Hurricane activity has started to tick up a bit in recent days, with Hurricane Kiko forming in the Pacific Ocean and scientists tracking activity in the Atlantic. Now is the time to get prepared. No one wants to get caught ill-prepared, as so many were when the Augusta area felt the wrath of Hurricane Helene last year.

National Preparedness Month is underway, so this is a good time to learn some basic guidelines on how to be ready for the next natural disaster you and your family might need to face.

The main path toward preparation is creating an emergency kit and making a plan. The Federal Emergency Management Agency offered these tips.

An emergency kit should include the following items:

Water (one gallon per person per day for several days, for drinking and sanitation)

Food (at l

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