NOKR Hurricane Project HOPE to Increase Hurricane Preparedness for Millions

HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS NOKR'S PROJECT HOPE

June 1st, 2007

NOKR Hurricane Preparedness Month

This year, flood risk is especially high: experts predict above- average hurricane activity, with a 75 percent chance of a major hurricane hitting the United States and the potential for as many as 17 named storms anticipated for the season.

Project HOPE to Increase Hurricane Preparedness for Millions

NOKR’s Campaign Vital for Safeguarding Families

Washington D.C., (June 1, 2007) – The Next of Kin Registry (NOKR), the nation’s only central system serving local and state agencies to access victims’ emergency contacts in the event of a disaster, is issuing a Hurricane Tip Sheet as part of its Hurricane campaign, Hurricane Operation Preparedness for Everyone (HOPE), with the goal of registering a minimum 10% of the population in vulnerable states.

Hurricane Preparedness: 10 Quick Tips

Register today at NOKR and print the optional registration card, laminate it and keep this card with your driver’s license, identification card or passport. For children place a card on file at school or attach the card to a backpack.
List an instate and out of state point of contact for you or your family, example (Brother, Sister, Mother, Father, Best Friend, Neighbor, Attorney, ect.) Make sure this information is updated.
Write out any medical concerns or allergies to medications and establish, in writing your medical next of kin: the person who can make decisions for you when you cannot.
Always keep an update photograph of your children in your purse or wallet; this can be used if your child is missing.
Store at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food and at least a three-day supply of water per person, (two quarts for drinking, two quarts for each person in your household for food preparation/sanitation)
Assemble a first aid kit with bandages and antiseptic wipes.
Keep non-prescription drugs easily accessible and properly labeled.
Stock up on flashlights, a battery operated radio, extra batteries and other essential tools such as a pocketknife can opener, etc.
Keep accessible important contact information such as phone numbers and addresses to local shelters, police stations, hospitals and your Red Cross local chapter.
Learn the safest route from your home or place of business to areas that are safe from high winds or flooding.

“We are taking the invaluable lessons learned from recent natural disasters and are working to help Americans better prepare for the future,” says Mark Cerney, NOKR President and Founder. “Take the few minutes to prepare today. They will prove to be the best spent minutes of your day in making your family safer.”