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People with Access &Functional NeedsEach person’s needs and abilities areunique, but every individual can takeimportant steps to prepare for all kinds ofemergencies and put plans in place. Byevaluating your own personal needs andmaking an emergency plan, you can bebetter prepared for any situation. Consider how a disaster might affectyour individual needs. Plan to make it on your own, at leastfor a period of time. It’s possible thatyou will not have access to caregivers,medication or electricity. Identify what kind of resources you useon a daily basis, like medications ordurable medical equipment, and whatyou might do if they are limited or notavailable. Build a kit with your unique considerationin mind. What do you need to maintainyour health, safety, and independence?If you or someone close to you has adisability or other access or functionalneed, you may have to take additionalsteps to protect yourself and your family.Find out about individual assistance thatmay be available in your community.Register in advance with the officeof emergency services, the local firedepartment, and other governmentagencies or non-profit groups. Tell them ofyour individual needs or those of a familymember and find out what assistance orservices can be provided.Who are Individuals with Access &Functional Needs?People with access and functional needsmay have disaster-relatedneeds before, during,and after an incident infunctional areas, includingbut not limited to:maintaining independence,communication,transportation, supervision,ready.nj.govand medical care. Some examples of theseneeds might be: People who are deaf or hard of hearingmay need to make special arrangementsto receive emergency warnings. Single working parents and people withlimited English proficiency may need helpplanning for disasters and emergencies.Community, faith-based, and culturalgroups may be able to help keep peopleinformed. People without vehicles may need toarrange for transportation.People with special dietary needs shouldtake precautions to have an adequateemergency food supply. For comprehensiveinformation regarding AFN planning visitwww.registerready.nj.gov. Information isavailable for consumers, service-providingagencies, and government officials.Additional SupportThe Dept. of Human Services Division ofMental Health and Addictions ServicesOffice of Disaster and fice: 609-438-HEAL (609-438-4325)Helpline:1-877-294-HELP (1-877-294-4357)1-877-294-4356 TTY (voice callers use7-1-1 NJ Relay)Addictions Hotline of NJ:1-844-276-2777NJ SNAP/Food Stamps: 1-800-687-9512or visit p/Medicaid Call Center: 1-800-356-1561Work First NJ/General Assistance: 1-800792-9773 or visit /workfirstnj/7

Travel Trailer/Mobile Home SafetyNO TRAVEL TRAILER OR MOBILE HOME – NO MATTERHOW NEW IT IS – CAN BE A SAFE SHELTER FROMSTORM FORCE WINDS.IF COUNTY OR STATE OFFICIALS TELL YOU TO EVACUATE: LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Make a Family Communication Plan. Tell someone outside of the storm areawhere you are going. Take emergency supplies, warm protective clothing, and blankets/sleepingbags to shelter. Protect your home by unplugging appliances and turning off electricity and water. Turn off the main electrical power switch. Turn off the main water valve and disconnect the hose. Turn propane tanks off. Lock up your travel or mobile home and leave.DURING A HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM WATCH OR WARNING: Listen to radio/television for storm progress reports. Check emergency supplies. Fuel your car. Board up windows and check tie-downs on your travel trailer or mobile home. Turn refrigerator and freezer to coldest settings. Store drinking water. Review evacuation plan.AFTER THE STORM Stay tuned to local radio or television for information from your local or stateofficials. Return home only after state or local officials advise that it is safe to do so.!!Any individual who lives in a travel trailer should pay close attentionto radio and television reports to receive important information fromlocal and state officials concerning hurricane precautions.8NJ Hurricane Survival Guide

