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From YouTube: R U Ready 2018?
Description
A host of storm preparation authorities from a number of local and state agencies offer you important information on how to prepare for storms and flooding. The 35-minute presentation, called "R U Ready?", is part of the city's year-'round campaign to help residents minimize the risk to life and property from storms and flooding. This session was recorded on May 2, 2018 at the Donal M. Snyder Sr. Community Center.
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The
first
person
I
want
to
bring
up
here,
though,
is
the
person
who's
responsible
for
this
gathering
here
tonight.
It's
an
idea
that
she
had
last
year
to
bring
together
all
of
the
agencies
and
the
vendors
that
work
with
storm
preparation,
and
tonight
is
the
second
annual
presentation
of
already
ready.
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
please
welcome
the
emergency
manager
for
the
city
of
Biloxi
was.
B
The
idea
I
had
last
year
was
to
bring
everything
to
you
as
a
community
and
to
make
it
more
resilient.
Could
you
know
that
that's
the
preparation
is
the
key
to
our
resiliency
and
whether
we
have
to
talk
about
these
storms
that
are
coming
in
even
a
small
and
that
we
had
hurricane
hurricane
date
last
year.
It
caused
so
much
severe
damage
in
Biloxi
that
we
are
still
in
the
process
of
rebuilding
the
fact
I
think
our
lighthouse,
pier
is
going
to
be
finished
now.
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D
Tonight,
I
know
that
we
have
to
be
prepared
to
all
types
of
hazards
here
in
Jefferson
County,
but
hurricanes
is
our
focus
for
this
evening
and
certainly
with
the
season
coming
up,
to
definitely
want
to
be
sure
that
everybody
has
all
the
information
that
they
need
for
that.
So
well,
as
was
mentioned,
I'm
at
Stratton
deputy
director
for
emergency
management
officer
Lacey
is
out
of
town.
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So
what
he
asked
me
to
come
speak
with
me
this
evening,
or
that
does
definitely
just
want
to
take
this
to
make
sure
everybody
understands
the
dangers
associated
with
these
tropical
cyclones.
That
includes
hurricanes
and
tropical
storms,
and
that's
because
there
was
a
huge
threat
to
to
our
life
and
property
here
in
this
area
of
the
country
hazards
from
strong
winds
to
tornadoes,
rip
currents,
strong
waves,
heavy
rain,
storm
surge
pieces
can
all
work
together
to
create
problems
for
us
here
in
Harrison
County,
and
that's
just
the
direct
hazard
about
it.
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D
D
Experts
are
gonna,
be
talking
to
you
about
the
fairness
this
evening
and
I
know.
Mdot
particular
is
gonna
touch
on
the
evacuation
reality,
but
I'll
make
sure
that
everybody
understands
our
Achaean
zones
and
I
think
that
copies
of
this
map
on
my
table
at
the
back
here
and
depending
on
where
you
live
in
one
of
our
hurricane
evacuation
seconds
for
Harrison
County,
you
need
to
make
sure
you
understand
where
you
live
in
relation
to
these
zones,
so
that
you
an
evacuation
order,
is
issued
by
the
authorities
that
you
know
that
it
pertains
to
you.
D
If
you
do
duty
to
evacuate
care,
so
I
definitely
know
your
evacuation
zone.
I
would
also
encourage
you
to
have
a
plan
before
the
season
even
starts
talk
with
your
family.
Make
sure
you
understand
what
your
plan
is,
where
you're
going
to
go
and
what
routes
you're
going
to
take
to
get
to
your
safe
location.
You.
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F
D
Course
want
to
make
sure
that
you're,
following
the
directions
of
the
authorities,
so
in
times
of
emergency
disaster,
the
authorities
are
going
to
be
providing
information
to
you
about
the
situation
and
how
you
can
stay
safe,
so
make
sure
that
you
follow
those
directions
and
that
she
reach
out
to
us.
If
you
do
have
any
questions
or
concerns
now,
we've
got
a
lot
of
questions
about
the
hurricane
season
holds
for
us.
