September Is National Preparedness Month

8/28/2018 (Permalink)

Make and Practice Your Plan: Do you have an evacuation and shelter-in-place plan? Do you have a plan to communicate with your family before, during and after an incident? Do you have an emergency supply kit?

Make sure your family is informed and practiced in your emergency plan. BE sure to sign up for alerts and warnings in your area, and download other necessary apps to stay informed, such s FEMA app. 

Learn Life Saving Skills: Do you or someone in your family know CPR? Could you turn off your natural gas if necessary? Do you know how to take cover in an earthquake? Knowing these life saving skills could mean life or death in an emergency situation for you, your family or your neighbors. 

Check Your Insurance Coverage: Have you reviewed your insurance coverage recently to see if you're covered in a disaster? Evaluate which hazards are relevant to your area and obtain the appropriate insurance for your home, business, or other property and become familiar with your coverage.

Save for an Emergency: Are you prepared financially in case of a disaster? Does your family have an emergency fund for unexpected expenses after a flood or a fire? Check out FEMA's Emergency Financial First Aid Kit for an in-depth document to help you identify and compile important documents and account information all in one spot. Just search "EFFAK" on fema.gov for the free PDF.

Whether its flood, wildfire or extreme winter weather, we must work together to help ensure our families, businesses, places of worship and neihborhoods are prepared. Contact SERVPRO of Patchogue at (631)924-1801 to find out how we can help make it "Like it never even happened," if disaster strikes in your life.