FLOOD ext. 445,
TDD# 1-800-427-5593, or visit their website at http://www.fema.gov/business/nfip/.

Also, visit http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/intro.shtml for more information by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). And remember to visit the Katrina’s Angels Forum for daily weather updates.

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Resource Director