Get Serious! Hurricane Prep
![Hurricane Season 2008--Get Serious, Get Prepared](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916230446im_/http://www.dhs.gov/journal/leadership/uploaded_images/hs08-728787.gif)
This year, I was joined by members of the media and showed them exactly what I do in the hope that they would get out our message to everyone: Get Serious, Be Prepared.
![Davie, Fl, June 1, 2008- FEMA Administrator David Paulison demonstrates his family's personal hurricane preparedness items for the media at his home. Hurricane season began June 1. (FEMA Photo/Fernandez)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916230446im_/http://www.dhs.gov/journal/leadership/uploaded_images/Paulison-Generator-789572.jpg)
Go to ready.gov for some helpful information to help you prepare.
Sadly, there are some who still wait until it’s too late. In fact, a recent Mason-Dixon poll shows 85% of coastal residents made no additional preparations for a Hurricane in the past year; 50% said they would not make any preparations until two days before a hurricane is predicted to hit them. On top of that, 13% said they would not evacuate even if ordered to do so. More on the Mason-Dixon poll.
FEMA is doing our part to get ready.
This year, FEMA has teams standing by to be on the ground within hours of a storm or other disaster striking. FEMA has worked with vulnerable states to identify where they will most need support. We have improved our logistics and can better get the supplies and resources to a disaster site more quickly than in the past. We have plans in place to coordinate our activities with our partners at every level of government as well as with the private sector. Simply put: we are all better prepared.
FEMA has also improved our ability to deliver assistance through simple and effective delivery mechanisms, while also minimizing possible waste, fraud and abuse. We have expanded our capability to register those in need for aid and have mobile registration centers that can be on hand to help those without access to phones or computers.
As the official Hurricane Season for 2008 opens, I hope all Americans will join me in building a culture of preparedness. Whether your home is at risk from a hurricane, tornado, flood, fire or earthquake, every community faces its own risks. Being properly prepared can make a big difference.
I took the time to prepare my home this weekend. Now it’s your turn.
David Paulison
FEMA Administrator
Labels: FEMA, hurricanes, natural disasters, preparedness, Ready.gov
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