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January
February
March (Peak tornado season March-May)
April (Earthquake Preparedness Month)
- Test
and replace batteries in smoke and CO2 detectors
- Replace
flashlight batteries
- Order free
credit report from Equifax
www.annualcreditreport.com
- Update
72 hrs kits with Summer cloths
- Clear
away brush from house for fire season
- Check
tire pressure
Earth Day (April 22)
Find a location to recycle batteries 800-903-2227 or
www.batteryroundup.com
May
- Test
smoke alarm
- Purchase
mosquito repellent for home (West Nile Virus)
- Fill
up extra gas tanks (hurricane evacuation or mowing lawn)
- Pool
season, never swim alone, never leave child unattended in pool or tub
- Stock
up on water, batteries, and food (gas too) in preparation for hurricane
season
- Check
tire pressure
June (Hurricane season June 1 to Nov 30)
Hurricane Safety
July
- Test
smoke alarm
- Order
free credit report from Experian
www.annualcreditreport.com
- Vaccinations
(before school starts)
- Check
tire pressure
August
- Test
smoke alarm
- Busiest
month for West Nile Virus-use mosquito
repellent DEET
- Back
to school sales – great time to buy cloths
- Back
to school, if the school evacuated, do your children know what to
do, where to go and how to reach you or someone else?
- Check
tire pressure
September (National Preparedness Month)
FEMA website
- Test
smoke alarm
- Update
72 hrs kits with Winter cloths
- Update
first aid kit (Motrin, children’s medicine, Pepto Bismal)
- Replace
flashlight batteries
- Put
together a
car kit
- Hunting
season – keep guns locked (check local police dept for free locks)
- Know
how to
find light
in the house (flashlights, candles)
- Check
tire pressure
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Replace windshield wipers
and tires with all season tires for winter
October
- Test
and replace batteries in smoke and CO2 detectors
- Replace
heater filter
- Keep
furnace area clear
- Purchase
K-1 fuel for indoor kerosene heater or propane
- Check
tire pressure, do you need new wiper blades?
- Know
how to turn off water (frozen pipes)
- Halloween
– flashlights/batteries on sale (stock up)
- Know
how to
heat the house
if there is no heat
- Pull
out shovels and buy salt
November (Winter Storm Preparedness Month)
- Test
smoke alarm
- Thanksgiving
– cooking supplies on sale (stock up)
- Did
you cook the turkey long enough and put the leftovers away in 2 hours or
less
http://www.gourmetspot.com/listturkey.htm
- Avoid
candles, keep out of reach from children, away from areas that they can be
bumped and put on surface that will not catch fire
- Icy
roads, drive more cautiously
- Replace
heater filter as needed
December
- Test
smoke alarm
- Flu
shots
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/
- Tools
on sale, buy a large cheap wrench, oil it, properly size it to the gas
meter switch, then wrap it in plastic and tie it next to the gas meter (in
the event of an earthquake and gas needs to be turned off)
- Replace
heater filter as needed
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