by Nick Gromicko and Ben Gromicko
Planning for hurricane season and other potential disasters can be stressful, and because the hurricane season may come during the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be especially so.
InterNACHI® has advice to help you safely prepare, evacuate, and shelter for severe storms while protecting yourself and others from COVID-19. In addition to InterNACHI's free online COVID-19 Safety Guidelines, here are some tips to help you and your family stay safe during hurricane season this year.
If you will be staying with friends or family outside your household to evacuate from the storm:
In addition to following guidance for staying safe and healthy after a hurricane, note that:
Take InterNACHI's free online COVID-19 Safety Guidelines Course.
Become an InterNACHI® Certified Healthy Homes Inspector.
CDC, Hurricanes and COVID-19
Image: NOAA.gov Hurricane Sally 2020