Guide To Preparing Your Pets For A Storm
Your pets are members of your family. Don't leave them out of your hurricane plans.
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Your pets are members of your family. Don't leave them out of your hurricane plans.
Water is the one hurricane supply you can't live without. Before a storm approaches, or makes landfall, you should have a plan set in place so you won't run dry after the storm.
Category 1 hurricanes are dangerous, and Category 5 storms can be survived. How well you and your family come through any storm depends on preparation.
Remember to get your proof of residency from your hurricane kit; you may need it to re-enter an evacuation area.
Keep in mind that NO types of plywood shutters meet the South Florida Building Code. If at all possible, install a commercially produced shutter or other product that does meet the building code
Storm preparations require supplies and experts offer a shopping list of those necessary items.
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Hurricane hotline phone numbers and web links.
The Keys are the most hurricane prone area of the United States with some 600 miles of coastline. Most of the Keys are no more than 4 to 7 feet above sea level. This means the Keys are especially vulnerable to storm surge flooding.
Hurricanes can be stressful on everyone, especially your pets. But if you plan ahead, it will lighten your load.
When an evacuation order is given, there may be some confusion about what to do. CBS4 has tips on how to protect everything from your pets to your home.
Miami-Dade offers information about shelters and evacuation routes.
Hurricane season will officially arrive on June 1 and that means it's time to have your hurricane supplies ready and there are ways to keep you and your bank account fully supplied.
Broward County has designated 14 hurricane shelter locations and a pet-friendly shelter for residents in evacuation zones.
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