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[NC Emergency Management @NCEmergency]

🔥This week is Fire Prevention Week! 🔥
This year’s theme is : “Charge into Fire Safety: Safe Charging Is a Superpower” 🦸

🔦 We’re shining a spotlight on safe charging habits to prevent lithium‑ion battery fires. Safe Charging Is a Superpower so let’s use it!

Learn more about charging safety at https://t.co/dinFzC1RV9

#Firepreventionweek #ReadyNC

[NC Emergency Management @NCEmergency]

🏈 Just like any great team, family preparation is everything. Take the time to talk together, choose your plays, and know what to do in an emergency.

🏈 Keep safety your number-one strategy!

#ReadyNC

[NC Emergency Management @NCEmergency]

Reminder: Your car can’t swim.

Please avoid driving through flooded roadways. Slow down, stay alert, and never take risks with flooded roads. Remember: Turn around, don’t drown - your life is worth more than the shortcut.

Rainfall accumulations between 1–2 inches are expected over the weekend, with 3 inches or more possible in parts of southeastern North Carolina, increasing the risk of flash flooding.

For full forecast details and safety updates, visit https://t.co/FYOp1iaDKa.

[NC Emergency Management @NCEmergency]

Making a house a home.

Last week a Buncombe County resident received their House in a Box delivery, a program that helps provide survivors of disasters with new furniture and essential home goods. Through the assistance of the NCEM Disaster Case Management team they were able to help Candace receive the resources her family needed to recover from Tropical Storm Helene. Thank you to our partners at @RedCross_NC and Society of St. Vincent de Paul for helping Western North Carolina recover.

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Understanding the forecast is a crucial part of being prepared. When a watch is issued, it means all of the ingredients are there to cause severe weather conditions. A warning is issued when severe weather is already happening or will happen soon.

For more info, visit https://t.co/SrYmTeXv5F #ReadyNC

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If you live in the Shallotte area of Brunswick County, residents in the Lakewood Estates area off Ocean Isle Beach Road

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🚨 EVACUATION ALERT – SHALLOTTE AREA 🚨 https://t.co/cPvTvZZOOK

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🚨 EVACUATION ALERT – SHALLOTTE AREA 🚨 https://t.co/cPvTvZZOOK

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🚨 Preparedness Tip Thursday 🚨

Simply having a first aid kit can help you stop bleeding, avoid infection and is a critical component of your disaster kit.

For a full checklist of what to include, go to https://t.co/dGHFIsfr6y

[NC Emergency Management @NCEmergency]

It’s Cyber Security Awareness Month!

Cyber attacks can cause serious harm to both individuals and businesses, and they often create confusion or spread misinformation. Stay alert, recognize suspicious activity, and think before you click!

Stay tuned throughout the month for more helpful tips to keep you and your business protected.
For more tips, visit https://t.co/GWuxH3i64m

[NC Emergency Management @NCEmergency]

Last week, North Carolina Search and Rescue Task Force 11 from New Hanover County, deployed to the North Carolina Emergency Training Center for a three-day exercise. The team practiced rafting skills, motor operations, rescue drills, and swim training to stay sharp and ready for emergencies.

This hands-on training helps responders coordinate better together and maintain preparedness for swift‑water and flood rescues in North Carolina. This is just another reason we are a #ReadyNC!

[NC Emergency Management @NCEmergency]

National Preparedness Month may be ending, but preparedness never stops! Thank you for joining us in building a #ReadyNC. Continue your journey at https://t.co/KXgXUXWiCc– your year-round resource for staying safe and prepared.

¡Puede que el Mes Nacional de la Preparación esté terminando, pero la preparación nunca se detiene! Gracias por acompañarnos para construir una Norte Carolina lista #ReadyNC. Continúe su camino de aprendizaje en https://t.co/KXgXUXWiCc, su recurso durante todo el año para mantenerse seguro y preparado.

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Your NCEM Long-Term Recovery Branch joined Baptists on Mission and Ashe County DSS for an on‑site look at ongoing recovery work last week. Thanks to state‑provided grant funding, these dedicated teams are making significant progress on reconstruction and repairs across the region. NCEM extends a heartfelt thank you to all the volunteers, non-profits, and government partners at all levels who continue to support Western NC's recovery efforts!
#ReadyNC

[NC Emergency Management @NCEmergency]

Question: How many tropical storms and hurricanes have hit North Carolina since 2000?

