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Monday, September 10, 2018

Moore County Urges Residents to Update Emergency Plans and Kits by Wednesday Evening


Moore County Urges Residents to Update Emergency Plans and Kits by Wednesday Evening


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                  Contact: D. Bryan Phillips
10 September 2018                                                                             Phone: 910-947-6317

Hurricane Florence is just off the coast of North Carolina as a Category 2 with potential of Category 4 prior to landfall.  Possible impacts to Moore County, by this weekend, should be a wind and rain event.   Hurricane Florence could bring damaging winds, power outages, heavy rains, flooding and even tornadoes. Moore County Public Safety urges residents to make a plan and put together an emergency supplies kit to provide the tools needed to survive the storm and recover from it.

Moore County emergency officials encourage residents to sign up for the free Emergency Notification System on the Moore County webpage at www.moorecountync.gov.  The Emergency Notification System offers free severe weather notifications and updated situational awareness of emergencies that occur within your communities. Follow us on our webpage at www.moorecountync.gov, Facebook at Moore County Public Safety and Twitter at @moorecountyps for updates.

Stay informed during this potential severe weather event by using a NOAA battery-powered weather radio.

Families should have their emergency kit ready to go at all times with enough non-perishable food and bottled water (1 gallon per person per day) to last three to seven days. Kits also should include:
•           Copies of insurance papers and personal identification sealed in a watertight plastic bag
•           First-aid kit and supply of prescription medicines
•           In-home oxygen-dependent patients should contact oxygen supplier to have supplies to last 72-96 hours
•           Changes of clothes
•           Hygiene items such as toothbrush, toothpaste, soap and deodorant, bedding
•           Cash or checkbook
•           More information on hurricanes, severe weather and overall emergency preparedness can be found online at www.ReadyNC.org. Citizens are also encouraged to download the free ReadyNC mobile app, which provides real-time weather and traffic conditions for all parts of North Carolina.


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