Plain Talk On Protecting PetsNatural disasters, such as flash floods, hurricanes, or forest fires, and manmade problems such as gas explosions, leaking tank cars, and terroristincidents, can arrive with little, if any, warning. The type of disaster will determinewhether to shelter in place or evacuate the area. Your county/local emergencymanagement coordinator will have the most current updates and recommendationsat the time of the disaster. This number can be found in the blue pages of yourtelephone book. By developing a disaster action plan for yourselves and your pets,you can improve the chances that all of you can make it through a disaster safely.If you are ever instructed to evacuate, please remember your pets!Take Steps to Protect Your PetsHave a safe place to take your pets.Do this research ahead of time, beforea disaster strikes. Prepare a list ofemergency phone numbers, and keep ithandy. If your pet has any special needs,such as a special diet or medication, oris an exotic pet (including reptiles, birds,and fish), consider their requirements inyour disaster planning before you needto evacuate these animals.Ask a dependable friend or relativewho lives some distance away if youand/or your pets can stay with themduring an emergency.Contact hotels and motels outsideyour immediate area to check policieson accepting pets during times ofemergencies and any restrictions theymay have.Make arrangements withtrustworthy neighbors for pet careif a disaster strikes and you cannot gethome in time to evacuate.Listen for public serviceannouncements during a disaster thatmay instruct you to take your pets to atemporary emergency animal shelter.For these places, you must do thefollowing:Get a portable pet carrier for eachpet. These carriers should be largeenough for the pet to stand up andturn around in. Get your pet used tothe carrier ahead of time. Snakes maybe kept in plastic containers, and birdsneed their cages.Have identification for each pet. Besure your pet ALWAYS wears a wellfitted collar with proper identification,and has been micro-chipped or tattooed.ID tags and pet carriers should includeyour phone number(s) as well as thenumber of a contact outside the affectedregion.Find boarding kennels within andoutside your area. Know where theyare, who stays on the premises with theanimals in the event of a disaster, andwhat provisions would be made if thekennel should have to evacuate during adisaster.ready.nj.gov9

Prepare a Disaster Travel Kit For Your PetIn case you must leave the area withyour pet, this kit should include:q Copies of pet license, microchip,tattoo and/or ID, photos of pet(from all angles and with owner(s)),and plastic bag with proof ofvaccination.q Proper size metal or plastic petcarrierq Leashes and obedience aidsq Non-spill water and food bowlsq Pet foods, including special dietsq Water in sanitized non-breakablecontainersq Motion sickness pills prescribed byyour veterinarian, if neededq Special medications, withinstructionsq Special needs items for exotic pets,such as a heat sourceq Newspapers, paper towels, handywipes, can openers, a flashlight,and blanketsWhat to do when the “All Clear”Sounds:In addition, sharp objects, downedelectric lines, fallen trees and otherdebris, or contaminated water couldpresent real danger to your pet.Raccoons, skunks or other wild animalsmay have entered the area and couldpotentially be a danger to your pets.If any animals are lost during thedisaster, contact veterinarians, humanesocieties, pet shelters, and otherfacilities that might house animals.You can also call your local animalcontrol office to report the lost animal.Municipal animal control offices are acentral location for lost and found petinformation and are usually the firstplace that a good Samaritan will lookwhen he or she has taken in a stray pet.If you own horses, livestock, or poultry,you need to develop emergencyevacuation plans for them also. ck/for livestock resources,your county emergency managementcoordinator’s office, or from the NewJersey Department of AgricultureDivision of Animal Health at 609-6716400.For More InformationNew Jersey Department of ne Society of the United States:Once the all clear has sounded and youwww.hsus.org/disasterand your pets return to your home,New Jersey Veterinary Medicalbe careful about allowing your petsAssociation: www.njvma.orgoutdoors unattended and off leash. Thedisaster may have altered familiar scentsand landmarks and your pet could easilyget confused and become lost.10NJ Hurricane Survival Guide

Hurricane Hazards.High WindsHurricane-force winds can easily destroypoorly constructed buildings and mobilehomes. Debris such as signs, roofingmaterial, and small items left outsidebecome flying missiles in hurricanes.Extensive damage to trees, towers,water and underground utility lines(from uprooted trees), and fallen polescause considerable disruption.The eye wall and innermost rain bandsof hurricanes are extremely dangerousin that they can produce very localizeddevastation. The strongest winds aretypically associated with the eye wall ofa hurricane. When winds of 111 mph(category three) or more are expectedin an area, an extreme wind warning willbe issued by the National Weather Service.Graphic courtesy of NOAAThe strongest winds usually occur on the right side of the eye wall of the hurricane.This can be seen in the wind analysis above from Hurricane Sandy in 2012.Wind damage increases dramatically as a storm grows stronger. A category fourhurricane with winds 131 to 155 mph, would be expected to cause 100 times thedamage of a category one storm.Locations well inlandcan still experiencedestructive winddamage. Windgusts can actuallyincrease inland dueto turbulence mixingfaster moving air to thesurface.ready.nj.gov11

