Free Florida Homestead and Preparedness Printables

• Update household and animal rosters, identification photographs and emergency contacts.
• Confirm evacuation zones, routes, destinations and a backup route before a storm forms.
• Inspect carriers, trailers, gates, drainage, roofs, fences and temporary containment.
• Test communications, safe lighting, carbon monoxide alarms and approved backup equipment.
• Photograph structures, fencing, equipment and improvements for private records.
• When a storm is possible, follow the National Hurricane Center and local emergency management.
• Finish slow work early and set a firm outdoor-work cutoff before conditions become dangerous.

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• Count and photograph each animal; keep records available offline and in a secure offsite copy.
• Label carriers, leads, halters and transport equipment without placing a private home address on public-facing items.
• Pack familiar feed, clean-water equipment, necessary medications and veterinary records.
• Plan separate safe spaces for animals that cannot travel or shelter together.
• Protect ventilation and never close animals into a sealed or heat-trapping enclosure.
• Write the order for checking fencing, shelter, water and animals after the storm.

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• Calculate household drinking water and animal water separately using current guidance for your people and species.
• Label potable and non-potable containers and record the fill or rotation date.
• Test the manual route for moving water when a pump, hose or fitting fails.
• Keep generator operating instructions with the unit and plan an outdoor location more than 20 feet from doors, windows and vents.
• Never run a generator in a home, garage, barn, shed, carport or other enclosed or partly enclosed area.
• Identify which loads are essential; electrical connection work belongs to qualified professionals.

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• Secure or move loose tools, panels, pools, containers, furniture and equipment before wind arrives.
• Photograph fence lines, gates, barns, sheds and equipment before the storm.
• Clear safe drainage routes without entering unstable ditches, roofs or trees.
• Identify hazardous limbs for qualified tree work before the season, not during a storm watch.
• Afterward, keep animals contained until every fence line and shelter has been checked.
• Treat every downed line as energized and leave unstable structures or tensioned trees to trained professionals.

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• Confirm a destination that accepts the people, species, vehicles and trailers in the plan.
• Practice calm loading in good weather and inspect tires, lights, brakes, hitch equipment and registration.
• Plan the travel order, backup driver and what happens if a road or destination becomes unavailable.
• Store copies of identification, insurance, animal records and photographs securely offline and offsite.
• Follow official evacuation orders and leave early enough to avoid loading animals in dangerous conditions.
• Do not publish routes, addresses, security details or sensitive documents on the website or social media.

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• Wait for official guidance; never go outside during the hurricane eye.
• Account for people and check for fire, gas, floodwater, downed lines and structural hazards.
• Inspect every fence, gate, shelter and animal area before returning animals.
• Use known-safe water and isolate wet, moldy or contaminated feed.
• Photograph damage before safe temporary repairs and keep an expense and communication log.
• Keep children and animals outside cleanup zones; stop when work exceeds the crew's training or equipment.

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