Category: Disaster Preparation

Before hurricanes arrive, plan to take care of your elderly loved ones

by Brad Buck
June 15, 2020

Imagine a hurricane is coming, not difficult for most Floridians. The cone of uncertainty is become ever more certain, and it’s aiming right at your area. With the storm imminent, you might find yourself in a position to care for elderly relatives ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Care, Disaster Preparedness, Documents, Elderly, Hurricanes, Medical Records, Medicines, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County, UF/IFAS Extension Lee County, UF/IFAS Extension Polk County

Busting Hurricane Myths!

by Joanne Cooper
June 12, 2020

The Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) published an article on hurricane myths since many coastal and hurricane prone area residents base their information on erroneous facts. For starters, 84% of Americans base their evacuation decisions ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation,
Tags: Hurricane

Hurricane Preparation: Evacuating Your Premise

by Joanne Cooper
June 12, 2020

Since the probability of Florida being hit with a hurricane in any year is high, it is best to have an evacuation plan for your home. Have a prepared plan and have it set for the summer and fall months. Don't second guess the St. Johns County ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation,
Tags: Hurricane Preparedness

Hurricane Preparedness: Livestock and Horses

by Kalan Taylor
June 9, 2020

Many people depend on livestock and horses for their livelihood and for companionship. Due to their size and their transportation and shelter needs evacuating livestock can be a challenge. Due to this, it is imperative that you are prepared ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Disaster Preparation, Livestock,
Tags: Agriculture, Horses, Hurricane Preparedness, Livestock

Storm Season 2020: Evacuation shelters

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June 8, 2020

One key consideration as you prepare for our tropical storm season is whether or not to evacuate your home, should a storm approach. Making the decision to shelter in place or evacuate to a shelter—or even travel to another location—can ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Work & Life
Tags: Disaster, Disaster Prep, Hurricane, Pgm_FCS, Storm, Storm Season 2020, StormPrep

Hurricane season with horses: stay or evacuate?

by sarahbostick
June 5, 2020

One of the biggest decisions for horse owners is how best to keep their horses safe in the event of a hurricane. So where do you start? Step one is deciding whether you are going to evacuate with your horses or weather the storm in place. In ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Disaster Preparation, Livestock
Tags: Ag, Agriculture, Disaster, Evacuate, Horses, Hurricane, Pasture, Pgm_Ag, Preparation, Storm, StormPrep

St. Johns County Disaster Planning for Older Adults

by Joanne Cooper
June 5, 2020

According to Jeff Alexander, Deputy Director of St. Johns County Emergency Operations Center, the official hurricane predictions from the University of Colorado states that there will be 16 named storms, 8 hurricanes and 4 major hurricanes (category ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation,
Tags: Hurricane

Storm Season 2020: Assembling your kit and supplies

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June 4, 2020

As you prepare your home and family for the hurricane season, don’t forget to include a disaster preparedness kit. In this Storm Season 2020 post, the third of the six-part series, we are going to discuss what to have in our disaster preparedness ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Work & Life
Tags: Disaster, Disaster Prep, Hurricane, Pgm_FCS, Storm, Storm Season 2020, StormPrep

Animal sciences graduate creates resources for horse owners during COVID-19

by Dana Edwards
June 3, 2020

When Aly Morrison was approached about creating national resources for horse owners on essential equine care and personal preparedness plans during the initial outbreak of COVID-19, she immediately offered her design skills and talents. Since ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Disaster Preparation, Health & Nutrition, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Animal Sciences, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Equine Resources, Extension Outreach, Horses

Tips to Help You Weather the Storm

by Samantha Kennedy
June 3, 2020

Article and audio introduction by Samantha Kennedy, Family and Consumer Sciences It's officially hurricane season here in Florida and that means it's time to review and rebuild your disaster kit. Take some time to go through your kit ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Supplies, Hurricane Preparedness, Hurricane Supplies, Personal Safety, Safety, Wakulla

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