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Hurricane Preparedness

Release Date: May 13, 2009
Release Number: FNF-09-015

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RADIO NATS:

"The National Hurricane Center has issued a HURRICANE WARNING for the following areas.....
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Announce:

IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN.

ITS TIME TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY WHEN YOU HEAR THOSE WORDS.

MAKE YOUR FAMILY PLAN;

KNOW WHERE YOU WANT TO GO....AND HOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET THERE. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF YOUR LOCAL OFFICIALS AND KNOW YOUR EVACUATION ROUTES.

PREPARE YOUR EMERGENCY KIT...PLAN NOW FOR YOUR FAMILY AND PETS.

SHARE YOUR PLAN WITH OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS SO THAT THEY KNOW WHAT YOU WILL DO WHEN THE WORD TO LEAVE COMES.....

TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS, CONTACT YOUR STATE OR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY...OR GO TO FEMA.GOV

(nats: residents living in the warned area should have already completed their preparations and should begin evacuating immediately.......)

BE RESPONSIBLE. PROTECT YOURSELF AND THOSE YOU LOVE. MAKE SURE YOU ARE ALREADY NOW, SO THAT WHEN ITS TIME FOR YOU TO GO, IT'S NOT ALREADY TOO LATE....BECAUSE BEING PREPARED IS EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY.

FEMA coordinates the federal government's role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, including acts of terror.

Last Modified: Thursday, 14-May-2009 10:47:23