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EVACUATION GUIDE

STORM SURGE CATEGORIES & EMERGENCY CHECKLIST IN THE EVENT OF A NATURAL DISASTER

Items to take to a shelter: • Special dietary food, snacks or comfort food. • Bedding, pillow, blanket, etc. • Prescription medications and medical supplies. • Oxygen supplies, or arrange with your oxygen company to deliver to the designated SNS shelter. • Toiletry items, flashlight/batteries, extra clothing. • Diapers, infant and elderly/disabled necessities. • Time occupiers such as books, magazines, games and cards. • Important papers, credit cards, cash and identification.

• Stay away from windows and glass doors. • Turn off the electricity at the main fuse or breaker box if flooding threatens. • Run your generator outside the house and connect your appliances directly to the generator. • Do not connect the generator directly to the fuse box or incoming power line. Backfeeding generators have killed power company line workers. If you live in a mobile home: • Seek shelter elsewhere when threatened by a major storm. • Regularly maintain your tie-down straps and anchors (check straps for rust or corrosion). • Protect your windows and doors. Evacuating • Know where you are going: family, friends, hotel/ motel, public shelter. • Take a map showing two routes. • Notify family, friends, caregivers of your location. • Secure your home and property. • Take emergency supplies. • Listen to news reports to find out when it’s safe to return home.

Should You Evacuate Before The Disaster?

Yes, if you: • Live in a hurricane evacuation zone. • Live in a low-lying or flood-prone area. • Live in a mobile or manufactured home or recreational vehicle. • Require a respirator or other electricity- dependent medical equipment. No, if you: • Live in a sound structure and the categories under “yes” do not apply. Staying Home If you are not required to evacuate, please: • Protect your home and property. • Check your disaster supply kit. • Stay in your designated safe room during the height of the storm.

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