WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Forecasters say Tropical Storm Gordon may become the first hurricane to hit the continental United States this season as it gathers strength in the Gulf of Mexico.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is alerting consumers in the Gulf Coast region that it's not too late to prepare and to take heed to important safety tips for surviving the hurricane.
Consumers need to be especially careful during power outages, as the risk of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and fire increase. Here's how you can keep your family safe.
Please share CPSC Chairman's hurricane safety message, our new hurricane safety trifold which can be printed and distributed and our hurricane safety video with your viewers and listeners. You have the power to prepare! Don't sacrifice safety before or after the storm.
Message from CPSC Acting Chairman Ann Marie Buerkle's on hurricane safety https://youtu.be/ru5eszY6_Eg
Hurricane Safety trifold
https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety-Education-Centers
Hurricane Safety PSA? Before the Storm 30 second https://youtu.be/eZN5xypUS3U
CPSC spokespeople are available for interviews before or after the storm on these and other safety tips. Contact CPSC's Office of Communications at 301-504-7908.
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
SOURCE U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission