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√Checklist
Live links in BLUE
Download Chappy CERT's "Storm Prep" 2-pager and keep it handy.
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Create your own family emergency plan, including pets and animals. Download FEMA's here: https://www.fema.gov/blog/have-emergency-plan-your-family
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Organize your emergency kit - including a 3+ day supply of water and ready-to-eat foods, meds and pet supplies.
Download FEMA's list here https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20210318/how-build-kit-emergencies Remember that by the time a storm approaches, emergency supplies on island may be in short supply. -
Purchase a solar, hand-crack or battery-powered portable radio, or dust off your ham radio.
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Photocopy your driver's license/photo ID, passport, medical and credit cards, home and auto insurance policies. Store in a watertight "Go Bag".
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Plan to shelter in place - unless directed otherwise by public officials.
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If you have serious medical issues, create a medical emergency plan involving your family or caretakers. Alert officials to special needs.
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If you live, work or vacation on Chappy, you may be in a storm tide pathway. Bookmark and consult this page https://stormtides.org. Under "Choose Tide Gauge", select Edgartown."
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Plan for a possible evacuation before a storm makes landfall if your home is in an at-risk area, or the storm is forecast to be especially severe. Check out your alternative travel routes.
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Sign up for multiple alerts. Experts advise that you have access to more than one way to receive lifesaving warnings in real time.
​for local Edgartown alerts on your cell phone: Text EDGARTOWN to (877)550-8627
for Dukes County, MA alerts on your cell phone: www.dukescounty.org
for FEMA - Download the FEMA app for your smartphone and customize alert requests there.
https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products#download. It will send you real-time weather and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Twitter: @MassEMA (not monitored 24/7)
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/massachusettsEMA
On Facebook: Join ChappyChat for our local islanders’ postings
Visit Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) for live alerts: https://www.mass.gov/alerts -
Preset your portable radios to a Martha's Vineyard station for live info:
WMVY 88.7 FM
WVVY 96.3 FM ​
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Sign up here for Woods Hole/Martha's Vineyard Steamship Authority email alerts: SteamshipAuthority.com/email_lists
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Go here for Chappy Ferry status updates : www.chappyferry.com
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Find safety tips on sheltering in place from the state of Massachusetts here:
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/safety-tips-for-sheltering-in-place
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Track developing storms:
https://www.weather.gov
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Visit American Red Cross website for additional information: https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies.html
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Take a class in emergency training at the Chappaquiddick Community Center. Watch calendar for classes: https://chappycommunitycenter.org/
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Learn more. Knowing in advance when and how to protect yourself, your loved ones and your property during a disaster can make all the difference.
Consult the Woods Hole Homeowner's Handbook to prepare for Coastal Hazards, including lists of emergency supplies, planning & safety tips. Download here: https://seagrant.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/MA-Homeowners-Handbook-2020.
Visit FEMA's website, which offers an abundance of information, some in multiple languages
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/FEMA


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