And the answer is…

79 tropical cyclones.

It's hurricane season. Are you ready?

Visit https://t.co/4RLryzwuOn today for more information on how you and your family can be prepared this hurricane season!

[NC Emergency Management @NCEmergency]

Grab Your Phone and Know Your Zone 🤳

North Carolina’s Know Your Zone program uses a color-coded interactive map to show which coastal areas are most at risk from storm surge impacts. Just type in your street address, and the map will zoom to your location and display your evacuation zone. It’s that easy!

Check your zone status at https://t.co/EzdGOBSWkJ and make a plan today.

Use su celular y Conozca Su Zona 🤳

El programa Conozca Su Zona, https://t.co/EzdGOBSWkJ de Carolina del Norte, utiliza un mapa interactivo codificado por colores para mostrar qué zonas costeras están más en riesgo por los impactos de las marejadas. Solo tiene que escribir su dirección y el mapa ampliará su ubicación y mostrará su zona de evacuación. ¡Así de fácil!

Consulte sobre las condiciones de su zona en https://t.co/EzdGOBSWkJ y haga un plan hoy mismo.

#KnowYourZone #ReadyNC

[NC Emergency Management @NCEmergency]

⏰ Last call for Preparedness Bingo entries! ⏰

National Preparedness Month is almost over, and there’s still time to join in! Each bingo square is a simple step that helps you and your family stay safe during emergencies.

✔️ Mark off any squares you complete.
📸 Snap a photo while doing one and send it to us by DM and you might be featured!

Finish your entire card and DM it to us by September 30th at 11:59 PM to be entered into our giveaway for a preparedness kit! 🧰

Let’s make these last hours count and build a stronger, safer NC together. Learn more at https://t.co/KXgXUXWiCc!

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@Retired_Ranger DM us your contact. Want to get more info on that photo please.

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2 Years.

It has been 2 years since Helene showed us the worst of mother nature’s fury and the best of North Carolinians. 2 years since we saw dramatic rescues, terrifying flood waters, landslides, and images of neighbors helping neighbors during North Carolina’s worst disaster in history. 2 years since we lost 107 of our own – loved ones we will never forget.

2 Years.

Since that time, North Carolina has stood tall, focused on rebuilding communities, reinvested into the mission of becoming more resilient, and navigated the challenging road that is recovery – together.

There has been tremendous progress made in the Helene recovery mission. Thank you to those that have continued that painstaking work over the last 2 years. The mission is far from over and your state emergency response team will be there. We are all neighbors in North Carolina and that is what neighbors do – we look out for one another.

As we pause today to remember this somber day in North Carolina’s history, let’s also pause to celebrate the accomplishments made and the wonderful volunteers, non-profits, private sector, public safety, and government workers that have kept pushing forward.

North Carolina is worth it.

#ReadyNC

[NC Emergency Management @NCEmergency]

As we reflect on the upcoming 2-year anniversary of Helene and the devastation our state experienced, it is important to also acknowledge the lessons learned and the steps taken by your state emergency response team to incorporate these lessons into our mission for continuous improvement – all with the focus to better serve North Carolina communities.

After every disaster, the state emergency response team undergoes an extensive after action review. This determines what went well, what areas need to be improved upon, and helps to map our future operational plans.

Helene changed a lot in North Carolina. It changed families, communities, neighborhoods, and our landscape. It never changed the best part of our state however - our people.

#ReadyNC

[Dare County EM @DareCountyEM]

From OBXBeachConditions: DOUBLE RED FLAGS from Duck to Ocracoke. Ocean swimming not allowed. More at https://t.co/U78MOwFtiQ

Ocean Rescue staffing at off season levels, with beaches covered by roving patrols. Need help? Know your location, call 911!

[Dare County @DareCountyGovt]

N.C. Highway 12 remains closed between the Marc Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe following severe ocean overwash at the Canal Zone and Pea Island Visitor Center. NCDOT will complete damage assessment later today. No reopening timeline has been determined.
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