D
Nobody
can
say
for
sure,
of
course,
but
a
lot
of
the
experts
that
are
looking
at
the
operators
predictions
for
the
2018
13
season
do
expect
it
to
be
a
slightly
above-average
season
as
far
as
the
activity
is
concerned,
so
certainly
how
to
time
to
rest
and
sit
back,
but
you
want
to
be
prepared
for
that
ahead
of
time.
The
experts,
a
Colorado
State
in
particular,
are
forecasting
14
named
storms
that
includes
hurricanes
and
tropical
storms.
D
G
Aircrew
members
will
bring
two
pilots
flying
the
aircraft.
Of
course,
our
navigators
that
kind
of
helps
us
with
fuel
plans
and
kind
of
attracting
and
whatnot.
And
then
we
have
the
weather
officer
in
the
back.
That's
acting
as
the
mission
director,
so
we're
chatting
with
the
National
Hurricane
Center
kind
of
telling
what
we're
seeing
sending
them
to
the
data
that
we're
collecting,
but
also
we're
communicating
with
the
crew
to
make
sure
we're
kind
of
steering
and
going
into
the
direction
of
the
data
and.
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C
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
H
H
We
have
it
set
up
where
they
can
have
trucks
and
people
on
the
ground,
24
to
48
hours
with
it
after
a
storm
event,
when
we
call
wheat-based
whether
we
call
them
or
not,
just
on
us
driving
around
and
seeing
how
much
debris
it
is
if
city
crews
can
handle
it
like
a
small
storm
like
May
last
year,
we
don't
call
them
larger
storms
like
to
train
our
other
large
storms
in
the
past.
We
have
them
on
the
ground
as
soon
as
possible.
The
most
important
thing
residents
can
do
to
help.
H
The
debris
process
is
to
separate
your
debris
into
the
six
categories.
They're.
The
the
first
thing
that's
going
to
come
more
than
likely
is
vegetative
debris
and
the
construction
debris.
If
you
can
separate
those
from
the
curve.
First,
we
try
to
get
those
picked
up
within
the
first
week
or
two.
Then
we
have
a
second
suite
where
they
try
to
get
the
remaining
of
the
debris,
which
is
the
large
appliances,
electronics,
hazardous
waste
and
household
garbage.
H
If
you
keep
all
those
separated,
it
will
help
your
debris
get
picked
up
a
lot
faster
if
it's
all
thrown
in
one
pile,
it
may
not
get
picked
up
right
away
or
it
may
not
get
picked
up
at
all
depending
on
how
bad
it
is.
So
if
we
do
have
a
major
event-
and
you
have
to
gut
your
house
or
do
any
debris,
removal
make
sure
to
keep
those
categories
in
mind
and
also
get
it
as
close
to
the
curb
as
you
can.
H
Our
debris
contractor
cannot
go
onto
private
property
unless
it's
a
special
circumstance,
so
you
can't
really
fly
them
down
and
try
to
get
them
to
come
on
your
property
that
eats
up
their
time
they're
trying
to
get
as
much
debris
as
fast
as
possible.
So
if
you
remember
those
categories,
overly
helped
us
out
a
lot
of
things.
C
I
I
Red
Creek
about
20
miles
up
that
is
totally
wiped
out.
They
got
hit
by
a
truck
pulling
things
back,
oh
and
then
toward
all
the
pieces.
So
we
got
to
remove
that
right
now.
If
you
go
up
there,
there's
just
a
big
old,
open
space,
no
bridge.
They
were
working
on
it.
This
afternoon,
when
I
came
up,
I
got
some
pictures.
There's
a
cement
slab
that
they're
trying
to
create
a
work
bridge,
but
it
will
be
there
until
2019,
so
you're
gonna
have
to
find
another
route,
which
is
why
we
have
these
maps.
I
You
can,
if
you
need
some
help,
you
have
available
emergency
or
something
like
that.
You
can
find
spots
to
get
help
and
you
find
where
you
go
quicker.
Also.
It
includes
a
guide
so
that
as
you're
traveling
throughout
the
state,
you
can
continue
to
get
information
and
updates
from
local
radio
stations.
You
don't
have
to
search
around
finding
which
radio
station,
depending
on
where
you
are
on
the
map,
will
show
you
the
coverage
of
the
local
radio
stations
that
we
give
you
the
most
current
up-to-date
information
on
the
back.
