HOW TO BE HURRICANE PREPARED

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HOW TO BE HURRICANE PREPARED

ARE YOU PREPARED?

HURRICANE SEASON IS HERE

Hurricane Season has begun, and it’s time to ensure that you and your family are prepared. Hurricane Season in the Cayman Islands runs from 1st June – to 30th November each year. For up-to-date official storm information in the Cayman Islands, visit Hazard Management Cayman Islands or click Read More below.

HURRICANE KIT MUST-HAVES

Preparing your emergency essentials kit before or at the beginning of the season will help ensure you and your family are ready should disaster strike.

- Non-perishable food (4 days supply)
- 1-gallon drinking water, per person, per day (4 days supply)
- Pet food & water (4 days supply)
- Batteries
- Flashlights (1 per person)
- Candles
- Matches
- Rain gear
- First Aid Kit
- Hygiene Items
- Medications/Prescriptions
- Cash (as ATMs may not work)
- Identification documents
- Diapers
- Mosquito repellent
- Sunscreen

HURRICANE KIT PRODUCT TYPES & BRANDS

Need some help while shopping for your Hurricane Kit items?
These brands are the perfect additions!

- Ensure – Meal Replacement Shakes
- Bush’s Beans
- Progresso - Soups
- Green Giant – Canned Vegetables
- Crystal Geyser Water
- Gatorade
- Pedigree – Dog Food
- Libby’s – Canned Food
- Van Camps - Beans
- Healthy Choice - Soups
- Brunswick – Tuna & Sardines
- Excelsior - Crackers
- Huggies
- Duracell
- Hunt’s - Tomatoes

HOW DOES PROGRESSIVE DISTRIBUTORS PREPARE FOR HURRICANE SEASON

As the island's largest food distributor, every year PDL ensures, well ahead of time, that we are ready with all hurricane essentials needed to support the islands in the event of a hurricane catastrophe. Our procurement department sources supplies months in advance to ensure they arrive here in time for June 1st (official start of the hurricane season). The company works with all local supermarkets and various organizations in Cayman, including official hurricane shelters, The Cayman Islands Government, food banks, and charities, positioning ourselves to help serve our island in times of need.

By building up our supplies and storing them in our category 5 hurricane-resistant warehouse for the entirety of the hurricane season, the PDL operation is first on the scene post any hurricane when supplies are needed. During 2004 when Hurricane Ivan demolished the island of Grand Cayman our warehouse stood proud and we were able to ensure that supplies continued to stream in during the difficult times that lay after.

We strongly urge the public to have a plan. BE SAFE. Have a hurricane kit and Be Prepared. Turn to reliable information sources like the Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI) on Hurricane warnings and Radio Cayman for updates before and after a storm.

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