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Hurricanes: Stay Informed
Before the storm
Download a hurricane tracker or watch the local news for regular tracking updates- Collect important phone numbers (e.g., supervisor, local emergency response teams)
- Establish a family phone tree with a family member or friend in an unaffected area
- Give your family members waterproof lists of their medication needs to carry with them
- Consult your red institutional emergency badge card for important phone numbers and procedures
- Read Announcement e-mails distributed from WEATHER ALERT or SECURITY ALERT to all employees
- Watch MDA-TV Channel 20
- Visit the Employee Alert internal blog on the intranet (available while on campus or through a VPN connection)
- Charge your phone before the storm makes landfall
- Call the RING line, 2-RING (713-792-7464)
- Check for institutional pages; pages will be sent to all Emergency Plan Officers to alert them to activate call-down trees
After the storm
- Preserve your phone’s charge by having brief, to-the-point conversations
- Use your family phone tree to communicate with family and friends
- Call the RING line, 2-RING (713-792-7464), for institutional status updates
- Call your manager or supervisor to get area-specific updates and instructions
- Visit this site if you have access to the Internet, and visit the Employee Alert internal blog if you have access to the intranet
- Check local news resources
Call the RING Line
Don't forget to call the RING line at
713-792-RING (7464) for employee alert information.