Gulf Coast Residents Should Take Steps Now to Protect Against Tropical Storm Fay
Contact: Wendy Fontaine
Date: 9/6/2002
Tampa – Gulf Coast residents watching Tropical Storm Fay and wondering what she’ll do can follow the guidance of the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) and take steps now to protect their homes from wind, rain and storm surge.
Clean your yard. Remove anything that will become flying or floating debris, including lawn furniture, garbage cans, dead limbs and broken fencing.
Protect your openings. If you do not have impact resistant windows and doors, use the materials you’ve prepared as part of your hurricane plan.
(e.g. shutters, 7/16” thick plywood panels, garage door bracing).
“Batten down the hatches”. Be sure to close and lock all windows, doors, skylights and vents in your home to prevent water intrusion.
Flooding and storm surge may be the biggest threat, so pay attention to local weather updates and obey emergency officials if evacuation orders are given.
Homeowners can also reference the IBHS booklets, Is Your Home Protected From Hurricane Disaster? A Homeowner’s Guide to Hurricane Retrofit and Protect Your Home Against Hurricane Damage. Both are available in English and Spanish. For a free copy of either publication, call IBHS toll-free at 1(866) 657-IBHS (4247).
The Institute for Business & Home Safety is a national nonprofit initiative of the insurance industry to reduce deaths, injuries, property damage, economic losses and human suffering caused by natural disasters.
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