The First 72 are on you. You might not have emergency services for at least 3 - 7 days.
• Follow the instructions given through the CodeRED alert system.
• Call or text your buddy to address self-care needs (physical, emotional, spiritual).
• Stay off roads until they are properly cleared and safe.
• Do not walk in water without waterproof protection. You risk bacterial infection or electrocution.
• Check the County website for Disaster Relief Distribution Center www.pamlicocounty.org
• If your property is damaged, take pictures, document details and contact your insurance company.
• Quickly care for wounds in order to prevent infections. If you see signs of swelling, redness, oozing from the wound or have a fever, seek immediate medical attention.
• If in a federally declared disaster zone, contact and file with FEMA to register damage, whether you have been helped before or not and regardless of insurance or income. It may later be important to you and to your community that you registered with FEMA. Always appeal if you are denied.
• Call or text your buddy to address self-care needs (physical, emotional, spiritual).
• Stay off roads until they are properly cleared and safe.
• Do not walk in water without waterproof protection. You risk bacterial infection or electrocution.
• Check the County website for Disaster Relief Distribution Center www.pamlicocounty.org
• If your property is damaged, take pictures, document details and contact your insurance company.
• Quickly care for wounds in order to prevent infections. If you see signs of swelling, redness, oozing from the wound or have a fever, seek immediate medical attention.
• If in a federally declared disaster zone, contact and file with FEMA to register damage, whether you have been helped before or not and regardless of insurance or income. It may later be important to you and to your community that you registered with FEMA. Always appeal if you are denied.