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General Sources
American Red Cross:
Visit this site
for quick info about preparing emergency kits, planning evacuation plans, and what to do when the hurricane
is over.
FEMA:
FEMA offers the Are You Ready? guide,
online registration for disaster assistance, recovery info,
and
emergency telephone numbers.
Florida
Division of Emergency Management:
FloridaDisaster.org is the official web site
of the Florida Department of Emergency Management. The site provides the
public and
businesses with links to information on hazards specific to Florida, wildfires, tornadoes, hurricanes, heat
wave, drought, etc.
Additionally, the site provides the public with
current weather and environmental situations, as well as links to
federal and
national emergency resources.
Hurricane
Preparedness Week:
The National Hurricane Center devotes
May 23 - 29, 2010 to preparation. Visit the Center homepage to track storms and see
a list of storm names.
National
Hurricane Center:
The National Weather Service, this site
offers forecasts, images, and historical data.
National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:
This web site provides users with weather related
information for the United States, Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands,
American Samoa, and Guam. The site also contains resources on weather safety, radio communications for emer-
gency
warnings and updates, and a search feature for locating weather
conditions at the city level.
Orange County Office of Emergency Management:
Get
local info, including damage assessment & FEMA forms, & a list of schools used for shelters.
Orlando Sentinel:
Read
a Hurricane Survival Guide, a list of storm names and shelters, and five hundred years of hurricane history.
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After the Hurricane
Chainsaw Safety:
Learn
how to avoid injury from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention.
Price Gouging:
From
Florida's Attorney General. Includes
the price gouging hotline number, FAQs, an online
complaint form, more.
Winter Park Live Oak Fund:
8,000 trees were damaged
or destroyed due to hurricanes. This citizen's group is replacing Laurel Oak and Water Oak
trees
with "more wind-resistant and longer lifespan Live
Oaks."
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Generators
American Red Cross:
Addresses common questions about purchasing and
using a generator. Spanish version available.
Portable
Electric Generator Safety Tips:
Visit this site before using your generator for
the first time.
Looking for reviews of generators? Consumer Reports published a report in October 2006. City
of Winter Park residents can
read this article at home:
1. Log into the
EBSCOhost
database with your library card
2. In the first search box, type in "generators"
3. Scroll down and highlight "Periodical"
4. In the Magazine box, type in "Consumer Reports"
5. Click on "search"
6. The first result should be: "Weathering Disaster: Generators and
Saws"
If you visit the library, see the Reference Desk on the 1st floor for a copy of this issue.
Insurance
Florida Department of Financial Services:
The Division of Consumer Services offers an
insurance customer assistance hotline, phone numbers, online complaint forms,
and a Disaster - Before
& After Q&A site.
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Pets
Animal Disaster Preparedness Tips:
"The type of
companion animal you have dictates specific needs when disaster strikes."
Florida Pets.net:
Pets are family, too. Find out how to keep Fido
and Fluffy safe. Provides a list of pet-friendly facilities.
Pets
and Disasters:
Orange County Animal Services
provides this helpful site. It includes a list of pet-friendly shelters.
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