Moody prepares for hurricane season

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  • By Senior Airman Eileen Meier
  • 23d Wing Public Affairs
MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. --  National Hurricane Preparedness Week 2013 begins May 26 with hurricane season beginning in June, and Moody leadership wants to spread awareness on being prepared for a natural disaster.

Knowing how to respond when high winds, heavy rainfall, tornadoes and other potentially destructive weather are forecasted can save lives and assets.

A hurricane survival guide can be found on the Moody AFB homepage at: http://www.moody.af.mil It is located on the right-hand side of the page.

In the case of an emergency, the Air Force Personnel Accountability and Assessment System will be used to account, and manage the recovery of Air Force personnel and their families affected by a catastrophic event. It is also used to communicate decisions from the commander and the current hurricane condition during base evacuations.

Below is a list of informational websites, local information and smart phone applications that will help aid in hurricane preparedness.

FEMA, NWS and other Disaster Organization Links

National Hurricane Center Tropical Prediction Center
American Red Cross
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
National Weather Service (NWS)
Georgia Office of Emergency Management
Florida Department of Emergency Management
Ready Georgia
Lowdnes County Emergency Management (229) 671-2790

Emergency Relief Shelters

The most current listing of approved shelters can be found at
http://www.gema.ga.gov/ohsgemawebsh.nsf/FullOpenShelters?OpenForm.

Local Emergency Relief Animal Shelters

All county animal shelters will be open, unless an evacuation is ordered and the shelters will receive pets on an emergency basis. Call the following numbers for information concerning pet sheltering during a disaster:

Lowndes County Animal Shelter Valdosta: 229-671-2760
City of Valdosta Animal Shelter: 229-245-5253
Pet Friendly Hotels:http://www.pets-allowed-hotels.com/us/Georgia/VALDOSTA/index.html

It is very important to bring current rabies certificates, medications and food.

Smart phone applications
 
Hurricane by American Red Cross
Ready Georgia
The National Weather Service

For more in-depth information, please contact your unit emergency management representative, Office of Emergency Management, local National Weather Service office, or local American Red Cross chapter.