Download the Family Communication Plan for Parents and Kids (PDF - 1.2 Mb), print the pages and fill them in offline.Prepare yourself and your family for a disaster by making an emergency plan.
Your emergency planning should also address the care of pets, aiding family members with access and functional needs and safely shutting off utilities.
You may also want to inquire about emergency plans at work, daycare and school. If no plans exist, consider volunteering to help create one. Read more about school and workplace plans.
Once you’ve collected this important information, gather your family members and discuss the information to put in the plan. Practice your plan at least twice a year and update it according to any issues that arise.
excerpt
a short story collection
Stormy Weather
The sun felt like it was burning into
her skin. Even SPF-25 didn’t stand up to the wind burn.
It was just too easy to be lazy and
lie there on the towel. The wind was kicking up and she felt grains of sand
skitter across her skin every now and then. She wasn’t alone, there were a few
diehards still on the beach. Running feet kicked up clumps of sand and finally
annoyed her enough to sit up and dust herself off.
“Surfers,” she mumbled and shook her
head. Storms always brought them out. The wind kicked up the surf and the waves
swelled. Debbie was compelled to watch two figures riding a huge crest and
cringed when she saw one tumble into the crashing foam, his board flying in
after him.
Groaning, she finally stood and
brushed some of the sand from her arms. Debbie walked to the water’s edge and
was amazed to realize how much closer it was to the towel she was lying on than
when she first picked out a spot. At least she would get her feet wet before
she packed up her belongings and trudged back to the hotel.
She was standing in ankle deep water
when a wave crashed into her at chest height. She was knocked off balance and
wound up sitting in the wet sand as the water threatened to pull her in. The
salty water passed her lips and she sputtered and tried to catch her breath.
“You okay?” A bronze god squatted
beside her. His hand rested on her back to
support her in case she actually collapsed.
Cough,
cough. “Yeah,” cough, “I’m fine.” She paused and cleared her throat. “That wave
just surprised me.”
He
stood and stretched a hand out. “Obviously a tourist.” He smiled.
Debbie
stood, she deliberately avoided his help. “Is that an insult?”
“No,”
Adonis’ twin laughed. “It was a guess. This is obviously your first hurricane
and since we have them every year I figured that you’re either a brand new
resident or, most probably, just visiting for a few days. So which is it?”
She
didn’t look up at him. “I’m here on vacation.”
“Hah!
I was right.”
Debbie
looked out at the horizon. “How bad does it get?” It almost looked like sets of
black curtains were billowing from the clouds. She walked back to her towel and
straw bag and just assumed he’d follow her.
“Oh
baby,” he paused while she bent to pick her things up. “It hasn’t even started.
The storm is still pretty far off. Besides it’s only a category two.” ...
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The Many Faces of Chelle Cordero is a single author collection of short stories featuring Introduction, Pussycat Tails, Holiday Happiness, Not Alone, I Swear That Raccoon Just Knocked on the Door, Stormy Weather, A Mother’s Love, More Than a Friend, The Meeting, The Vacation and a special bonus section.
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