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NOAA Weather Radio
Quickly changing weather demands careful attention. Keep your family safe by staying tuned to NOAA weather radio—it provides ... |
 
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One Homeowner's Experience with Hurricane Charley
Bob meets homeowners Teresa Fogolini and Jim Minardi whose home was completely destroyed by hurricane Charley. Minardi ... |
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Planning a Safe Room
Every year, tornadoes, hurricanes, and other severe windstorms rip through hundreds of towns and cities across the United ... |
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Plumbing with Metal Studs and a Concrete Slab
Bob joins Dan Gerry from Tranquility Plumbing as they punch holes in the metal studs for the CPVC tubing that will carry the ... |
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Potential Hazards
During a disaster, ordinary objects in your home can cause injury or damage. Anything that can move, fall, break, or cause a ... |
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Power Outage Safety
Include power outages in your family disaster plan, identifying alternate means of transportation and routes to home, school, ... |
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Prepare For a Power Outage
Whether a power outage in your home is caused by grid failure or severe weather, you can take the following steps to prepare ... |
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Prepare for a Winter Storm
Prepare to survive on your own for at least three days. Assemble a disaster supply kit. Be sure to include winter specific ... |
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Preventing Blackouts
In the event of a storm, power companies are strained to reestablish power and maintain delivery to those who need it most. It ... |
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Protecting the Roof From Hurricane-Force Wind
Bob is joined by Leslie Chapman-Henderson of FLASH — the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes — at the storm-ready house in Punta ... |
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Protecting Your Doors and Windows
Protecting the home's openings from winds and wind blown objects is the single most important step a homeowner can take in ... |
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Protecting Your Doors from Wind
Many houses are equipped with double entry doors. These doors are convenient, but because they span a wider opening than a ... |
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Protecting Your Garage Doors from Wind
High winds from hurricanes and tornadoes can damage garage doors or even blow them in. If wind enters a garage it can cause ... |
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Protecting Your House from Wind
If the area immediately surrounding your house contains trees, outbuildings, trash cans, yard debris, or other materials that ... |
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Protecting Your Pets
Pets need to be included in your family's disaster planning since they depend on you for their safety and well-being. It is ... |
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Protecting Your Roof
The roof covering, and the deck beneath it, form one of your home's critical shields of protection from high winds and rain. ... |
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Protecting Your Roof Framing from Wind
Gable end roofs are more susceptible to damage by high winds than hip roofs or flat roofs. The gable end presents a large ... |
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Protecting Your Windows from Wind
Protecting windows from high winds not only helps you avoid damage to your house, it also reduces the likelihood that you or ... |
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Re-roof Nailing
Re-roofing is an opportunity to retrofit your home to prevent wind and water damage. After removing the old roof covering, ... |
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Rebuilding Florida After Four Hurricanes in 2004
Bob is joined by Florida's Lieutenant Governor, Toni Jennings, and Secretary of the Department of Community Affairs Thaddeus ... |
