Assemble this now. Put aside in a special box in garage. Keep heat-sensitive items inside home and rotate stock throughout season. Batteries can go in refrigerator.

With hurricane season heating up, do you have a game plan to keep your family safe and healthy?

This is the peak of hurricane season, and the perfect time to make sure your family will have enough food to ride out severe weather.

Make sure you have your list prepared in case of an emergency

We may fear national crises, but few of us are prepared, financially or otherwise, for a real one – or even a small local or personal one.

Buy supplies early to prepare for the storm. When the storm threatens, lines will be long and supplies short.

Phone numbers and websites for the Division of Emergency Management as well as the Red Cross for Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River Counties.

Before a storm threatens our area, find out what home insurance covers and whether you need to add more protection.

Preparations you should take so your pets can get through a storm. VIDEO

Do not attempt under any circumstances to ride out a storm in a boat. No boat is worth your life. Hurricane winds, whether inland or near the beach, can lift a boat out of the water or sink it, even if it is secured in a marina. VIDEO

Wood shutters are a last resort, but may help protect your home in a storm. VIDEO

Are you ready? The Solid Waste Authority has prepared a list to help you get ready for hurricane season. VIDEO

If you’re not able to function without assistance, you need to make some plans where that kind of support is available.

For your safety and comfort, you need to have emergency supplies packed and ready in one place before disaster days.

If you decide not to evacuate or go to a shelter when a storm hits, make sure to set up a safe room in your home. VIDEO

The steps you should take to prepare your pool. VIDEO

Storing your grill and propane gas tank when a storm approaches. VIDEO

Learn the three main ways you can protect your garage door during a hurricane. VIDEO

Different areas have different flood risks.

If you can remain in your home, do so.

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a 1-5 rating based on the hurricane's present intensity. This is used to give an estimate of the potential property damage and flooding expected along the coast from a hurricane landfall.