Critical preparations for spring storms

Spring storms are coming.

The spring season is here, and for thousands of people in the United States it means time to start preparing the house. It is important to realize how to react if you find yourself during a natural disaster.

Summer and autumn seasons bring many different types of storms, from hurricanes and tornadoes to floods and fires. Awareness of the types of disasters, for which your area is most susceptible to preparing the house, and understanding the environment is the key to preparation. Ask yourself whether you live in a loopet or easily flooded area, and know what you and your family will do in emergency. While forest fires can spread to almost every region as soon as the winds change, some places know that they are more susceptible to tornadoes, floods or hurricanes. Early preparation for family and farm is important when you only have a moment, so here are some tips that will provide you with as safe and safe as possible when natural disasters appear.

Equipment

While most people living on a lifestyle on a farm are probably already aware of the need to back up, making sure you have everything you need is a different story. If you have solar generators as a backup, do you know how to use them during the power break? If you use gas generators, do you have enough gas reserves? Combustion should always be stored in appropriate containers and blocked away from home and children. Also make sure you know where your fire extinguishers are and check every year to see if they are filled and work properly. Additional batteries, flashlights, rope, adhesive tape, crowbar and a charged phone should always be part of evacuation sets.

Readiness of the spring storm house

Because there are so many different types of natural disasters, preparation for everything can be a difficult task. It is wise to take into account that when one disaster appears, there may be other consequences. For this reason, start from below and work to ensure that each part of the house is covered by insurance. Choose things from the floor in the basement or indifferent floods, as well as lift machines such as pads and dryers for a platform that is high enough to avoid water level. In the main part of the house, rate heavy and loosely secured objects on the walls and ceilings, in case there are flying residues. Also remember to separate all chemicals that can change and cause toxic vapors in the event of earthquakes or storms.

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Protect the roof, checking annually for loose shingles and consider the purchase of metal connectors to attach trusses and beams that will prevent the roof to be raised during strong winds. Hurricane, stripes and ties can be bought at a local equipment store to connect dowels from home with a roof, ensuring the best structural integrity as possible. Check outside the home so that in terms of low hanging branches or trees that seem ready for death or fall. In the case of floods, the ground becomes soft, and large trees easily eradicate and fall, causing serious damage to your property. If the tree bends towards your home, it is a good idea to consider its removal. Bring or secure all furniture on the patio, toys or loose items that are outside to stop them from blowing and flying home.

The pocket device ensures emergency backup power.

Make sure that everyone in your family is aware of where it is to cut off tools such as power, gas and water, as well as every person understands how to manually work with valves and switches. Keeping fresh, drinking water stored in a safe and accessible place on your property is also something that should be taken into account in the case of non -detail and electrical failure. If you have not built shelter, spend some time looking around the house and decide where the most structurally safe walls and roof beams exist, and make sure that this area is free from any obstacles or potentially dangerous objects that can move during and during moving during natural disaster. If you have a fair warning about the upcoming disaster, always cover the windows with storm panels or shutters to stop flying objects before entering the house.

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Personal sets/bags

In the spring storm season, whether fires or tornadoes, holding a bag of personal items and family treasures, such as priceless photos and souvenirs, in a safe place that can be easily moved, will save the devastation of the loss of these things, if anything happened to your home. (Modern alternative: scan them and store them in “cloud”.) A bag with emergency clothing and a first aid set should be prepared to catch and throw it out of the house. Remember to maintain important information, such as insurance policies and important phone numbers, not just saved on your phone, and maintain the time and date stamped photos of valuables for insurance purposes. Discover your evacuation routes and keep an update where local rescue hostels are located in your area.

It is also a good idea to keep emergency items in the car to quickly leave, such as a first aid set, dispute cables, spare tire, blankets, canned items and clothes. In the camping set, make sure you have pots and pans, accessories, matches or lighters, aluminum foil and food opener. A camping blanket that protects against high heat and freezing temperatures can also be a salvation if you are caught outside, in a car or in a situation where help can be delayed for a longer time. Store these items in a bag in the shelter and make sure you have easy access to them if you have to quickly evacuate to the car.

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Even disasters can take care of the moment, so constantly preparing and informing the family about the correct evacuation and security procedures is one step to stay alive. Get an underground or safe place in the case of tornadoes, evacuate areas susceptible to flood during hurricanes, never drive a car through flood water, and when the water level increases, always look for high, safe soil that is not susceptible to landslides.

Remember that the winds change quickly during fires, and the water level can increase at some point during the flood, so do not wait until the last moment to decide what is best for your family. Houses can be repaired, but your family cannot be replaced. Always remember about your surroundings and check fallen energy lines, holes, open sewage lines or other potentially dangerous situations before getting closer to disaster areas. Preparing for the upcoming storm season is the best way to ensure the safety of yourself and your family throughout the year.

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