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. When electricity is restored, the surge from many major appliances starting at the same time may cause damage or destroy the appliances.