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>> Anchor: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SAYS THIS IS THE TIME TO START PREPARING AND MAKE SURE
YOU HAVE A4@ PLAN IN PLACE IN CE
HURRICANE DORIAN BRINGS POWER
OUTAGES OR FLOODING TO THE
STATE.
AND NEWS 19 IS ON YOUR SIDE WITH
PREPARATIONS YOU MAY NEED TO
CONSIDER IN THE4@ EVENT OF A
HURRICANE.
PREPARATIONS YOU MAY NEED TO CONSIDER IN THE4@ EVENT OF A HURRICANE.4@
BRENDAN TAYLOR JOINS US NOW WITH
TIPS TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE
PREPARED.
>> Reporter: THERE'S BEEN A
LOT OF ACTIVITY IN THE TROPICS
RECENTLY A4@ND OUR TEAM OF
METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING4@
DORIAN AS WE4@ SPEAK.
SO WE'RE HELPING YOU TO BE
PREPARED FOR WHATEVER STORMS MAY
COME OUR WAY THIS HURRICANE
SEASON.
FIRST, KNOW YOUR AREA.
MAKE SURE YOU CHECK EVACUATION
MAPS AND SEE WHERE YOU LIVE SO
YOU CAN KNOW WHAT EVACUATION
ZONE YOU'RE IN, JUST4@ IN CASE.
YOU SHOULD ALSO KNOW WHERE YOUR@
LOCAL STORM SHELTERS ARE
LOCATED, JUST IN CASE YOU DO
HAVE TO EVACUATE YOUR HOME
DURING A STORM.
NEXT, GET YOUR FIRST AID KIT
READY.
MAKE SURE IT'S FULLY STOCKED
WITH BANDAGES AND4@ GAUZE,
ANTISEPTIC WIPES AND OINTMENT
AND SOME ICE PACKS, TAPE AND4@
SCISSORS.
THESE ARE GOOD THINGS TO HAVE SO
YOU CAN TREAT MINOR CUTS AND
SCRAPES AT HOME.
WHILE YOU'RE SHOPPING TO RESTOCK
YOUR FIRST AID KIT, YOU ALSO
SHOULD GRAB SOME OTHER HURRICAN@
SUPPLIES WHILE YOU'RE AT IT.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A GALLON OF
WATER4@ PER FAMILY MEMBER PER D.
MOST EXPERTS RECOMMEND H4@AVING
ENOUGH WATER FOR AT LEAST THREE
DAYS, BUT SOME SUGGEST GETTING
ENOUGH WATER FOR AT LEAST A
WEEK.
AND MAKE SURE YOU STOCK UP ON
NONPERISHABLE FOOD4@ ITEMS LIKE
CANNED PASTA, MEATS, POTATO
CHIPS AND PEANUT4@ BUTTER.
ALSO A FLASHLIGHT AND EXTRA
BATTERIES.
A BATTERY OPERATED RADIO AND A4@
FIRE EXTINGUISHER IF YOU DON'T
ALREADY HAVE ONE AT HOME.
YOU CAN USUALLY FIND THESE ITEMS
AT4@ YOUR LOCAL HOME IMPROVEMENT
STORE.
IF YOU MISSED ANY OF THIS
INFORMATION, WE4@ HAVE IT ALL
LISTED ON WLTX.COM AND ON THE
NEWS 19 MOBILE4@ APP.4@
>> Anchor: THANK YOU, BRANDON
AND METEOROLOGIST DANIELLE
MILLER JOINS US NOW WITH A FEW
MORE TIPS TO HELP YOU4@ AND YOUR
FAMILY PREPARE FOR THE STORM.
FIRST LET'S TALK ABOUT REPAIRING
YO4@UR HOME BEFORE A4@ HURRICANE
HEADS OUR WAY YOU WANT TO MAKE
SURE YOU KNOW HOW TO TURN OFF
BOTH YOUR HOME'S GAS AND WATER
LINES.
