Here are some additional safety tips for protecting your home and the people in it.

• Be sure that your address is easily visible from the road so emergency vehicles can find you.



• Install smoke detectors and change batteries every six months.



• Keep ABC type fire extinguishers and know how and when to use them.



• Strap down your water heater and fit I with a flexible gas supply line.



• Have a standard telephone. Telephones that require electricity will not operate in a power failure and cell phones may not function in a disaster.



• Know how and when to switch off your utilities.



• Store dangerous chemicals safely.



• Move beds away from window and heavy objects that could fall.



• Store heavy items on the lowest shelves.



• Secure pictures and wall hangings, tabletop items, and top-heavy items such as refrigerators, bookcases and file cabinets.