With freezing temperatures continuing through the weekend, we urge you to take these steps to help protect your family, pets, home, and plants if you haven’t done so already:
• Check on your loved ones and neighbors to ensure they have warm clothing, adequate food and water, and necessary medications.
• Bring pets indoors. Provide them with warm bedding, food, and water. Never leave pets in vehicles during cold weather.
• Let faucets drip slightly during extreme cold. Know where your main water shutoff valve is in case a pipe bursts.
• Bring potted plants indoors or protect them with blankets.
• Test heating systems, use space heaters safely by keeping flammable objects at least three feet away, and never use grills indoors.
• Stay off frozen water, avoid downed power lines, and limit your time outside.
For more tips, visit GwinnettSafety411.com.
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