HurricaneStrong is intended to become an annual effort, with activities starting prior to hurricane season and continuing through the end of the hurricane season on November 30. Organized by FLASH, the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes and in partnership with FEMA, NOAA and other partners, the program aims to increase safety and reduce economic losses through collaboration with the most recognized public and private organizations in the disaster safety movement. Representatives from Simpson Strong-Tie will be attending the event on Thursday to help educate homeowners on ways to make their homes safer.įinally, this week is the official kickoff of a new hurricane resilience initiative, HurricaneStrong. Simpson Strong-Tie is pleased to be a sponsor for Thursday, when the theme is Strengthen Your Home. As with Hurricane Preparedness Week, each day of the tour features a different theme. These “hurricane hunters” are flown in and around hurricanes to gather data that aids in forecasting the future of the storm. The aircraft on the tour are an Air Force WC-130J and a NOAA G-IV. The goal of the tour is to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for the upcoming hurricane season.
Members of the public are invited to come tour the planes and meet the Hurricane Center staff along with representatives of partner agencies. This week also marks the NOAA Hurricane Awareness Tour, where NOAA hurricane experts will fly with two of their hurricane research aircraft to five Gulf Coast Cities. ⦁ Identify your trusted sources of information for a hurricane event ⦁ Secure an insurance check-up assemble disaster supplies ⦁ Determine your risk develop an evacuation plan Each day of the week has a different theme. A Presidential Proclamation urged Americans to visit and to learn ways to prepare for dangerous hurricanes before they strike. National Hurricane Preparedness Week is recognized each year to raise awareness of the threat posed to Americans by hurricanes. Week One is “Building Solutions for All Ages.” Week Two is “The Science Behind the Codes.” Week Three is “Learn from the Past, Build for Tomorrow.” Finally, Week Four is “Building Codes, A Smart Investment.” Simpson Strong-Tie is proud to be a major sponsor of Week Three of Building Safety Month.
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The campaign reinforces the need for adoption of modern, model building codes, a strong and efficient system of code enforcement and a well-trained, professional workforce to maintain the system.” Building Safety Month has a different focus each week for four weeks. The ICC says that “Building Safety Month is a public awareness campaign to help individuals, families and businesses understand what it takes to create safe and sustainable structures. president the NOAA Hurricane Awareness Tour of the Gulf Coast and the kickoff of the new HurricaneStrong program. This week will see the ultimate combination of events intended to raise public awareness of the necessity for disaster-resistant construction: It is week three of ICC’s Building Safety Month National Hurricane Preparedness Week, as proclaimed by the U.S.
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