Disaster Prevention

This is the fifth in a series of articles on disaster preparedness and how to safeguard your community, save lives and minimize damage.

In addition to the plan you are developing for your manufactured home community, you should encourage each resident family to have its own disaster plan in place.  

Residents should know what types of disaster could occur, and what they can do about each one.  A community newsletter is a good way to educate residents, and so are community meetings.

This is the fourth of eight articles on disaster preparedness  and how  to  safeguard your community, save lives and minimize damage.

Hazardous materials are anything that can be a risk to life, health or property.  They can be chemical, biological or physical.  Some are intended for one safe use, but can be dangerous if used another way.  Gasoline, for example, when used in a car is relatively safe, but if it’s spilled on the ground or gets into drinking water it can be dangerous.  

While setting up a disaster plan for manufactured home communities, rv park or floating home community,  be sure to include steps that would reduce the risk of damage or injury.  Here are some actions to consider:

• Keep trees healthy and strong.  Remove dead limbs immediately, and cut back branches that overhang buildings or touch power or phone lines.