emergency preparedness

Safety Checklist for Time Change Sunday

daylight saving time checklistSpring forward, Fall back: Time Change Sunday is on the way!

On Sunday, November 2, Daylight Savings Time will end in most of the United States. Setting back the clock gives an extra hour to the day. Time for a seasonal safety check!

As you circle the house, setting clocks back one hour, make time for this short safety checklist. It'll see you into winter months in a safe--and organized--home:



Emergency Preparedness Online: Create (and Print!) A Family Disaster Plan

Every family needs a family disaster plan, and that goes double during the volatile hurricane season. Solution? Try this interactive Family Preparedness Plan generator from Weather.com.

To create a plan, jump to the link below. Step-by-step, you'll add personalized information about family members, pets, meeting place and location of emergency supplies.

When finished, the plan generator provides printable identification cards, checklists and forms for your household notebook:

Create a Family Preparedness Plan



Be Prepared: 10 Day Survival Kit

Jeffrey Yago, of Backwoods Home Magazine, walks you through a list of supplies you will want to keep in your trunk in the event that you are stranded in your vehicle. All items pack up nicely in a small cooler.

Bonus? It makes a great emergency kit to grab during severe weather warnings, or in the need to evacuate.

10 Day Survival Kit



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