After a Hurricane – Keep Food Safety in Mind

By: Kendra Zamojski and Laurie Osgood If you lost power or your home was damaged by flooding, the food or water in your home could make you and your family sick. Fridge and Freezer Food… Read More
Posted: September 18, 2020
By: Kendra Zamojski and Laurie Osgood If you lost power or your home was damaged by flooding, the food or water in your home could make you and your family sick. Fridge and Freezer Food… Read More
Category: Disaster Preparation, Food Safety
Tags: cooking, Disaster Recovery, Food Safety, water safety
by llw5479
Posted: November 9, 2018
Recovery and cleanup following the devastation of a storm such as Michael begins by removing one limb at a time, one neighbor helping another neighbor, one word of encouragement, which in turn becomes a community… Read More
by llw5479
Posted: October 12, 2018
Hurricane damaged plants should be cared for as soon as possible. Partially uprooted small trees and shrubs should be securely staked in their original positions. Until plants are reset, protect exposed roots and prevent drying…. Read More
by llw5479
Posted: September 5, 2017
Preventive maintenance is key to preparing for storms. Even our thunderstorms can produce thirty, forty or fifty-plus mile per hour winds. But we are also now concerned with the possibility of a major hurricane making… Read More
Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Landscapes
by bearden
Posted: July 8, 2016
Hurricane season is upon us and it is already an active season! To help you be prepared for a storm, we have made several videos on the following topics: Food Inventory, Important Documents, Landscape, Children,… Read More
by llw5479
Posted: September 9, 2015
Tropical storm season officially ends November 30. I’m not predicting a storm but even with our average winds during a typical thunderstorm, you’d be wise to prepare. Falling trees and flying landscape debris during a… Read More
Category: Disaster Preparation, Events, Home Landscapes
by BLOGS.IFAS2
Posted: May 2, 2014
The month of May and after is going to be a time of recovery for Northwest Florida. On April 30th, 2014 many residents awoke, if they slept at all, to drenched neighborhoods and all of… Read More
Category: Disaster Preparation, Work & Life
Tags: Disaster Response, flood, home, Home & Community Education, Landscape, Marine Science, Safety, Water Quality
by bearden
Posted: May 2, 2014
The following provides information on safety regarding the following areas: 1) FLOOD WATER SAFETY 2) FLOODING/STORMS CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH SEWAGE SYSTEMS 3) ALERT TO PRIVATE WELL OWNERS IN FLOODED AREAS ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1) The Florida… Read More
Category: Disaster Preparation
Tags: disaster, Disaster Preparation & Recovery, flood, Safety, Water Health
by bearden
Posted: May 2, 2014
The month of May and after is going to be a time of recovery for Northwest Florida. On April 30th, 2014 many residents awoke, if they slept at all, to drenched neighborhoods and all of… Read More
Category: Disaster Preparation
Tags: community response, Disaster Preparation & Recovery, Disaster Recovery, flood, resources
by bearden
Posted: May 2, 2014
With all of these extreme weather events in Northwest Florida, our landscapes are taking a beating. From being frozen during the ice storm, heavy rains in winter and now our recent flood our landscapes will… Read More
Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Landscapes
Tags: disaster, Disaster Preparation & Recovery, Landscape, recovery
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