Hurricane Hazards.Storm SurgeStorm surge is a dome of water often 50to 100 miles wide that sweeps across thecoastline along and to the right of wherethe eye makes landfall. In general, thestronger the winds, the higher the stormsurge. If the hurricane makes landfallduring high tide, the impact is evengreater.Storm surge does not take into accountwave height, which is added on the topof the storm surge, to produce evenmore destruction. The size, speed, andstrength of a storm and the angle itapproaches the coast contribute to thedamage storm surge can cause.above ground, not above mean sealevel or normal tide levels. Local landelevations are taken into account,along with tides, when creating themap. However, the depicted waterlevels do not account for rainfall orwaves. Storm surge is not just a coastalthreat. Storm surge can causedangerous flooding well inland fromthe coast, and the map will show thispotential flooding. Storm surge can cause water levelsto rise quickly and flood large areas—sometimes in just minutes. You couldbe left with no time to take actionif you haven’t already evacuatedas instructed. During the peak ofa storm surge, it is unlikely thatemergency responders will be able toreach you if you are in danger.Keep in the mind the followinginformation regarding storm surge: Storm surge maps may reflect arange of possible impacts for regionsof New Jersey. For someone living inthese areas, conditions could becomelife-threatening. Follow directions of emergencyofficials. Evacuation zones considermany critical factors that affect publicsafety; so evacuation zones can bedifferent from the areas shown onthe storm surge map. Storm surgecan sometimes cut off evacuationroutes, so do not delay leaving if anevacuation instruction is given foryour area Potential water depths are shown as12NJ Hurricane Survival Guide

Hurricane Hazards.FloodingA FLASH FLOOD occurs within a few hours (usuallyless than 6 hours) of heavy or excessive rainfall, adam or levee failure, or the sudden release of water.A FLOOD develops more slowly, normally takingmore than 6 hours.Many flash flood fatalities occur at night.SIX INCHES of fast-moving water can knock you off your feet.TWO FEET of rushing water can carry away most vehicles, including SUVs andpickups.Floods are long-term events and may last days, weeks, or even longer! TheNational Weather issues flood watches well ahead of expected arrival. This is thetime to make preparations, including planning an escape route if you live in a floodprone area.Flash flood warnings and area-based flood warnings are issued as tropical systemsmake landfall. Area-based flood warnings may continue for days or weeks untilflood waters have receded.Most flooding deaths occur in automobiles. Always avoid drivinginto flooded areas! Remember to “Turn Around, Don’t Drown.”ready.nj.gov13

Hurricane Hazards.TornadoesHurricanes can produce tornadoes as they move onto land. These tornadoes addto a hurricane’s destructive power. The National Weather Service will issue tornadowarnings when they are spotted on Doppler radar or reported.Most tornadoes associated with hurricanes are less intense than those that occurin the plains, typically EF0 to EF1 on the new Enhanced Fujita Scale. However, theeffects of tornadoes added to the larger area of hurricane-force winds can producesubstantial damage.ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE: TheNational Weather Service (NWS) usesthe EF-Scale to assign a tornado arating based on estimated wind speedsand related damage.14EF Rating3 Second WindGust (MPH)065 - 85186 - 1102111 - 1353136 - 1654166-2005Over 200NJ Hurricane Survival Guide

