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Ike: Florida Keys Evacuate
By Pat Peterson Reporter
Published: Tue, July 22, 2008 - 6:34 pm
Pat Peterson
As expected, Hurricane Dolly was a "dud" along the Alabama Coast. Two to four foot seas and a dangerous rip current were all she could muster on Pleasure Island. But with Dolly generating a little interest, emergency management officials in Orange Beach used the storm to their advantage. E.M.A. officials held a hurricane prepardeness "refresher" classes with city leaders and homeowners.
"It kinds of put you on alert mode to be on guard and to be ready for it and get prepared," says Rene Broussard, who lives in Orange Beach. "It's just better to get the information we need so we can all be more effective in helping the community."
A new idea called the "block captain" program will be implemented if an evacuation is ordered. Homeowner's from individual neighborhoods would go back into their neigbhorhood after an evacuation, assess damage and collect information.
"We'll give them cameras and they'll go out and take pictures of the area," says Rennie Raines with Baldwin County E.M.A. "They'll then download those pictures online and that'll allow folks who evacuated and can't get back to see what it looks like and to check on their property."
The block captain program is part of the "CERT"...or Citizens Emergency Response Training program. For more information about CERT, call the Baldwin County Emergency Management office in Robertsdale at 947-1011.
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Yeah that sounds great BamaBob, but I am pretty sure but hope not that Dolly is going to make our gas prices soar.