Hey, everyone!

As you may or may not know, we are in the midst of…

HURRICANE SEASON!

Hurricane Season runs from June 1 – November 30 every year. Unfortunately, those of us living in New England have learned the hard way that hurricanes don’t only affect our neighbors down south. Although the thought of another hurricane coming our way might start to make you stress, let’s not panic! This just means it’s the perfect time for us to all start our own personal preparedness planning! To help get you started, here are some helpful tips and resources:

The National Weather Service outlines each step for you:

• Determine your Risk
• Develop an Evacuation Plan
• Assemble Disaster Supplies
• Get an Insurance Checkup
• Strengthen your Home
• Help your Neighbor
• Complete your Written Plan

Find more details on each task here: https://www.weather.gov/wrn/2017-social-media-hpw#sumay.

 Ready.gov is also a great resource (as always!) Check out their HURRICANE site (https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes) for information on hurricane basics, preparedness tips, how to prepare your home, and what to do during and after a hurricane. This site also contains tons of resources to help you plan for other events such as home fires, floods, active shooter events, and (my biggest fear) tornadoes!

 It's easy to brush preparedness planning off until tomorrow, but you never know when disaster could strike. These resources help to make planning a breeze so you and your family can stay safe and healthy even at the worst of times!

Until next time,

Domina

Domina DiBiase, Operations Manager