Amateur Radio Emergency Service

Amateur Radio Emergency Service
Official Emergency Stations

American Radio Relay League

Preparing for a Storm
. . . Food & Water
Be sure there is ample canned food
Stock the refrigerators & freezers with frozen gallon milk jugs to preserve food
Be sure there is ample fresh potable water, one gallon per person per day
Have a good supply of paper plates & trash bags

. . . Miscellaneous
Check the First Aid kits
Check medicine inventory
Hot-sync the Palm Pilot
Check battery operated clocks
Be prepared to shut off gas service

. . . Shelter
Secure all outside furniture
Secure all outside plants
Move automobiles away from trees and tree branches
Secure all outside windows

. . . Cooking
Check all Coleman stoves
Have extra "white gas"

. . . Light
Check all Coleman lanterns
Check all oil lamps
Have extra lamp oil
Check candle & matches supplies
Check status of 12 volt bulbs
Check all flashlights
Have extra flashlight batteries

. . . Communications
Charge all rechargeable radios & televisions
Check NOAA Weather Radio batteries
Check status of radio backup batteries
Print, Backup all Emergency Communications files to the Palm Pilot & fliptop
Check fliptop computer battery
Monitor the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) @ 14.325 MHz.

. . . Power
Recharge all batteries
Backup batteries for: light bulbs, clocks, flashlights, radios, television, fliptop

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