To get started, familiarize yourself with the types of disasters that could affect your area and consider your options for providing care for your pet(s).
Disasters can happen without warning, so be prepared:
Prepare an emergency kit for your pet ahead of time.
If you don’t have a plan and need information quickly in an emergency, contact:
Local Animal Shelters
Search for local shelters and rescue groups on Petfinder’s Shelter Centerexternal icon. Local animal shelters may be able to offer advice on what to do with your pets if you are asked to evacuate your home.
Local Government
Local government animal control or service agencies can provide guidance on how to protect your pets in an emergency.
Relief Organizations
RedRover shelters and cares for animals displaced by natural disasters and other crises in the United States and Canada. If you need sheltering assistance, please call RedRover at (800) 440-3277 or visit RedRover.orgexternal icon.
When sheltering at home with your pet, make sure the room chosen is pet-friendly in the following ways:
Natural disasters can contribute to the transmission of some diseases. Exposure to inclement weather conditions, stagnant water, wildlife or unfamiliar animals, and overcrowding can put your pet at risk for getting sick. Some of these illnesses can be transmitted between pets and people (also known as zoonotic diseases or zoonoses). Some common disaster-related diseases that pets can pass to people are the following: rabies, leptospirosis, and diseases spread by mosquitoes, fleas, and ticks.
After an emergency, familiar scents and landmarks may have changed. Pets can become confused and lost, so it’s important to keep pets on leash or in a carrier when they’re being transported or when you go outside. Some hazards to be aware of for pets and people include snakes and other wildlife, especially after flooding, and downed power lines.
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Situation: (Advisory #10 as of 5:00 a.m. EDT) • 100 miles E of Saipan, moving NW at 10 mph
• Maximum sustained winds 110 mph (CAT 2)
• Expected to intensify further over the next few days
• Typhoon-force winds extend 45 miles; tropical-storm-force winds extend 150 miles
• Typhoon Warning & Flash Flood Watch in effect for Tinian & Saipan; Tropical Storm Warning in for Agrihan, Pagan, and Alamagan
Lifeline Impacts: All lifelines remain Green (Region IX SLB as of 11:00 p.m. EDT)
Food, Water, Sheltering:
• Shelters: Saipan: 8 open with 312 occupants; Tinian: 1 open with 16 occupants; Rota: all closed (Region IX Incident Report Update #7)
Health & Medical: Saipan: Hospital has two weeks supply of water and generator fuel; medical supplies for two months
Communications:
• Tinian: 1 cell tower on generator power (due to Hagibis)
• Saipan: 2 cell towers taken offline as a precaution
Transportation:
• Port condition Zulu (closed) for Tinian, Saipan and Rota;X-Ray (open with restrictions) for Guam
• Airports: Saipan is closed; all other airports remain open
State / Local Response:
• Emergency Declaration FEMA-3425-EM-CNMI approved on October 20, 2019 • CNMI EOC at Full Activation (day shift) o Typhoon Condition I for Saipan and Tinian o Typhoon Condition III for Agrihan, Alamagan and Pagan
FEMA / Federal Response:
• FEMA Region IX at Steady State
o Region IX IMAT-2 staged in Guam pending deployment to CNMI
o 2 LNOs deployed to Guam; 2 deployed to CNMI
o MCC and select ESFs activated
• NWC at Steady State
• 1 ISB/SMT team deployed to Guam
• MERS staged in Guam pending deployment to CNMI
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