Hurricane Evacuation Check List
Make Your Plan • Plan A: If possible, arrange to evacuate to family/friends/motel outside any evacuation areas. • Plan B: Submit your Special Medical Needs Application • Complete the Family Emergency Plan and keep it in your Go-Kit • Start preparing your Go-Kit with the things you can pack early • Know Your Evacuation Zone • Let your family/friends know your evacuation plan • Download the LeeAlert app Approaching Storm • Contact family/friends where you are evacuating to confirm your plan • Secure your home and shutters Ordered to Evacuate • Confirm the evacuation is for your area – check the LeeAlert app, our website, or social media sites • If you are registered with the Special Medical Needs Program, you will receive a call from us to confirm your shelter and transportation plans • Finish packing your Go-Kit. Bring items critical to your survival, such as:
o Important documents (ID, insurance/medical cards, etc.) o Prescriptions, over-the-counter pain and cold meds, etc. o Cash from the bank to get you through a few weeks o Medical support equipment (nebulizer, feeding pump, wheelchair, etc.) Portable oxygen tanks to get you to the shelter, then home Do not bring your concentrator o Personal hygiene items, clothing, blanket, pillow, extra glasses o Non-perishable food, can opener, snacks, drinks o Radio, ear buds or headphones, flashlight, extra batteries o Books, magazines, cards, puzzles, etc. to help pass the time
• Secure your valuables or take them with you • Empty your refrigerator/freezer
• Turn off electrical power at main box • Secure your home and evacuate area Return Home • Listen to radio/television for official announcement that it is safe to return to your area • Determine that your home is not damaged and is “livable” • Listen to the radio/television for information on FEMA or Small Business Association phone numbers for assistance If you live on Sanibel or Captiva and have any questions, would like to receive an information packet, or need assistance completing the Special Needs Registration Application, please call F.I.S.H. of Sanibel at (239) 472-4775, or Lee County Special Needs Program at (239) 533-0640.
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