Month: August 2012

Many people feel staying in and protecting their homes during a hurricane is the best idea. You have no control over weather, especially when it is as severe as a hurricane. Evacuate quickly and ensure that friends and neighbors follow suit. Hurricane safety is not to be taken lightly. To find more information about your state’s hurricane evacuation plans follow up with FEMA. Be ready if a hurricane or a tropical storm strikes. Below are hurricane safety  tips and checklist to keep you and your family safe during hurricane season. Have a hurricane safety kit: - Non-perishable food - Can opener - Gallons of water - Blankets/Sleeping bags - Pillows - Bug repellent - Batteries - Flashlight - Utilities (toilet paper, tooth brushes, shampoo) - Tarps - Family prescriptions - Firs...

With the start of a new school year, teaching children how to be safer needs to be at the top of the list of things to do for parents and school administrators. While the little ones head back to class, make sure you keep your children up to date on school safety. Keep these tips at hand for the entire school year. School Travel - If your children walk to school this is the opportunity to talk to them about strangers. - If they are young enough, make sure you map out a safe way to walk home or find local children to walk in groups. - If your child does not have a cell phone yet, make sure they either memorize or write down emergency and family phone numbers. Bus Safety -  Let’s face it; many bus drivers don’t enforce seat belts. Teach your children to keep seated on the bus at all ti...