Hurricane Preparedness Week 2020: Strengthen Your Home

Topics

• Sunday: Determine Your Risk
• Monday: Develop an Evacuation Plan
• Tuesday: Assemble Disaster Supplies
• Wednesday: Get an Insurance Checkup
• Thursday: Strengthen Your Home
• Friday: Help Your Neighbor
• Saturday: Complete a Written Plan

If you plan to ride out the storm in your home, make sure it is in good repair and up to local hurricane building code specifications. Many retrofits are not as costly or time consuming as you may think. Have the proper plywood, steel or aluminum panels to board up the windows and doors. Remember, the garage door is the most vulnerable part of the home, so it must be able to withstand the winds.

• FEMA Mitigation
• FLASH: Prepare your home
• FLASH How-To Videos:
• Protect Your Home From Flooding Video (English/Spanish)