Category: Disaster Preparation

How To Effectively Disinfect A Private Drinking Well

by Yilin
September 18, 2020

Hurricanes bring excessive rain. When heavy rains bring flooding to an area, your private well may not be safe to drink. It may be in danger of contamination from pollutants found in the flood waters. If your well has been flooded, meaning either ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Bacteria, Bacterial Contamination, Bleach, Chlorine, Drinking Water, Flooded Well, Private Well, Shock Chlorination, UF IFAS Extension Water Agents, Water, Water RSA, Well Disinfection, Well Water, Yilin Zhuang

What Should I Do After My Drinking Well Is Flooded?

by Yilin
August 6, 2020

Para acceder a esta comunicación en español, por favor utilice este enlace Hurricanes are one of nature’s most powerful storms. They produce strong winds, storm surge flooding, and heavy rainfall. When heavy rains bring flooding to an ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Disaster Preparation, Drinking Water, Extension, Flooded Well, Hurricane Recovery, Private Well, Water Safety, Water Testing, Well Water, Yilin Zhuang

Water Wednesday Recap – Hurricane Preparedness

by Yilin
June 29, 2020

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. Are you prepared for this hurricane season? Last Water Wednesday, the Family Consumer Sciences Agents LuAnn Duncan in Sumter County and Lisa Hamilton in Volusia County gave ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Water
Tags: Emergency Water Supply, Hurricane Preparedness, Lisa Hamilton, LuAnn Duncan, Water Wednesday, Yilin Zhuang

New list provides assistance options for Florida coastal businesses

by Brittany Hall-Scharf
April 15, 2020

By: Rhett Register Florida Sea Grant is maintaining a curated list of disaster assistance options for Florida’s coastal businesses disrupted by COVID-19. The list contains links to details about well- and lesser-known options and includes ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: COVID-19, Disaster Assistance

Why an Emergency Fund is so important to Financial Security

by staylor
April 6, 2020

What will happen to your family if you: Lose your job? Get sick? Have an emergency? Most of us are very good at planning for our future, but we often don’t think about the “what if’s?” We prepare for the future we think of, but then ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Management, Money Matters, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Hernando

Keeping Fit in the Age of Social Distancing

by staylor
April 6, 2020

Now that most of us have settled into this “new normal” of working from home, social distancing, and adjusted to the inconveniences of social distancing, we realize we miss our gym and workout times. Many of us have worked very hard to regain ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Management, Money Matters, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Hernando

Get a Bunker Mentality about Your Finances

by staylor
April 6, 2020

In military training manuals, Maslow’s Theory of Hierarchy is represented as a pyramid with five levels of needs: survival, security, belonging, self-esteem and self-actualization. The base of the pyramid is survival, on which all other levels ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Management, Relationships & Family, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Hernando

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