Do you have an Emergency Supply Kit?
- 50 : yes
- 50 : no
- 0 : na
Do you have individual kits for everyone in the home (Children, pets, disabled)?
- 30 : yes
- 70 : no
- 0 : na
New Hanover County Fire Rescue – Hurricane Preparedness
135 participants have taken the survey. Below are results for the survey.
Emergency Kit
Emergency Plan
Do you have a family emergency plan?
- 47 : yes
- 53 : no
- 0 : na
Do you have a plan for specific household needs (dietary, disabilities, cultural)?
- 47 : yes
- 53 : no
- 0 : na
Does everyone in your home know the family emergency plan?
- 56 : yes
- 44 : no
- 0 : na
Important Items
Are important documents or meaningful items stored in waterproof container/Ziploc bags?
- 39 : yes
- 61 : no
- 0 : na
Financial Preparedness
Are you prepared financially for an emergency?
- 79 : yes
- 21 : no
- 0 : na
Home Preparations
Do you know how to prepare your home for hurricanes?
- 59 : yes
- 41 : no
- 0 : na
Flood Zones
Is your home in a flood zone?
- 21 : yes
- 79 : no
- 0 : na
Utilities
Do you know how to shut off utilities (water, electricity, & gas)?
- 62 : yes
- 38 : no
- 0 : na
Medications
Do you have extra medications on hand?
- 79 : yes
- 21 : no
- 0 : na
Generators
Do you have a generator for extended power outages?
- 46 : yes
- 54 : no
- 0 : na
Alarms
Do you have working Smoke and/or Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarms with battery backup?
- 87 : yes
- 13 : no
- 0 : na
Food Safety
After an extended power outage do you dispose of perishable food?
- 91 : yes
- 9 : no
- 0 : na
Age Range
Please let us know your age range.
- 35 : 30-54
- 5 : 18-29
- 59 : 55+