[StBernard] News Release (Region 6): Federal and State Agencies Urge Precautions

[Westley Annis]

Federal and State Agencies Urge Precautions 

(BATON ROUGE - September 2, 2008)  State and federal agencies are urging
citizens in the area impacted by Gustav to take precautions and stay safe
during this post-storm period. 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Louisiana Department of
Environmental Quality have information on their Web sites concerning safety
tips you should take when returning home, operating a portable generator
safety and preparing safe drinking water. 

Some tips include driving safely to avoid road debris and high water, how to
avoid carbon monoxide poisoning and how to disinfect private water wells. 

Get this information, and more, at http://www.emergency.louisiana.gov/,
http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/, and http://www.epa.gov/hurricane/. 

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