Lie on the floor under a table or other sturdy object. Being under a sturdy object will offer greater protection from falling objects. C lose all interior doors. Secure and brace external doors. Closed doors will help prevent damaging hurricane winds from entering additional rooms.
H ave a supply of flashlights and extra batteries handy.
Flashlights provide the safest emergency lighting source. Between 1984 and 1998, candle-related deaths from home fires following hurricanes were three times greater than the number of deaths related to the direct impact of the hurricane. Kerosene lamps require a great deal of ventilation and are not designed for indoor use. S tore drinking water in clean bathtubs, sinks, plastic bottles, and cooking utensils. Survivors of community-wide disasters have said the individual's greatest need following the disaster is water.