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Prepare for Winter

Winter in Maine is beautiful, but sometimes cruel. As we prepare for winter storms and chills, remember that winter can also bring violent coastal storms, unexpected thaws and flooding as well as snow and ice.

Hazards of the Season From Our Library:
Alternative Heat Source Safety
Carbon Monoxide Safety
Eau potable, mesures de sécurité
Frozen Water Pipes
NOAA Weather Radio
Recommandations à suivre pour les puits inondés
Watch, Warning and Advisory Criteria for Winter Storms
Winter Storms and Power Outages

Winter Weather Resources

• Winter Weather Forecasts from the National Weather Service
  Maine's current winter weather from the National Weather Service
• 511 Maine: Road Conditions Report Statewide Road Conditions from the Maine Department of Transportation. Or dial 511!
• National Weather Service Winter Awareness
  Everything you ever wanted to know about winter storms.
• The Official Click and Clack Winter Driving Rules Winter Tips: A Baker's Dozen (and Then Some) from Tom and Ray Magliozzi, the National Public Radio "Car Talk" Guys
• Survive Winter Wisely [view with Adobe] This brochure, originally published by FEMA and NOAA, will help seniors to survive winter
• Carbon Monoxide Safety Important safety information from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
• FEMA for Kids - Winter Storms Games, quizzes and winter facts from FEMA.
• If You Use an Electric Generator, be Safe! Important information on safe use of emergency generators, from Central Maine Power.
• Kerosene Heater Safety Kerosene heater safety tips from the CDC and Michigan State University.
• Energy Efficiency and Safety EfficiencyMaine, the energy efficiency experts for Maine State government, have put together this web site to provide some basic energy conservation and safety tips.
• Preventing and Thawing Frozen Pipes Red Cross: Information and suggestions about how to prevent water pipes in the home from freezing, and how to thaw them if they do freeze.

 

 

MAINE PREPARES LIBRARY

• Plan Together for an Emergency
• Build a Disaster Supply Kit for Your Home
• Make a Family Communications Plan
• Stay Informed
• Be Sure of Your Information
• Hurricane!
• Hurricane Preparedness for Boaters
• Hurricanes: Before, During and After the Storm
• If You Have a Disability
• Pets and Livestock
• Volunteering in a Disaster
• Making Donations to Disaster Areas
• If You Have to Evacuate
• Financial Disaster Planning
• Flood and Flash Flood Safety

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