Hurricane Hazards.Rip CurrentsUnlike most hazardsassociated withhurricanes, rip currentsdiffer in that they can bea threat days in advanceof a hurricane, andcause deaths even whenthere is no threat of ahurricane strike in ourarea.Rip currents are powerful,channeled currents of waterflowing away from theshore. A Rip current is oftennot seen by a swimmerbefore being caught in itsgrip. They can be presenton what appears to be aperfect day at the beachwith bright sunny skies andno hint of danger.Although a variety of factorscan cause rip currents,hurricanes produce themdue to a powerful oceanswell wave that their strongwinds generate. The swellwave radiates outward fromthe center of the stormand can affect beachesthousands of miles away.Graphic courtesy of NOAARip current safety signs are placed along areabeaches. For more information on rip currents, visitwww.ripcurrents.noaa.govready.nj.gov15

After a Hurricane. Continue listening to a NOAA weatherradio or the local news for the latestupdates. Stay alert for extended rainfall andsubsequent flooding even after thehurricane or tropical storm has ended. If you have become separatedfrom your family, use your familycommunications plan or contact FEMAor the American Red Cross. The American Red Cross also maintainsa system called “Safe and Well” (www.redcross.org/safeandwell) which canhelp you register yourself safe or findfamily members. Go online to inquire,call 2-1-1 or 800-RED-CROSS for moreinformation. If you evacuated, return home onlywhen officials say it is safe. If you cannot return home andhave immediate housing needs,text SHELTER your ZIP code to43362 (4FEMA) to find the nearestshelter in your area (example: shelter12345). You can also call 2-1-1 or goonline to www.redcross.org to findshelters. Smartphone users can findRed Cross shelters with the HurricaneApp or-emergencies/mobile-apps.html). For those who have longer-termhousing needs, FEMA offers severaltypes of assistance, including servicesand grants to help people repair theirhomes and find replacement housing.Apply for assistance or search forinformation about housing rentalresources at www.fema.gov. Drive only if necessary and avoidflooded roads and washed-out bridges.Stay off the streets. If you must go16 out, watch for fallen objects, downedelectrical wires, and weakened walls,bridges, roads, and sidewalks.Keep away from loose or danglingpower lines and report themimmediately to the power company.Walk carefully around the outside ofyour home and check for loose powerlines, gas leaks, and structural damagebefore entering.Stay out of any building if you smellgas, if floodwaters remain around thebuilding, or if your home was damagedby fire and the authorities have notdeclared it safe.Inspect your home for damage.Take pictures of damage, both of thebuilding and its contents for insurancepurposes. If you have any doubts aboutsafety, have your residence inspectedby a qualified building inspector orstructural engineer before entering.Use battery-powered flashlights inthe dark. Do NOT use candles. Note:The flashlight should be turned onoutside before entering - the batterymay produce a spark that could igniteleaking gas, if present.Watch your pets closely and keep themunder your direct control. Watch outfor wild animals, especially poisonoussnakes. Use a stick to poke throughdebris.Avoid drinking or preparing food withtap water until you are sure it’s notcontaminated.Check refrigerated food for spoilage. Ifin doubt, throw it out.Wear protective clothing and becautious when cleaning up to avoidinjury.NJ Hurricane Survival Guide

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based on a hurricane’ssustained wind speed. This scale estimates potential property damage. Hurricanesreaching Category 3 and higher are considered major hurricanes because of theirpotential for significant loss of life and damage. Category 1 and 2 storms are stilldangerous, however, and require preventative measures.CategoryTropicalStormSustainedWinds39-73 mphType of Damage Due to Hurricane WindsScattered trees down, scattered power outages, some63-117 km/h roads blocked by downed trees and power lines.Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale74-95 mph12345Very dangerous winds will produce some damage: Wellconstructed frame homes could have damage to roof,64-82 ktshingles, siding, and gutters. Large branches of trees will119-153snap and shallowly rooted trees may be toppled. Extenkm/hsive damage to power lines and poles likely will result inpower outages that could last a few to several days.96-110 mph Extremely dangerous winds will cause extensive damage:W

4 NJ Hurricane Survival Guide STEP 3: Build a Hurricane Kit Use these suggestions as a guide for gathering your hurricane supplies. Remember these critical points: Stock a 2 week supply of these emergency necessities. Store clean-up and repair supplies in a safe place. Make your hurricane kit portable in case you need to evacuate. Don't forget special supplies for babies, the .