Geauga County Are You Perpared?

9/14/2021 (Permalink)

September is National Preparedness Month. This program is designed to bring awareness to the community and the importance of preparing for disaster. According to Ready.Gov, https://www.ready.gov/september this year’s theme is “Prepare to Protect. Preparing for disasters is protecting everyone you love.”

This year’s theme resonates with me more than ever, as I was recently in Tennessee during the floods. I was visiting my brother approximately 15 miles north of Waverly when the rain began. My brother had a friend over who abruptly had to leave. He told us he had to go grab his flat bottom boat, first aid kits, a few buddies, and life jackets. He is a volunteer fireman who was on a mission to rescue and save as many as they could. He had a plan; he was prepared to protect and serve not only the ones he loved but his community as well.

Each week there is a theme that focuses on different aspects of preparedness. (Information directly from: https://www.ready.gov/september)

Week 1 September 1-4: Make A Plan

Talk to your friends and family about how you will communicate before, during, and after a disaster. Make sure to update your plan based on the Centers for Disease Control recommendations due to the Coronavirus.

Week 2 September 5-11: Build A Kit

Gather supplies that will last for several days after a disaster for everyone living in your home. Don’t forget to consider the unique needs each person or pet may have in case you have to evacuate quickly. Update your kits and supplies based on recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control.

Week 3 September 12-18: Low-Cost, No-Cost Preparedness

Natural disasters don’t wait for a convenient time. Preparing for them shouldn’t wait either. Start today by signing up for alerts, safe-guarding important documents, and taking other low cost and no cost preparedness actions to lessen the impact of disasters and emergencies for you and your family.

Week 4 September 19-25: Teach Youth About Preparedness

Talk to your kids about preparing for emergencies and what to do in case you are separated. Reassure them by providing information about how they can get involved.

Resources to Handle Floods and Storms

When storms any city in any town, we can scale our resources to handle a large storm or flooding disaster. We can access equipment and personnel from a network of 1700 Franchises across the country and elite Disaster Recovery Teams that are strategically located throughout the United States.

Have Storm or Flood Damage? Call Us Today 440-564-7266 Visit http://www.SERVPROgeaugacounty.com