Community Association Matters

  A lot of focus is normally given to hurricane preparation.  It is important to prepare and make sure that your family has as much information as it needs in case a hurricane does hit.  But what do you do during a hurricane?  And what happens after?  This week’s podcast of Community Association Matters answers these important questions.  According to the Official Broward County Hurricane Preparedness Guide, when the storm arrives everyone should stay in a safe room.  They identify a safe room as an interior room in your home without windows or doors.  Good examples of this are closets, bathrooms or small storage rooms.  Try to select a room that is central so that it is easy for everyone to access it.  Clear out the room before the storm hits so that you are not doing that in the middle of the storm.  Never open windows and doors; you must keep the wind out of your house.  As Broward County’s guide states, “buildings do not fail because of unequal pressures inside and outside…[Opening windows and doors] allo