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may have to print things for a while and deliver notices by hand. 4. Get a “go-bag” together. Yes, bat- teries, flashlights, flares, first aid kit, a flash drive with essential data, a battery-operated radio, walkie talkies or disposable phones, and perhaps an emergency battery system, solar or otherwise, a com- puter and a printer may be nec- essary. Get creative. One com- munity in South Carolina’s go-bag included a shotgun to combat looting, though you may think this is over the top, and a chain saw to cut downed trees, along with a can of gasoline. 5. Think about what essential services will be necessary to provide, such as toilets, first aid, essential medi- cations, gasoline (service stations cannot pump gas when power is out.) generators (stored above the floor surface), etc. 6. Coordination with Municipal agencies should occur BEFORE the storm begins. Often the munic- ipality already has an emergency plan. It would be helpful to know what it says, in advance. Your community may have certain special needs that have not been considered. Often, the municipal- ity offers training in such things as CPR and first aid. The Red Cross, likewise, has considerable resources available. 7. There should be an emergency plan, which is in writing, reviewed from time to time and kept up to

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