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Title: Coast watch
Identifier: coastwatch00uncs_1 (find matches)
Year: 1979 (1970s)
Authors: UNC Sea Grant College Program
Subjects: Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology
Publisher: (Raleigh, N. C. : UNC Sea Grant College Program)
Contributing Library: State Library of North Carolina
Digitizing Sponsor: North Carolina Digital Heritage Center

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One family's plan for hurricane preparedness This past spring, seventh- and eighth-grade students at Pamlico Junior High School in Bayboro took Sanders' checklist and developed their own family checklists. As part of a year-long focus at the school on hurricane preparedness, this project had students working with Sanders, their parents, teachers and local emergency management officials. An example of one student's work is listed below. Plan for a home on land less than 20 feet above sea level. A. Do the following in case of a hurricane watch: 1. Drive 1.6 miles to Grantsboro. Fill car and truck gas tanks. This takes approximately 12 minutes. 2. Put two bicycles, one push mower, 13 tomato planters, two ladders, one radio antenna, one wheelbarrow and two sawhorses in garage. Put spare lumber under two-story storage shed. 3. Move boat and trailer next to two-story shed. Secure boat to trailer and trailer to building sup- ports. Fill boat with water; then put hose in garage. 4. Get 4' x 5' sheet and 5' x 9' strip of plywood from second floor of shed. Get nails and hammer from garage and board up picture window. Get mask- ing tape from garage and tape 13 small windows in the house, eight in the shed, and five windows in the garage. 5. Get deeds, insurance and birth certificates from top drawer of the file cabinet in the master bedroom. Get car title from bill holder on dining table. Pack all of these in the smallest blue suit- case in the attic. 6. Pack a survival box. Include flashlight, radio, spare batteries, blankets, rope, fire extinguisher, a change of clothes, desired non-perishable food, fresh water and water purification tablets. (If you have none, they are available at local drug stores.) 7. Contact neighbors, friends and relatives and tell them of your plans. 8. Lower radio tower in back yard. B. If a hurricane warning is issued, take the following steps immediately: 1. Raise all appliances up on concrete blocks. In- sulate refrigerator and freezer with blankets. 2. Shut off main power switch in utility room. Breaker box is next to washing machine. 3. Go through checklist. Make sure all steps are completed. 4. Pack survival box and suitcase of important docu- ments in car. Drive 5.4 miles to nearest shelter— Fred A. Anderson School in Bayboro. This takes 8 minutes. Hubert W. Buck Eighth Grade Pamlico Junior High School Bayboro, North Carolina Photo by Tommy Baab. The News and Observer
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Pamlico Junior High School students check the contents of a hurricane evacuation survival box

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