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C
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J
What
we
can
do
is
we
can
help
you
come
up
with
a
comprehensive
plan
to
get
your
animals
safe,
whether
you
evacuate
to
a
shelter
or
whether
you
evacuate
our
state
like
you,
pets
get
very
anxious
during
storms.
So
it's
critical
that
we
put
some
things
in
place
for
them:
one
every
pet
should
have
a
microchip,
and
every
pet
should
have
a
freebie
shop.
Even
if
your
jobs
attract
is
the
friendliest
about
wolves
during
the
storms
they
sit
by
and
the
fact
that
they
have
really
shot
helps
you
that
helps
us.
J
J
We
think
that
microchip
in
and
babies
are
so
important
that
make
the
trade-offs
made
the
nineteen
we
will
be
having
a
microchip
everybody's
going
down
as
the
shelters.
There
is
a
cost
for
that,
but
the
whole
package
of
a
rapist
at
the
microchip
is
$25
and
the
ankle
to
say
to
you
that
potential
to
save
your
animal's
life
without
also
things
like
undershirts,
making
sure
that
your
animals
have
their
food
mucho
más.
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F
F
You
to
check
it
out,
sometimes
all
the
way
they
lose
them.
They
have
similar
social
service
office
up
there
as
well
in
Gulf
War,
it's
2019
22nd
Street.
We
also
have
a
social
service
building
there
and
highway
49,
that's
our
family's
door.
Now
you
may
be
thinking
why
in
the
world
was
he
telling
me
this
we're
supposed
to
be
talking
about
disasters
if
the
storm
was
to
hit
tomorrow?
I
want
you
to
know
where
these
locations
are
make.
B
F
Way
to
one
of
these
locations,
okay,
they're
going
to
be
set
up
as
what
we
would
call
a
command
center.
A
distribution
center,
we're
gonna,
have
food,
we're
gonna,
have
water,
we're
gonna,
have
cleanup
kids,
we're
gonna,
have
social
service
coordinators
there
to
help
you
in
to
guide
you
to
get
back
on
your
feet
and
we're
gonna
have
pastors
there
as
well
to
provide
it's
spiritual
care.
Okay.
So
this
is
what
the
Salvation
Army
does
again.
Remember
those
five
different
entities
pascagoula
loose.
F
Biloxi
gut
morning,
Gulf
War,
because
there's
various
locations
you
can
make
incision
the
Salvation
Army's
middle
Mississippi,
Gulf
Coast,
since
1908
we've
been
services
and
disasters
here
since
1969
when
Camille
came
through
same
thing
with
you
know,
it's
expected
that
the
storm
hits
tomorrow.
You're
going
to
see
us
coming
through
your
neighborhood
and
big
white
pansies.
We
have
various
canteens
that
conserve
you
boost
water
in
different
middles
of
coz.
You
keep
your
eyes
up
for
these
canteens.
All
of
these
canteens
will
be
volunteers.
Working
on
these
now.
F
A
K
We
encourage
you
watch
local
media
stay
on
top
of
what's
going
on
current
events
and
when
they
call
for
an
evacuation,
make
every
effort
to
evacuate
and
listen
to
people
a
lot
of
low-lying
areas,
a
lot
of
structures
that
are
successful
too
I
went
down
so
listen
to
local
media
they're,
going
to
get
information
from
the
Emergency
Management
Agency
Harrison,
County,
Emergency,
Management
Agency,
where
they're
we
provide
transportation,
a
support,
function,
transportation.
So,
if
you're
in
an
area
that
is
called
bird
evacuation,
get
out,
you
can't
get
out
on
your
own.
K
Get
hurt
for
lack
of
Transportation
and
I
can't
come
pick
you
up.
We
can
take
you
to
a
shelter.
We
use
shelters
in
Harrison
County
that
are
out
of
the
flood
zone
that
are
manned
by
Red
Cross.
Their
support
there
there's
food,
the
emergency
management
people
are
there
to
support.
You
get
you
out
of
harm's
way.
We
worked
with
the
Humane
Society.
