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After the Hurricane: The First 72 Hours

The wind stopped. The hazards didn't. Practical training for the dangerous hours when power is out, roads are uncertain, cleanup begins, and normal emergency services may be delayed.

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What This Course Is Built To Do

Most hurricane education focuses on getting ready before landfall. This course starts after the storm, when carbon monoxide, downed power lines, floodwater, damaged structures, heat, debris, contaminated water, unsafe food, displaced animals, and rushed cleanup decisions can create a second emergency.

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This instructor-led course will open for registration when dates are announced. Use the free field guide and hurricane resources now, or contact us if you want to ask about future availability.
Neighbors cleaning up and recovering after a hurricane
The Storm Can End Before the Deadliest Period Does

Hurricane danger continues after the wind stops.

89%of 129 Hurricane Irma-related deaths identified by CDC were indirectly related to the storm
16 deathsin the Irma investigation were caused by carbon-monoxide poisoning
167 peoplewere treated for nonfatal CO poisoning after four Florida hurricanes in 2004; generators caused nearly all investigated exposures

Sources: CDC — Hurricane Irma · CDC — generator CO poisoning

Course Content

The First 72 Hours

First Walk-AroundDowned lines, gas odors, floodwater, unstable structures, trees, debris, and access hazards.
Generators & COSafer placement concepts, carbon-monoxide awareness, fuel and fire hazards, and why improvised backfeeding is dangerous.
Water & FoodBoil-water notices, floodwater avoidance, refrigeration loss, sanitation, and public-health guidance.
Heat & First AidCleanup heat stress, injury prevention, medications, powered medical needs, and delayed-EMS thinking.
Cleanup DecisionsPPE, debris, mold, damaged roofs, storm trees, tools, displaced wildlife, and knowing when to stop.
CommunicationsFamily accountability, concise status messages, battery conservation, official information, and neighborhood support.
Document & RecoverSafe damage documentation, action logs, receipts, temporary stabilization, and qualified-help decisions.
72-Hour TabletopStudents work through changing power, water, road, medical, fuel, and weather conditions.
GUARD™ Framework

A Decision Framework for a Changing Situation

The course uses the GUARD™ Framework to organize changing priorities after the storm: Gauge hazards, Use Your Resources, Act on the safest priority, Recover by stabilizing people and immediate needs, then Depart & Dial by moving away from unsafe conditions when necessary and contacting the appropriate help.

Course guidance is educational and is not a substitute for official emergency-management instructions, utility direction, building or electrical inspection, generator installation, chainsaw or tree-work training, medical care, or other licensed professional services.

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The instructor-led course will be announced when registration opens. In the meantime, the free After the Storm field guide and hurricane-preparedness articles are available now.

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