VI residents urged to craft ‘action plan’ for natural disasters
“Last year, the Virgin Islands experienced a number of minor earthquakes, a major flooding event, and two close passes of tropical cyclones,” Mr Penn said while adding that a new year offers opportunities to reflect on lessons learned and improve going forward.
“Having an action plan for how to deal with these and other hazards helps protect persons and property,” he said.
Mr Penn said free emergency plan templates are available for schools, businesses, and families at the DDM website.
“In the event of an emergency, having an agreed upon plan allows you to bypass panic and take speedy and effective action. Investing the time to sit with your team or your family to agree on an emergency plan can save lives,” Mr Penn said.
Plans available @ DDM website
He said effective family emergency plans include considerations for shelter-in-place, safeguarding the home, evacuation locations and routes, critical contact information, and details for how the family will reconnect if separated.
Meanwhile, plans for businesses should also include procedures for shutting down the business and re-opening after an emergency. Once the plan is in place, persons should test their procedures to ensure they are a good fit, Mr Penn added.
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3 Responses to “VI residents urged to craft ‘action plan’ for natural disasters”
It is ok for you to ask the public for assistance, but you are in charge, sir. encourage the public to upgrade their plan. Do your job.or retire, quickly. No trainee boss should be hired for the critical job. Oh, I forget, only in the BVI such normal, maybe.
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