{"id":35635,"date":"2020-05-12T18:18:31","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T22:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.halifaxemc.com\/?page_id=35635"},"modified":"2023-12-15T16:29:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T21:29:43","slug":"storm-preparedness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.halifaxemc.com\/outage-stormsafety\/storm-preparedness\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Preparedness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Outline a communication and evacuation plan for your family before a hurricane or storm warning is issued to minimize confusion and fear. If you have pets or livestock, include them in your plan.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-36520 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxemc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_249040935-340x247.jpeg\" alt=\"Satellite view. Hurricane Florence over the Atlantics close to the US coast . Elements of this image furnished by NASA.\" width=\"340\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxemc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_249040935-340x247.jpeg 340w, https:\/\/www.halifaxemc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_249040935-800x581.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.halifaxemc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_249040935-1600x1162.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.halifaxemc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_249040935-1536x1115.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.halifaxemc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_249040935.jpeg 2045w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/>Create an emergency kit that includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Important documents sealed in a watertight plastic bag<\/li>\n<li>Cash<\/li>\n<li>Three days&#8217; worth of non-perishable food, water, and medications<\/li>\n<li>First-aid kit<\/li>\n<li>Battery-powered radio<\/li>\n<li>Flashlight<\/li>\n<li>Extra batteries<\/li>\n<li>Personal hygiene items<\/li>\n<li>Extra clothes and blankets<\/li>\n<li>Food and other supplies for pets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sign up for local weather alerts and warnings.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Halifax EMC on Facebook to stay informed about weather, outages, and other information.<\/p>\n<p>In the event of a power interruption, members should report outages by calling <a href=\"tel:+1-800-690-0522\">(800) 690-0522<\/a>. Members are also reminded to never go near downed power lines.<\/p>\n<p>For more tips, check the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdps.gov\/ncem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">North Carolina Emergency Management<\/a>\u00a0website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outline a communication and evacuation plan for your family before a hurricane or storm warning is issued to minimize confusion and fear. If you have pets or livestock, include them in your plan. Create an emergency kit that includes: Important documents sealed in a watertight plastic bag Cash Three days&#8217; worth of non-perishable food, water, [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":36520,"parent":35627,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.halifaxemc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35635"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.halifaxemc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.halifaxemc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.halifaxemc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.halifaxemc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35635"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.halifaxemc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35635\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38396,"href":"https:\/\/www.halifaxemc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35635\/revisions\/38396"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.halifaxemc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35627"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.halifaxemc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.halifaxemc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}