If
you
have
animal-
and
you
know
this
head
hits
I
hit
this
I'm
gonna
leave
my
pet.
My
kids
are
all
grown
it
out.
K
So
that's
that's
my
pet,
my
my
children
now
my
pet.
Would
we
know
that
so
we
have
a
bus
assignment
with
personnel.
We
can
help
you
with
your
head
to
a
designated
pet
shelter.
You
have
to
stay
there,
take
care
of
your
pet,
so
we're
the
last
resort,
not
the
first
resource
for
you.
We
encourage
you
to
get
out
of
the
area.
If
you
can
any
of
you
that
have
been
here
for
bad
hurricanes,
no
woods,
but
the
condition
of
community
is
going
to
be
in
you
really
don't
want
to
be
here.
K
After
a
hurricane
like
Katrina,
you
want
to
go
visit
with
some
family
members
for
a
week
or
two,
if
you
can,
but
again,
if
you're
here
you're
in
harm's
way,
you
can't
get
out,
you
call
us
and
our
office
informations
here,
there's
a
special
hurricane
evacuation
brochure.
They'll,
give
you
all
the
information
we.
K
K
Your
phone
number,
what
your
contact
information
is,
if
you
register
for
us
when
the
Harrison
County
Emergency
Management
Agency,
calls
for
an
evacuation
that
we
don't
hear
from
you.
You'll
get
an
automated
message.
It
will
call
outset
and
evacuations
been
called.
Your
register
call
us
to
set
up
your
trip.
We've
got
a
very
short
window
of
opportunity
that
when
the
Emergency
Management
Agency
hits
you
evacuation
order
for
transportation
to
be
available.
We've
got
about
three
to
four
hours.
Where
we're
trying
to
move
everybody
in
Harrison
County
that
needs
transportation
to
a
shelter.
K
We
have
a
lot
of
resources.
We
can
do
that.
We've
done
this
a
lot,
so
you
know.
Unfortunately,
we
have
a
lot
of
experience
so
we're
there
to
help.
That's
the
main
things
the
informations
here
you
go
to
our
website
and
we're
just
a
phone
call.
We
encourage
you
to
register
now.
You
think
you
may
need
help,
but
you
don't
have
to
be
registered.
A
L
I
L
To
talk
about
it
and
what
I
will
do
is
encourage
you
to
go
by
and
get
some
of
the
Flyers.
So
I've
got
the
back
of
the
room,
but
also
remembers
that
the
you
can
go
on
to
your
App
Store
for
your
cell
phone
and
all
of
the
information
you
need.
The
Red
Cross
is
available
and
free
mobile
apps
that
you
can
download.
They'll
show
you
what
shelters
are
oh
and
they'll
give
you
all
kinds
of
information
right.
What
I
want
to
talk
about
a
couple
of
things
very
quickly?
L
One
is
that
usually
were
to
vacuum.
The
best
advice,
if
you
don't
have
to
stay
here,
for
a
name
get
out
and
get
out
early
as
soon
as
there's
a
hurricane
watch,
that's
the
time
to
go
at
least
get
north
of
the
interstate,
where
you're
out
of
the
major
damage
from
rising
tides.
Further
up
States,
you
can
go
to
bed
if.
F
L
L
L
Only
one
that
operates
under
a
congressional
charter.
We
are
a
federal
instrumentality,
the
Congress
of
the
United
States
in
1900
designated
the
rent
cost
as
the
disaster
relief
humanitarian
agency.
So
what
we
do
were
proud
to
do,
but
we're
also
required
by
law
to
do
so.
We're
going
to
be
here
from
before
all
the
way
through
the
end,
we're.
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Cameras
are
gone,
Hurricane
Katrina,
for
example,
given
August
of
2005
I
was
a
volunteer.
Then
we
closed
our
last
case
in
2011.
So
we
worked
here
for
just
a
couple
of
weeks.
We're
going
to
be
here
forever
among
the
things
you
can
expect
from
the
Red
Cross
is
there
won't
be
shelters,
open
and
I'll
speak
briefly
about
them.
