Hurricane Preparations: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 01:04, 14 September 2017

When closing the space in the event of a hurricane:

Cancel meetup events.
Announce closure on slack and social media
- Optionally sponsor post(s) to make it more visible.
Coordinate members/volunteers show up and:
- Move equipment off of floor (where possible)
- Cover equipment with large garbage bags, plastic drop clothes, tarps, or other plastic sheeting.
- Throw away perishable food items from the refridgerator.
- Perform backups
- Turn off electricity at the breaker panel.
- Perform typical lock up procedures.
- Lock up.
While away
- Encourage members/volunteers to contribute to crowd sourced shelter database
After the storm
- Clean up
- Power things on once power is available
  - Start with critical systems, such as security, and access controls
- Announce space availability on slack and social media

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 ** Optionally sponsor post(s) to make it more visible.
 * Coordinate members/volunteers show up and:
+** Move equipment off of floor (where possible)
 ** Cover equipment with large garbage bags, plastic drop clothes, tarps, or other plastic sheeting.
 ** Throw away perishable food items from the refridgerator.
+** Perform backups
 ** Turn off electricity at the breaker panel.
 ** Perform typical lock up procedures.
 ** Lock up.
+* While away
+** Encourage members/volunteers to contribute to crowd sourced shelter database
+* After the storm
+** Clean up
+** Power things on once power is available
+*** Start with critical systems, such as security, and access controls
+** Announce space availability on slack and social media