>>ZAC LASHWAY: THE OFFICIAL START OF HURRICANE SEASON IS TUESDAY HARD
TO BELIEVE WHEN IT COMES TO
PREPARING FOR DISASTER THERE
ARE MANY THINGS YOU NEED TO
KEEP IN MIND TO MAKE SURE THE
ENTIRE FAMILY IS SAFE. JOINING
US THIS MORNING AS
CEO OF THE NORTH FLORIDA REGION
OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
GERALD THOMAS CHAIR AND THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING ON THE
SHOW AND TALKING WITH US.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME
WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
PREPARATION GETTING PREPARED
NOW WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS
YOU SUGGEST FAMILIES KEEP
IN MIND.
IN MIND. >> WE’LL DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE 7 DAYS OF
YOUR YOUR MEDICATION, YOU ALSO
WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU
PLAN FOR FOOD AND WATER FOR
EVERYONE THAT THAT KID MIGHT
SUPPORT AND YOU THINK ABOUT
FOOD AND WATER FOR AT LEAST
BEEN 3 DAYS AND HAVING ONE
GALLON OF WATER PER DAY FOR
EACH PERSON. YOU ALSO WANT TO
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FIRST AID
SUPPLIES AND THERE YOU WANT TO
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE.
ANY HYGIENE ITEMS AND THAT
COULD ALSO AND YOU ALSO WANT TO
THINK ABOUT
YOU KNOW YOUR FAIRY KIDS SO IF
YOU HAVE A PET YOU WANT TO MAKE
SURE YOU HAVE I WAS IN THERE
FOR THEM ALSO.
>> YOU KNOW. WE TOOK THE WORDS
RIGHT NOW THAT’S GOING TO ASK
YOU ABOUT OUR FOUR-LEGGED
FRIENDS, ANYONE WHO KNOWS ME
KNOWS THAT I I
PRIORITIZE PETS.
>> WELL, I’VE GOT ONE MYSELF SO
I WANT TO MAKE SURE SAYS TAKING
CARE
OF ABSOLUTELY.
>> WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT PUTTING
THESE KITS TOGETHER I KNOW HERE
AT THE STATION WE AN ENTIRE
ROOM DEDICATED 4. OUR HURRICANE
PREPARATION SUPPLIES AND WE ALL
HAVE OUR INDIVIDUAL BOXES
SHOULD FAMILY MEMBERS THINK
LIKE THAT PUT THOSE ITEMS IN A
BOX
RUBBERMAID CONTAINER AND STORE
IN A SPECIFIC PLACE A
CENTRALIZED LOCATION.
>> YEAH, DEFINITELY YOU WANT TO
MAKE SURE IT’S AN ADORABLE
CONTAINER THAT’S YOU KNOW THAT
MIGHT SURVIVE, YOU KNOW ROUGH
WEATHER INCLEMENT WEATHER
AND PUT IT IN A PLACE WHERE
EVERYONE KNOWS WHERE IT IS IN
THE HOME BECAUSE
EVERYONE MAY NOT BE TOGETHER
WHEN THE EVENT ACTUALLY
HAPPENS. SO YOU CAN EASILY
ACCESS IT AND YOU WANT TO MAKE
SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH LIKE I
SAID FOR EVERYONE IN THE HOME.
>> AND OF COURSE OF VERBALIZING
THIS PLAN WITH YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS MAKING SURE EVERYONE IS ON THE SAME PAGE. IT IS
VITALLY IMPORTANT.
>> ABSOLUTELY YOU WANT TO MAKE
SURE YOU PRACTICE THAT PLAN,
EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT THEIR JOB
IS WITHIN THE PLANT.
>> SO WE’VE TALKED ABOUT PEOPLE
WE’VE TALKED ABOUT PETS.
WHAT ABOUT OUR HOMES IN SOME
INSTANCES YOU MIGHT FIND
YOURSELF HAVING TO LEAVE YOUR
HOME. WHAT CAN PEOPLE DO TO
PROTECT THEIR HOUSE.
>> WELL YOU DEFINITELY WANT TO
MAKE SURE YOU’RE
INFORMED ABOUT WHAT THE IMPACT
MIGHT BE WHETHER IT BE A
WILDFIRE ME HURRICANE
OR TORNADO. YOU KNOW EACH OF
THOSE EVENTS HAVE DIFFERENT
THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO PLAN
FOR AND SO HAVING
THAT INFORMATION AND HELP YOU
BUILD YOUR PLAN TO PROTECT YOUR
HOME. IN MAKE YOU SAFER.
>>ZAC LASHWAY: IN SITUATIONS
SUCH
AS HURRICANES. HOW DOES THE
AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERVENE
PEOPLE WHO NEED
IT MOST.
>> WELL, IT’S UP TO US TO BE
THE MOST READY WHEN OUR
COMMUNITY IS ALWAYS READY SO IN
HURRICANES. OUR PRIMARY ROLE IS
PROVIDING SHELTERING. FOR THE COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE PRE LANDFALL SHELTERS AND THEN
ONCE THE EVENT HAS PASSED WITH
THOSE SHELTERS TURN INTO ACTUAL
SHELTERS THAT WILL HELP US MOVE
INTO THE RECOVERY PHASE OF THE
OPERATION.
>> DURING
THESE EMERGENCIES IS THERE A
SITE PEOPLE CAN FOLLOW TO KEEP
UP WITH WHAT THE AMERICAN RED
CROSS
IS DOING.
>> ABSOLUTELY YOU CAN ALWAYS
YOU KNOW GET THE LATEST
INFORMATION FROM OUR WEB PAGE
REDCROSS DOT ORG FORWARD SLASH
NORTH FLORIDA. YOU CAN ALSO HAVE FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA AT THE SAME PLACE YOU
TAP INTO OUR EMERGENCY APP FOR
THE RED CROSS AND THAT STAND IN
FOR PEACE IS SUPER IMPORTANT.
YOU KNOW ALSO JACK’S READY DOES
A GREAT JOB OF PROVIDING
INFORMATION SO THAT’S ANOTHER
SOURCE OF
INFORMATION ALSO.
>> MISTER THOMAS WE SO MUCH
APPRECIATE YOU COMING ON THE
MORNING SHOW AND TALKING WITH
US THIS MORNING. THANKS FOR
HAVING ME.
THANK YOU AND REMEMBER IF YOU
NEED HELP MAKING YOUR EMERGENCY
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