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| | The Louisiana Proud Network is not currently active and cannot accept new posts | | Pre-Storm TIPS | Views: 312 | | Aug 28, 2005 9:44 pm | | Pre-Storm TIPS | # | 
Gaspare Marturano | | Below are some tips...please backup your data. TSC Consulting will give you ways you can do this even if you do not use our backup services (email me for more info).
Some great tips from the local Chamber:
For Work stations-**BACKUP YOUR FILES***
First shut down all computers. Unplug from battery backup units. Turn off battery back-up units. Unplug the battery back-up units from the wall. Move the CPU (the box, main unit, processor) up off the ground and place it on a desk. Cover with plastic, garbage bags etc. If you are in an office with windows and the windows will not be secured by shutters or plywood move the unit to a desk closest to an interior wall and farthest from the windows. Also turn off and unplug all other devices such as printers, copiers, scanners etc. IF YOU DISCONNECT ANY CABLES BE SURE TO MARK THEM CLEARLY TO ENSURE PROPER RECONNECTION.
Be Sure to Have:
Name of Your Insurance Company
Name of Your Security Company
Your employee’s home numbers
An awareness of your surroundings after the hurricane
A means of communication
An ability to remain calm in a crisis
Disaster Supplies Checklist
A supply of water (one gallon per person per day). Store water in sealed, unbreakable containers. Identify the storage date and replace every six months.
A supply of non-perishable packaged or canned food and a non-electric can opener.
A change of clothing, rain gear and sturdy shoes.
Blankets and sleeping bags.
A first aid kit and prescription medications. A battery-powered radio, flashlight and plenty of extra batteries.
Credit Cards and cash.
An extra set of car keys.
A list of family physicians.
A list of important family information; the style & serial number of medical devices such as pacemakers.
Special items for infants, elderly or disabled members.
Private Reply to Gaspare Marturano | | Aug 29, 2005 10:44 am | | re: Pre-Storm TIPS | # | 
John B. Vinturella, Ph.D. | | Gaspare,
We are coming to you from a coffee shop on the U of Alabama campus in lovely Tuscaloosa, AL.
Thanks for the tips. We did well on the provisions, I am not sure what we did on the electronics before we left. It ws a 5am departure, so we were not fully conscious.
We'll post our experiences on my Thursday blog at nobulletin.blogspot.comPrivate Reply to John B. Vinturella, Ph.D. | | Aug 29, 2005 11:18 am | | Helpful Hurricane info and relief links | # |
Gaspare Marturano | | Glad to hear you are well. If there is anything I can do to help please let me know. Below are some helpful hurricane links.
Stay well,
Gaspare
The top have is for information, the bottom half of the list is relief organizations.
A partial list of Hurricane Katrina and disaster relief information available on the Web:
National Hurricane Center: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
National Weather Service: http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/graphicsversion/bigmain.html
Hydrologic Information Center (river flooding): http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/hic/index.html
Federal Emergency Management Agency: http://www.fema.gov/
Louisiana Homeland Security: http://www.ohsep.louisiana.gov/
City of New Orleans: http://www.cityofno.com/portal.aspx
Louisiana Governor's Office: http://www.gov.state.la.us/
Relief Organizations:
Red Cross: 1-800-HELP-NOW or http://http://www.redcross.org/
Episcopal Relief & Development: 1-800-334-7626 or http://www.er-d.org/
United Methodist Committee on Relief: 1-800-554-8583 or http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/emergency/hurricanes/2005/
Salvation Army: 1-800-SAL-ARMY or http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
Catholic Charities: 1-800-919-9338 or http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
FEMA Charity tips: http://www.fema.gov/rrr/help2.shtm
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster: http://www.nvoad.org/
Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: http://www.la-spca.org/
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