MAKE SURE YOU KNO4@W WHERE TO ST
THESE OFF.
THESE VALVES ARE LOCATED AND YOU
NEED TO HAVE THE APPROPRIATE
TOOLS TO4@ CLOSE THOSE VALVES,
USUALLY A WRENCH WILL WORK FINE.
>> Anchor: NEXT, YOU'LL WANT
TO HAVE ALL YOUR IMPORTANT
DOCUMENTS IN ORDER BEFORE A
STORM HITS, THIS INCLUDES YOU
AND YOUR FAMILY'S BIRTH
CERTIFICATES, SOCIAL SECURITY
CARDS, AND ANY INSURANCE
PAPERWORK.
4@
CARDS, AND ANY INSURANCE PAPERWORK. YOU'LL WANT TO GATHER ALL THOSE
DOCUMENTS AND STORE THEM IN
WATER PROOF CONTAINERS OR MAKE
DIGITAL COPIES AND LOAD4@ THEM
ONTO A FLASH4@ DRIVE.
THAT WAY IF YOUR HOME FLOODS
YOUR MOST IMPORTANT PAPERS WON4T
BE RUINED.
>> BE SURE TO KEEP TRACK OF YOUR
PRESCRIPTIONS AS WELL, YOU WANT
TO HAVE ALL YOUR MEDICATIONS
WITH YOU IN INDICATION OF
EMERGENCY IF YOU HAVE TO
EVACUATE.
GET REFILLS IF IT LOOKS LIKE YOU
COULD BE RUNNING LOW AND LEAVE
ALL YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS INSIDE
THE LABELED4@ BOTTLES, THAT WAY
COULD BE RUNNING LOW AND LEAVE ALL YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS INSIDE THE LABELED4@ BOTTLES, THAT WAY@
YOU CAN AVOID MIXING UP YOUR
MEDICATIONS.
>> Anchor: MAKE S4@URE YOU HAVE
A COMMUNICATION PLAN, YOU4@ AND
YOUR FAMILY SHOULD DISCUSS HOW
YOU'LL GET IN TOUCH DURING AND
AFTER THE4@ STORM.
ALSO FILL OUT4@ A CONTACT CARD R
EVERYONE IN YOUR FAMILY WITH
THEIR NAME, PHONE NUMBER AND
EMAIL ADDRESS.4@
>> AND IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING ON
YO4@UR LAWN THAT COULD4@ BE WHID
AROUND BY THE WIND YOU SHOULD
PROBABLY BRING THEM IN,
INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE,
PLANTS, BICYCLES.
>> Anchor: AND DO NOT LEFT
YOUR PETS BEHIND, BRING THEM
WITH YOU IN A SECURE CRATE OR4@
CARRIER AND PACK PLENTY OF FOOD
AND WATER FOR THEM AS WELL.
YOU'LL WANT TO MAKE SURE T4@HEY
HAVE I.D. TAGS OR THAT YOUR PET
IS MICROCHIPPED JUST IN CASE
THEY GET LOST.
AND KEEP IN MIND EMERGENCY
SHELTERS AND MANY HOTELS WILL4@
NOT LET YOU4@ BRING YOUR ANIMALS
IN IF YOU DECIDE TO EVACUATE.
SO MAKE SURE TO4@ PLAN AHEAD AND
FIND A SHELTER THAT DOES ALLOW
YOUR FOUR LEGGED LOVED ONE
INSIDE.
FOR THE LATEST ON THE STORM AND@
ALL OF YOUR NEWS OF THE DAY, BE
SURE TO DOWN LOAD THE NEWS 19
MOBILE APP.
YOU CAN DO IT RIGHT ON YOUR4@
PHONE.
>> ONCE YOU'VE DOWNLOADED IT
YOU'LL WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU
SIGN UP FOR4@ THE PUSH
NOTIFICATIONS, THAT WILL LET