在严重的风暴或大风事件中保持安全的方法
Preparing for a severe storm or wind emergency may help minimize damage to your property.
恶劣天气安全提示
在飓风和龙卷风等恶劣天气事件中, 风速可以达到每小时100英里以上. 任何速度的大风, 然而, 会破坏房屋和财产吗, 和 cause flying debris 和 broken glass which could cause potential injury. Proper planning may help save your family from injury 和 inconvenience when severe weather strikes. 让你的家庭做好准备 备灾计划,包括一个灾难救生包和一个 紧急疏散计划.
消息灵通
- 收听并关注最新的天气预报. Getting up-to-the-minute information is an important part of staying safe in any weather emergency. 收听… NOAA天气电台, battery-powered radio or cell phone for updates 和 mobile alerts.
- 风咨询. A 大风警报 这意味着预计持续风速将超过每小时25英里.
- 认真对待警告. 雷雨, 龙卷风 和 飓风 警告应该被严肃对待, as they mean that severe weather has been spotted 和 is on its way.
在恶劣天气时寻找避风处
- 到安全的地方躲避. Move to the middle of your home or basement, 远离Windows 和 glass doors. 尽量躲在楼梯或较重的家具下面.
- 撤离人造房屋. 不要呆在一个 生产家 在强风中. 它们很容易被大风吹翻, 飞行的碎片会刺穿它们的车架和外壳.
- 考虑建一个安全屋. 如果你住在 易受强风影响的地区,你可能想要 建立一个安全的房间 在你家里. A safe room is an area of your home that has been reinforced to provide protection from broken glass 和 flying debris. An experienced contractor can 建立一个安全的房间 with a reinforced roof, 新房或现房的墙壁和天花板.
- 带个急救包. 无论你在哪里寻求庇护,记得带上你的 家庭急救包 和你在一起.
Tips to help protect your property from severe weather 和 wind events
- 车辆. 你打算留下的车库或仓库车辆. If you don't have a garage, move them to higher ground, in case of flooding.
- 船. 制定一个计划和清单来帮助你 保护你的船 以防风暴或飓风.
- Determine the safest place for your boat to ride out a storm ahead of time so it's easier to take action.
- Remove all externally mounted electronics that might be damaged by a storm.
- 如果你的船必须留在水里, avoid low dock pilings 和 narrow boat slips; both increase the potential for damage.
- Check 和你在一起r marina about any guidelines or contractual requirements to safeguard your boat in the event of heavy weather.
- 周围的环境. 放置垃圾桶, 庭院家具, grills 和 other potentially wind-borne objects inside your home or garage
- 用木板封住你的住所. Board up windows 和 glass doors with shutters or plywood to minimize damage from broken glass, 万一有大风.
- 保护和关闭您的室外游泳池. 关掉你的断路器 户外游泳池 并拆下电机,以防损坏.
- 移除危险树枝. Prune branches that might break off during the storm 和 either hurt someone or cause damage to your home or 车辆s.
- 租用或购买一台发电机. 如果你能租到或买到 发电机在美国,它可能有助于保持冰箱、冰柜和灯的亮着. A powerful storm can knock out power to your home for days, even weeks.
- 制造的房子. 即使配备了新的绑带和绑带, 制造的房子 may expose occupants to a greater risk of injury than structures with permanent foundations.
- 天气报告. 留意收音机的最新天气情况. If you are instructed to evacuate, go to a shelter as directed by local authorities 和:
- 走之前把门窗锁好.
- 带上你的救生包和其他补给. 有关您的工具包应包括的有用列表,请访问 美国红十字会.
- 让朋友和亲戚知道你打算去哪里.
If t在这里 is no time to get to a shelter, retreat to your safe room if you have one. 否则, 呆在你家中间或地下室里, 远离Windows, 和 try to take cover under a staircase or a heavy piece of furniture.
在强风暴中生存的小贴士
Anyone who's ever survived a severe storm or 飓风 knows that the damage to home 和 property can be overwhelming — emotionally 和 financially. 2005年卡特里娜飓风造成的财产损失 1900亿美元, 和 property damage attributed to 飓风 S和y in 2012 hit almost 840亿美元. The annual 飓风 season traditionally runs from June 1 to November 30, 但是一场严重的风暴可能在一年中的任何时候突然出现.
你现在可以做些什么来帮助准备风暴
- 整理重要文件. 把你重要的文件收集起来,放在办公室以外的地方, 在银行pp王者电子官网箱或其他安全的地方. 你的抵押贷款, 家庭和汽车pp王者电子官网政策, 出生证明, 护照和其他重要文件应该放在pp王者电子官网柜里, 干燥的地方,你可以进入,即使你的家被损坏. 将其他纸张和纪念品存放在塑料中, 可密封的袋子放在高架子上,以帮助避免洪水的破坏.
- 创建一个 家里的库存. Having an inventory or list of your possessions will expedite insurance claims after the storm. 把它和你重要的文件放在一起. It's much easier to file a claim with an existing inventory rather than trying to create one during the stressful post-storm period.
- 准备一个急救箱. 类型 应急装备 needed will depend on w在这里 you live 和 the type of emergencies you may encounter. These items can come in h和y if you have to leave your home 和 temporarily move into a public shelter.
- 创建一个容易获得的应急基金. If you can do this, it will help make your post-storm recovery smoother.
其他资源
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