It might sound odd, but one key element of preparing for a storm is knowing what to do AFTER the storm. After a disaster, you might be without a range of services on which you normally rely, such as electricity, gas, water and sewer, cell ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Work & Life
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
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
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
In the first post of this series, we talked about gathering information. In this post, we are going to look at creating your plan. Just as we mentioned in our previous blog, you should think about updating contact information and including ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Work & Life
While we're in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic, few of us want to spend much time—if any—thinking about the hurricane season. But, June 1 marks the official start of that six-month season, and now is the time to prepare. Disaster planning ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Work & Life
By SARAH BOSTICK Sustainable Agriculture Agent UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County Preparing for hurricanes and other natural disasters is a very big job in our state, and one not limited to our urban areas. It is such a big job that the state ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Disaster PreparationWe are now in the active hurricane season, with Tropical Storm Dorian heading towards Puerto Rico, and possibly powering up to threaten the Southeastern United States as a major hurricane. Whether you stockpiled early – which is the best approach ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Work & Life
In our final post to this six-part series, we will provide some security considerations as you prepare your home for an extended stay away. Whether you are leaving for a month or several months, you want to protect your home from intruders. ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Management
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