Is Your Property Ready for Whatever Happens?

9/3/2019 (Permalink)

National Preparedness Month

September is National Preparedness and with the horrors of Hurricane Dorian fresh on everyone’s mind, SERVPRO of Edgewater/Deale-Churchton/Lothian wants to ensure you are prepared.

Here are three tips to help you prepare:

Create an emergency kit.

• Water - one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days, for drinking and sanitation
• Food - at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food
• Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert
• Flashlight
• First aid kit
• Extra batteries
• Whistle to signal for help
• Dust mask to help filter contaminated air and plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter-in-place
• Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation
• Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities
• Manual can opener for food
• Local maps
• Cell phone with chargers and a backup battery

Get an Emergency Ready Profile.

• A no-cost assessment of your facility.
• A concise profile document that contains only the critical information needed in the event of an emergency.
• A guide to help you get back into your building following a disaster.
• Establishes SERVPRO of Edgewater/Deale-Churchton/Lothian as your disaster mitigation and restoration provider.
• Identification of the line of command for authorizing remediation work to begin.
• Provides facility details such as shut-off valve locations, priority areas, and priority contact information.

Know what is happening in Anne Arundel County.

• Watch Hurricane Preparedness Tips from the City of Annapolis.
• Register for Alert Annapolis. Alert Annapolis will deliver customized general or emergency messages directly your businesses via email.
• Attend the Emergency Preparedness Expo on September 21.

If disaster strikes, will you be ready?