Hurricane Irene is Coming – Be Prepared
Posted by Cindy Garruba on Aug 26, 2011
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Do not worry about the hurricane, but it is important to be careful. This is advice is from the Au Pair in America office:
- Stay home with your host family during the storm and follow their advice and direction
- Keep your own families at home informed about your location and personal status during/after the storm
- Talk to your host family about any travel plans you or they have for this weekend and cancel/reschedule
- If you have an emergency during the storm, please call our emergency service center number directly 973-413-1372
And I sent this to all of the au pairs in an email, but here is a reminder:
There is a possible hurricane coming this weekend. Do not be afraid, but it is good to go over emergency procedures with your host parents.
We may lose electricity during the storm. Sometimes it takes a few days to get the power back on. Please know that you will be safe and that your host parents are prepared for these kind of situations. Stay inside in a hurricane and stay together.
Here is a list of things to have on hand in the event of a natural disaster like a hurricane:
- Food and water
- flashlights and batteries
- a battery operated radio
- charge your cell phones before the storm
- cooler and ice for food to be stored
- hand wipes
- a first aide kit
- activities to occupy the children
I hope the storm isn’t too bad, but if you lose electricity, do not worry, it will come back on. Trust your host parents to know what to do and help anyway you can, especially with the kids!
If you have to evacuate with your host families to another location, you must:
Take your important documents. This includes passport, Form DS-2019, Form I-94, Social Security Card, Financial Records, plane ticket, checks, credit cards, etc.)
Take contact numbers and e-mail address of your community counselor
Take SEVP and Department of State contact information. SEVP email address: SEVIS.Source@dhs.gov.; Department of State e-mail address: Jvisas@state.gov.
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