Does Your Family Have A Disaster Plan

4/5/2017 (Permalink)

Disasters can happen quickly and most times without a warning. You never know when basic services, such as gas, electricity, water or telephones will be cut off. Your family must be prepared for this by preparing and planning. Knowing what to do is your best protection and your responsibility. Here are some ways to help to prepare your family in times of a disaster.

Learn what disasters and emergencies that have the possibility to occur in your area.

Know what to prepare for by calling your local emergency management office or American Red Cross chapter. Learn what disasters can happen rather it’s man made or natural and found out what are the best ways to prepare for each one. Found out what public warning systems your community has and what they sound like. Learn the disaster plans at your workplace, school, daycare, or other places where your family may spend a lot of time.

Create and Implement a Family Disaster Plan.

Set up a family meeting to discuss what plan needs to be in place and the importance of the plan. Keep the plan simple enough for everybody to understand and follow. This is a team effort and everybody must know what part they play. Explain the dangers of the type of disasters that may occur in your area. Everybody should know what to do in each instance. By discussing everything before disaster strikes, it will allow everyone to be calm and execute the plan.

You then need to make sure you have two meeting places for your family in case everyone is not together. They should be familiar with the locations and know the address. Right outside of your home in case of a sudden emergency or outside of your neighborhood in case you can’t return home or are asked to leave your neighborhood. Separation will play a big factor if the disaster occurs during the times parents are at work and the children are at school. You need to have a plan of getting everybody together.

You should set a primary person outside of the disaster area as your family’s primary contact. Family members should call the contact and tell him or her where they are. Everyone must know the contact’s name, address, and phone number. Found out about shelters in the contact’s area or arrange to stay with that contact if possible. Plan your escape routes and get familiar with them. You should always have alternate escape routes in place.

If you have pets plan on how you will care for them during a disaster. Unless your pet(s) are service animals they are not permitted to be in places where food is served, according to many local health department regulations. Plan where you would take your pets if you had to go to a public shelter where they are not permitted. Make sure you post all important phone numbers and emergency numbers next to all phones in your home.

Fire Or Water Disaster in Your Home? Call SERVPRO of Oldham Shelby/Trimble/Spencer/Carroll to speak to a Mitigation Specialist today. 502.241.6861

Preparation for a Power Outage

8/15/2016 (Permalink)

Following a disaster, there may be power outages that could last for several days. Stock canned foods, dry mixes and other forms of nutrition that don't require any refrigeration, cooking, water or special preparation. Be sure to include a manual can opener along with eating utensils. Below you will find items needed for emergency supplies during a power outage or storm disaster.

Store at least a three-day supply of non-pershable food.
Choose foods your family will eat.
Remember any special dietary or medical needs.
Choose salt-free crackers, whole grain cereals and canned foods with high liquid content.
Ready to eat foods such as canned meat, vegetables, fruits.
Protein or fruit bars.
Dry cereal
Peanut butter
Dried Fruit
Nuts

Shelby County Habitat for Humanity Golf Scramble

6/10/2016 (Permalink)

Thanks to all that participated in the 2016, Shelby County Habitat for Humanity Golf Scramble.

All about SERVPRO

2/9/2016 (Permalink)

SERVPRO is a Franchise system with over 39 years of leadership in cleanup and Restoration. Our track record of results has earned us the trust of the insurance industry, countless homeowners, and in one unforgettable instance, even the Pentagon.

SERVPRO Franchise Professionals are a team of specialist trained in the cleanup and care of your home, property and personal contents. Quietly taking the SERVPRO message to the streets, every hour of every day, proving that whenever there is a house full of water or an office full of smoke, there is a van full of clean.

Smoke Alarms Save Lives

1/6/2016 (Permalink)

Smoke alarms play a vital role in saving lives, and when properly installed, can reduce the risk of fire injury in half.

Be sure to check the batteries in your smoke alarm at least once a month.

Emergency READY Profile Advantages

1/4/2016 (Permalink)

A no-cost assessment of your facility.
A concise profile document containing only the critical information needed in the event of an emergency.
A guide to hlep you get back into your building following a disaster.
Establishes your local SERVPRO Franchise Professional as your disaster mitigation and restoration provider.
Identification of the line of command for authorizing work to begin.
Provides facility details such as shut-off valve locations, priority areas and priority contact information.

If you have a fire or water emergency, please call us now at (502) 241-6861

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