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<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Update your emergency supply kit and keep it ready<\/b><\/p>\n Remember to prepare supplies for children, older parents with special needs and your pets. Keep your supplies together in one location in case you need to shelter in place.<\/span><\/p>\n New Supply Suggestions:<\/span><\/p>\n Standard Supply Suggestions:<\/span><\/p>\n Report power outages quickly<\/b><\/p>\n The <\/span>MARYLAND Prepares mobile app<\/span><\/a>, created by the <\/span>Maryland Emergency Management Agency<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 (MDMEMA), provides important information and tools to help Maryland residents be more informed and prepared for emergency situations. The free app is available for iPhone\u00ae and Android\u2122 devices.<\/span><\/p>\n MDMEMA has a great system in place to keep Marylanders informed with their <\/span>Know Your Zone<\/span><\/a> system. Step 1: Click the \u2018Find Your Zone\u2019 button, Step 2: Enter your Address on the map,<\/span><\/p>\n Step 3: See your zone in the search results, Step 4: Evacuate your zone if told to do so by local officials.<\/span><\/p>\n Stay informed \u2013 follow <\/span>MDMEMA<\/span><\/a> for weather related updates. You can follow them on <\/span>Twitter<\/span><\/a> & <\/span>Facebook<\/span><\/a>@MDMEMA<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Run your generator safely<\/b><\/p>\n If you have a home generator, make sure your carbon monoxide alarms are installed and working and that the generator is at least 20 feet away from your home. Never run a generator in your garage or basement.<\/p>\n If you are in a evacuation zone, follow these tips:<\/span><\/p>\n Leave Early \u2013 Do NOT wait for a mandatory evacuation order. An unnecessary trip is far better than waiting too long to leave safely.<\/span><\/p>\n Take Your Pets \u2013 Animals left behind in a disaster can easily be injured, lost or killed. Animals left inside your home can escape through storm-damaged areas, such as broken windows. Animals turned loose to fend for themselves are likely to become victims of exposure, starvation, predators, contaminated food or water, or accidents. Leaving dogs tied or chained outside in a disaster is a death sentence. If you leave, even if you think you may only be gone for a few hours, take your animals. When you leave, you have no way of knowing how long you\u2019ll be kept out of the area, and you may not be able to go back for your pets.<\/span><\/p>\n Specific outlets in POWER House, a resiliency hub MEA helped to fund, are painted green, so residents know they can still use these outlets to charge their cell phones or run medical devices.<\/p><\/div>\n Community resources like resiliency hubs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n If you are unable to leave an area check your community for relief resources in the event of prolonged power outages. Remember to maintain social distancing and wear PPE when utilizing public resources as suggested by FEMA. Locally, the POWER House Community Center<\/span><\/a> in Baltimore (316 S. Caroline Street) is a <\/span>solar powered, community-based resiliency hub<\/span><\/a> where residents can gather. Via their solar power back-ups, POWER House can maintain air conditioning, refrigeration (for medicine or foods), heat and power outlets for visitors to recharge their cell phones and stay connected to loved ones and emergency services. To read more about how POWER House serves their community, click <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Kaymie Owen, CMP, Communications Manager Hurricanes can cause massive power outages throughout the state even if a storm does not directly hit Maryland. Updating your home emergency supply kit, and preparing now will help you keep safe even during a prolonged power outage. 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\nHurricanes can cause massive power outages throughout the state even if a storm does not directly hit Maryland. Updating your home emergency supply kit, and preparing now will help you keep safe even during a prolonged power outage. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)<\/a> predicts that the 2020 hurricane season will be above-average. The official hurricane season for the Atlantic Basin (the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico) is from June 1 to November 30, much longer than many people realize. This hurricane season coincides with a pandemic planning for needs to begin early due to possible evacuation complications and public shelters. Last week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)<\/a> published their<\/span> 2020 pandemic guide for hurricane preparedness<\/span><\/a>, urging everyone to take new precautions. Keeping surfaces clean is a new key element for safety. For cleaning instructions from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), click <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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\nDownload the \u2018Maryland Prepares\u2019 mobile app<\/b><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nKnow your zone<\/b><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nEvacuation<\/b><\/p>\n<\/a>