You'll
have
food
in
the
shelter's
they'll
be
first,
a
filthy
nurse
trained
nurses,
they're,
not
Red
Cross
employees,
they're
professional
nurses,
who
donate
their
site
to
us.
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Because
there's
a
lot
of
stress
and
they'll
be
there,
for
you
will
have
firms
emergency
response
beautiful.
They
look
like
giant
ambulances.
There
will
be
going
through
the
neighborhood
for
weeks
at
a
time
for
weeks
after
the
storm
providing
hot
meals.
So
if
you
have
a
home
to
go
back
to
you'll,
see
the
Salvation
Army
or
us,
one
of
us
will
be
there
for
you
three
times
a
day.
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They'll
also
have
nurses
will
also
have
trucks
going
through
neighborhoods,
providing
emergency
supplies
tarps
for
your
roof
bleach,
cleanup,
kids,
comfort,
kids,
bottled
water
hand,
tools,
things
like
that
to
help
you
with
your
home
and
peace
work
we'll
also
be
providing
at
the
emergency
financial
assistance
to
people.
But
remember
we
are
not
your
insurance
company.
That's.
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Let
me
back
up
even
more
and
say
we
don't
own
the
shelters.
The
shelters
are
County
responsibilities.
So,
when
stolen
stuff,
the
county
emergency
managers
will
designate
which
of
shelters
are
open,
they
won't
all
be
over.
That's
why
I
won't
tell
you
now
which
shelter
to
go
to
it
will
depend
on
the
storm.
One
of
the
things
you
don't
want
to
do
is
put
people
in
the
shelter
that
that
is
on
a
road
that
tends
to
flood,
because
you
don't
want
to
get
trapped
in
there
depending
upon
which
direction
the
wind
is
coming
from.
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What
the
anticipated
intensity
of
the
storm
will
determine,
which
shelters
will
open.
So
it's
Kevin
than
others
have
mentioned
once
there's
a
hurricane
watch
pay
attention
to
the
median.
It
breaks
my
heart
to
having
work
forty,
two
years
for
a
newspaper,
to
tell
you
to
watch
television
and
listen
to
the
radio,
but
they'll
keep
you
up
to
date
on
which
shelters
are
open
when
they're
open
they
become
our
responsibility.
Now
there
are
two
kinds
of
shelters:
one
is
what
we
call
an
evacuation
shelter,
that's
the
shelter.
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That's
opened,
it
gets
you
out
of
the
storm
so
that
you
can
live
through
you're
only
going
to
be
there
a
short
period
of
time.
There
are
going
to
be
concept
so
bring
along
a
pillow
or
a
blanket
or
something
to
sit
on
they'll
be
chairs,
but
we
don't
put
caps
up
for
reason.
There
will
be
refreshments,
they'll,
be
water,
juice,
soda,
coffee,
fruit,
snacks,
you
know
energy
bars
and
all
the
bars
and
things
like
that.
Hoffman's.
The
reason
we
don't
foot
cots
out
is
the
ABA
of
them.
An
American
surgeon,
Disability
Act
requires.
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Square
feet
first
cottage
and
in
an
evacuation
shelter,
a
lot
of
people
are
coming
in
there
to
get
out
of
the
storm
and
if
we
put
cuts
out
there'd
be
no
room
for
people.
There
are
parts
of
the
building
waiting
and
if
somebody
has
lutely
needs
one
we'll
put
one
out,
we
don't
like
to
do
it
because,
if
you
put
it
out
for
one
and
everybody
wants
one,
so
if
you're
for
the
evacuation
shelter,
it's
a
good
idea
to
bring
along
a
blanket
or
something
to
sit
on,
bring
a
pillow
or
whatever
you're.
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Those
shelters
become
residential
shelters
for
people
who
don't
have
a
place
to
go
back
to,
and
they
will
stay
open
as
long
as
leading
they
will
have
cups.
There
will
be
three
meals
a
day.
There
will
also
be
caseworkers
in
there.
They
will
be
the
doctor,
the
nurses
and
the
mental
health
professionals
and
in
most
of
the
case,
workers
that
work
with
you
one
case
at
a
time
to
see
what
other
assistance
is
needed.
I
just
want
to
remind
you
that
we
had
a
good
exercise.
