Preparing Your Family for Spring (part 3)

In two previous posts, we discussed:  Preparing Your Home for Spring and Preparing Your Landscape for Spring.  In this final part of the Prepare for Spring blog series, we will discuss Preparing Your Family for Spring.  Read on for some important safety tips.

• Make sure that you have a fire escape plan, fire escape ladders, and tornado shelter (or know the safest place to be in case of a tornado) in your home.
• Practice your fire escape plan and what to do in the event of a tornado. Practice will help keep your children calm because they will know what to do.
• Make sure your children are aware of what happens in a storm, tornado, etc. and what to do if they are away from the home. For example, know not to go under a bridge (the overpass) during severe weather/tornado could save their life. Be prepared! Local TV weather station websites are great places to learn this life-saving weather safety information.
• Make sure you have done proper maintenance on your home and any necessary repairs to prevent water leaks, unsafe electrical wiring, leaking roofs, annual A/C service, etc.  This will help prevent further damage, should there be maintenance problems.
•  Go over your insurance policy with your Broken Arrow insurance agent.  Having proper insurance cover in case of a disaster is one way to ensure that you have prepared your family for Spring.

To read the first two parts of this blog series, "Prepare Your Home for Spring" and "Prepare Your Landscape for Spring" click here.

In the event that you have property damage from a Spring storm, contact Broken Arrow home maintenance professionals to have repairs done.

For more information contact the following professionals:

Broken Arrow Pest Control- Mother Natures Pest and Lawn, 918-362-2000, www.pestsecret.com

Roofing Repair Broken Arrow- Judy Smith, A-Best Roofing, 918-587-1426 or www.abestroofing.com.

A/C Service in Broken Arrow- Stephen Taylor, Air Assurance, 258-COOL or www.airassurance.com.

Broken Arrow insurance- Tedford Insurance, 918-299-2345 or www.tedfordinsurance.com.

Broken Arrow Mortgage- Karen Heston, BOK, 918-230-9432 or kheston-boklo.mortgagewebcenter.com

Broken Arrow Electrical Service- Murray Electric, 918-835-9605 or www.murrayelectric.com

Broken Arrow Plumbing- Mullin Plumbing, 918-258-6636, www.mullinplumbing.com.