Preparing for Hurricane Season

Natural disasters could always be around the corner, but Floridians know it best – once we’re in the swing of summer, hurricanes are brewing just beyond the horizon. As a leader in the property management industry, Castle knows exactly how to prepare your community for the upcoming storm season. A detailed hurricane preparedness plan is the difference between a hectic experience and an in-control one. While you can’t manage the weather, you can manage those moments leading up to the storm and make them less stress-inducing.

Preparing Your Community

There are many ways that you, as a board member, can help your community prepare. Create annual planning calendars with capital asset plans to ensure you are always aware of what you have, and plan accordingly. Create a community-wide warning system to make sure your residents are informed and alerted, host safety and planning meetings, and share a variety of resources to empower your community ahead of a storm through education like a hurricane prep list to aid in their own personal process. Support is the best thing you can give your residents ahead of a storm.

Preparing Your Home

Of course, there are ways to prep your home in the physical sense – put up shutters, prepare your “safe room”, stock up on the essentials, put away outdoor furniture and decor, place sandbags against your front doors, and garages to help avoid flooding. There are also administrative aspects: note important addresses and phone numbers, compile copies of vital documents, gather the medical information of everyone in your residence, and locate evacuation zones and shelters nearby. Having all this accounted for prior to a storm will help alleviate a layer of stress.

Preparation is key, and as a leader in the property management industry, Castle Group is here to help you acquire all the tools you need to get through the storm season. To receive our detailed Hurricane Guide, email us at info@castlegroup.com.