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Thu, 02 Jan 25   Posted by: Thornton Dyson

Dan Turner (Flotilla Commander 20011-2012) sent out some good advice that I am keeping here till I have some thing better.

Ted

good advice from past Flotilla Commander

Posted by: Ted Dyson

Auxiliary Rules or common sense.

 

1.       Family first

a.       Prepare for the season be ready and care for your family. 

b.      You cannot help if your family is not safe.

c.       Create a family plan of action.

d.      Stock up on Hurricane rations per the attached and or published preparation plans.

e.      Know your evacuation route based on the storm direction.    

2.       Please contact you FC or VFC and post us on your plan.

a.       We will have to locate you if we do not know where you are, staying or evacuating.

b.      Before and if possible after the storm.

                                                               i.      After the storm, communication may not be simple.

                                                             ii.      Sometimes text messaging still works while everything else is down.

                                                            iii.      An email before the storm may be the best record that we can refer since the mail servers are not located in Houston.

1.       Include the best way to contact you (this would be good in the planning phase)

3.       Form a buddy system so someone knows where you are in the event that we cannot communicate.


4.       After the storm,

a.       We are of no use during the storm so be safe and come back only if all is well at your location and with your family.

b.      WE DO NOT SELF DEPLOY

                                                               i.      If we are needed, we will be contacted to put together resources for where we can be of service.

                                                             ii.      Being called to help will be based on your current completed qualifications.

1.       And if we can reach you.

Good reference sites.

http://www.houstonoem.net/go/site/1855/


Family Disaster plan

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/prepare/family_plan.shtml

 

Disaster Supply Kit

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/prepare/supply_kit.shtml

 

Secure your home

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/retrofit/secure_home.shtml

 

Have a place to go

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/prepare/place_to_go.shtml

 

Stay Aware

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/

 

Don’t forget the family Pet,

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nhcexit.shtml?http://www.floridapets.net/petfriendlyshelters.html

 

Be Aware, Be Educated, Be Safe.  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlMrCrqKu8I

 

Dan Turner

Flotilla 612 - Immediate Past Flotilla Commander

USCG-AUX

D8CR Division 06

Guardians of the Gulf