Guidance. florida disaster.org, ready.gov, all have great information about preparedness kits, what you should have to take care of your family, you your loved ones and pets. we enconcern urge to take it seriously and listen to the guidance. and if folks are looking for the latest information on the storm and they are saying as folks sometimes do, you know what, i don t have to go, i ll be fine where i am, what would you say? unfortunately we hear that from time to time. i know you had directory brennan on earlier. right now category 3 is forecasted undergoing additional rapid intensification. but it is not just the wind that people should be concerned about. it is the storm surge pup we ll see up to 10 to 12 feet of storm surge in certain areas. and so while homes can be rebuilt and power lines restrung, we want to ensure that everyone is safe riding out the storm.
Humidity, so unfortunately we saw it last year and we re hoping that the number of fires is lower this year. we know that wildfires are actually over time over history they ve been a natural way to cleanse the forest. now you have residents here, you ve got populations to consider. what are you telling people, what is the best thing that residents in the area can do in this situation? you need to prepare. you need to look around your property, be ready no matter where you are in the state. if you have vegetation around you you re in the wildland urban interface areas to really work with your state foresters, work with your local fire departments to mitigate your properties and then to be ready to have your preparedness kits ready to go so that you can be out of your home for three days up to a week, if something like this strikes. be ready and then be ready to