Hurricane Action Plan
Swift equipment will help you understand the ruining impacts of hurricane well in advance, and you must prepare yourself for the same. To plan for the unanticipated emergency of any natural disaster is better for the survival of a business.
Crucial steps to be taken by the business:
- To know about the particular premises
- Creating and formulating the procedure for emergencies
- You must tell your employees about the plan before
- You must keep your real estate fully secured
- You must arrange for the supplies needed
Sample Hurricane Preparation Supply List
- Emergency Generator
- Flashlight and extra batteries
- Fire extinguisher
- Plastic sheeting
- Battery-powered radio
- Ready-to-eat canned foods, fruits and vegetables.
- Water stored in plastic containers
- Paper plates, cups and utensils
- Manual can opener
- First-aid supplies
- Supplies to protect windows & doors
- Duct tape
Different categories of Hurricane
Category 1
- Winds range from 74 to 95 mph
- Storm gush ranges from 4 to 5 feet above the general normal tide
- Harm to the trees, shrubs, bad design signs and the mobile home which are not anchored well
- Floods occurring in the low lying coast roads
Category 2
- Winds ranges from 96 to 110 mph
- Storm gush ranges from 9 to 12 feet from the general normal tide
- Harm to the roof materials of building, also the damage to wind and door
- Mobile homes faces injury
- Coastal roads and the low lying ways can be just impassable because of the water rise of 2 to 4 hours before the hurricane hits
Category 3 (Major)
- Winds range from 111 to 130 mph
- Gush of the storm is from 9 to 12 feet from normal tide
- Injury to mobile homes
- Coast floods can also be serious
- Injury to the small structures and also the large structures from any debris lying thereof
Category 4 (Major)
- Winds ranges from 131 to 155 mph
- Gush of the storm is from 13 to 18 feet from the normal tide
- Blowing of trees and shrubs
- High damage to the roof materials, doors and the windows and overall injury to roof of small residences
- Mobile homes also faces huge harm
- The flat terrain 10 feet or less from the sea level flood inland just 6 miles away
- Harm to shore area of lower floors structure
Category 5 (Major)
- Winds ranges more than the 155 mph
- Gush of the storm is from 15 feet above general tide
- Trees and shrubs also blow down
- Harm to the roofing system of real estate and also massive damage to doors and the windows also
- Entire harm to roofs at different industrial buildings and residences
- Overall destruction of mobile homes
- Huge evacuation of the areas at residence at lower ground about 5 to 10 miles from the shore
Reserve Your Emergency Power
The loss of electricity during a natural disaster is both extremely dangerous and extremely expensive. Therefore, it is important to be prepared for such a calamitous event. The best way to do this is by procuring a backup generator.
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