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Last
year,
hurricane
Nate
was
the
first
real
storm
that
we
had
since
Katrina
and
a
lot
of
people
were
upset
because
it
was
their
first
one
and
they
got
to
the
closest
one
here
with
geography
high
school
and
they
got
inside
that
they
had
to
sit
on
the
floor
for
hours
and
they
wanted
they
wanted
to
cussed
and
I've
mentioned.
That's
the
reason
we
didn't
do
it.
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If
we
would
have
put
the
contact
there,
wouldn't
have
been
enough
room
for
all
the
people
that
were
there,
because
a
lot
of
people
obviously
showed
up,
but
once
at
the
transitions
from
that
emergency
shelter
into
the
presidental
shelter,
then
you
let
me
stop
there
and
see
if
there's
any
questions
John.
Yes,
sir,
a
shelter
is
not
what
you
want.
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That's
why
I
say
get
out
I'll
tell
you
this
along
the
coast,
there
are
14
shelters
that
will
likely
open
in
the
event
of
the
different
hurry.
Now
there
are
more,
but
but
there
are
14
that
normally
open
right
away.
All
together,
we
could
probably
house
about
7,000,
be
there
are
four
hundred
and
twenty
thousand
of
us
now.
So
that's
what
I
say
if
you
don't
have
to
stay
here,
go
you.
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No,
they,
and
especially
if
you
have
to
stay
in
the
shelter
for
a
little
while
again
after
Katrina,
I
work
as
a
shelter,
worker
and
I
was
staffing
a
shelter
Thanksgiving
weekend.
That's
a
long
time
for
people
who
have
to
be
in
a
you
know
about
the
size
of
this
sitting
on
a
cop
ten
feet
away
from
somebody
else
and
anything
box
lunches
and
then
doesn't
have
a
spaghetti.
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Not
it's
not
a
hotel
is
not
the
best
place
to
be.
You
will
be
taken
care
of
it's
better
than
a
big
hassle
to
sleep
and
I.
Don't
want
to
doubtfully
okay,
we
do
our
best
to
make
it
as
comfortable
as
possible,
but
if
you
can
leave,
if
you
need
us,
we
will
be
there
any
other
question
downloading
that
mobile
app,
that's
free
are
those
plans,
be
sure
you've
got
insurance,
please
if
you're
a
renter
rather
intent
not
to
have
insurance,
it
is
very
inexpensive.
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Here,
the
Gulf
of
Mexico,
there
is
always
a
threat
of
hurry.
Hurricanes
are
an
amazing
force
of
nature.
They
need
to
be
respect,
but
don't
be
afraid
of.
You
live
in
an
area
that
you
could
not
live
in
a
better
area
if
you
have
near
hurricanes,
because
you've
got
the
most
experienced
first
responders,
your
police,
your
fire,
you're,
counting
people,
your
emergency
managers,
CTA
the
rest,
the
rest
of
the
team
me
my
Mississippi
Emergency
Management
FEMA
and
the
Red
Cross,
which
is
part
of
that
team.
We've
been
doing
this
for
a
long
time
and
a.
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Are
up
in
years
have
been
doing
it
for
a
long
time
we
communicate
regularly.
The
city
holds
these
things
to
get
you
prepared,
so
we
we
know
what
we're
doing.
It's
never
perfect.
They
call
the
disasters
for
a
reason,
but
it's
not
a
first
time
thing
for
us.
So
if
you
just
listen
prepare
now,
if
you
can
leave
leave
and
then
just
follow
the
instructions,
you'll
be
okay,
you
don't
have
to
be
afraid
of,
irrespective,
but
and.
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I
like
to
make
sure
you
get
if
you
haven't
picked
up
the
sheet
you
can
also
go
into
the
web
site
is
there's
one
of
the
sheet
says
returning
from
a
hurricane
or
flood,
more
people
get
hurt
after
the
storm,
then
during
the
storm,
because
they
don't.
You
know
your
guard
is
down.
The
storm
is
over
I'm
going
home
I
think
they
got
a
mess
to
clean
up
to
help
ahead.
To
that
hundred
two
talks,
the
story,
final
debris
or
I
love.