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Pantry organization of non-perishable food items. [CREDIT: UF/IFAS, Tyler Jones]

Disaster preparedness: consider shelf-stable food safety


June 3, 2021

As you know, our official storm/hurricane season starts June 1. Have you begun to prepare? A good first step is to look in your pantry for shelf-stable foods. Of course, what IS a shelf-stable food? And, how does that relate to food safety? ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Work & Life
Tags: #stormsafety, Disaster, Disaster Prep, Disaster Preparedness, Food, Food Safety, Hurricane, Pgm_FCS, Preparation, Storm, Storm Prep, StormPrep
air conditioning units line a row of homes

Closing up your Florida home: air conditioning, windows and doors


May 3, 2019

This is the fifth blog post in our six-part series on how to prepare your Florida home if you'll be away for an extended time. In this post, we will review air conditioning considerations, as well as our what to look out for with windows and ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Management
Tags: Absence, Air Conditioning, Close, Disaster, Door, Home, Pgm_FCS, Preparation, Storm, StormPrep, Window