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Reinforcing Your Home and Business

Home

Take a home inventory of possessions, important documents and photos to ensure peace of mind in the event of a hurricane. Protect your house from wind damage by boarding your windows and doors; water damage by sandbagging around your premises; and exterior damage by trimming bushes and limbs. For detailed tips visit www.flash.org and www.ibhs.org.

Business

Create a business disaster plan folder containing important documents, such as employee and client contact lists. Protect your building by boarding up windows. Create a recovery plan to provide your business with the tools and resources needed to get your company back on its feet. Visit www.ibhs.org for more information.

New Construction

Make sure your builder follows the most current building codes and standards to strengthen your home or business. Take steps to harden your roof, walls, doors and foundation to protect your house against natural disasters. Confirm with your insurance provider that your insurance coverage is adequate if repairs are needed after the storm. Go to www.ibhs.org and www.flash.org for more information.

Storm Facts

1928 Okeechobee hurricane

In September 1928, a powerful hurricane moved across the Atlantic. It tore up the islands before slamming into coastal Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast. It moved toward the Glades and across Lake Okeechobee, sucking the water out of that shallow lake and spreading it onto the land. In all, 2,500 to 3,000 people died in South Florida as a result of the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. It's the second-deadliest hurricane in U.S. history and it killed some 7,000 from the Caribbean to Canada.

- Eliot Kleinberg , Palm Beach Post, June 2003

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