New Hanover County Fire Rescue – Hurricane Preparedness

Welcome to our Home Safety Survey and thank you for your participation! It will take just a few minutes to finish. Fill in your information below to get started.

Emergency Kit

Do you have an Emergency Supply Kit?

Do you have individual kits for everyone in the home (Children, pets, disabled)?

Emergency Plan

Do you have a family emergency plan?

Do you have a plan for specific household needs (dietary, disabilities, cultural)?

Does everyone in your home know the family emergency plan?

Important Items

Are important documents or meaningful items stored in waterproof container/Ziploc bags?

Financial Preparedness

Are you prepared financially for an emergency?

Home Preparations

Do you know how to prepare your home for hurricanes?

Flood Zones

Is your home in a flood zone?

Utilities

Do you know how to shut off utilities (water, electricity, & gas)?

Medications

Do you have extra medications on hand?

Generators

Do you have a generator for extended power outages?

Alarms

Do you have working Smoke and/or Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarms with battery backup?

Food Safety

After an extended power outage do you dispose of perishable food?