Community Association Matters

In this week’s podcast of Community Association Matters we had the honor of interviewing Edgar Estrada and Natalie French of the City of Doral and discussed with them the different steps that residents, associations, and businesses must take to prepare for a hurricane.  Edgar is the Assistant Code Compliance Director for the City of Doral and Natalie is the Media & Emergency Management Specialist for the City of Doral Police Department.  Hurricane season runs from June 1 thru November 30th.  Many of us know that there are 5 hurricane categories but not many know how these categories are determined.  According to Miami-Dade County’s hurricane readiness guide the categories are broken down as follows:  Category 1: sustained winds of 74 to 95 mph  Category 2: sustained winds of 96 to 110 mph Category 3: sustained winds of 111 to 129 mph Category 4: sustained winds of 130 to 156 mph Category 5: sustained winds of 157 mph or higher It is important to note that according to Natalie, most of the damage is not ca