<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4IL9Ya_1Gvl53pm00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4IL9Ya_1Gvl53pm00" width="1200" height="600" >UPPER MICHIGAN. (WLUC) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed the week of Nov. 8-14 as Winter Hazards Awareness Week.“Once these storms hit, a lot of times you don’t have maybe the ability to go out and get emergency supplies or things like batteries and water and non-perishable food,” MSP 8th District Public Information Officer Lt. Ben Eckola said. “I mean some of the roads might not even be passable. You might not have power at your home, all of these types of things that we typically see during winter weather emergencies.”With impactful winter weather possible and increasingly likely the further we move into the winter months, emergency personnel are encouraging you to begin preparing now.Car kits should include a blanket, flashlight, shovel, non-perishable food items and a gritty substance to boost traction such as sand or kitty litter. Home kits should include non-perishable food, blankets, water and batteries.Another important step, they say, is making emergency plans with your family members.“Make sure that you’re having a conversation with the other members of your household on this topic, make sure everyone’s on the same page,” Marquette County Emergency Management Director Brian Hummel said.“‘OK, if this were to happen at our house or if we were in our vehicle and this were to happen, if this, then what?’” Eckola said. “Then, have that plan, kind of go through those if then questions and have that plan. Make sure that you have the resources to take care of you and your family.”Eckola also encourages you to familiarize yourself with emergency resources available in your community.The video above will feature the TV6 livestream until staff can clip the corresponding story, if available, from broadcasts or other TV6 content. You can subscribe to our YouTube page or download TV6+ to stream the latest local news and weather.</div></body>

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UPPER MICHIGAN. (WLUC) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed the week of Nov. 8-14 as Winter Hazards Awareness Week. “Once these storms hit, a lot of times you don’t have maybe the ability to go out and get emergency supplies or things like batteries and water and non-perishable food,” MSP 8th District Public Information Officer Lt. Ben Eckola said. “I mean some of the roads might not even be passable. You might not have power at your home, all of these types of things that we typically see during winter weather emergencies.”

Emergency personnel share how to prepare for winter hazards

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UPPER MICHIGAN. (WLUC) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed the week of Nov. 8-14 as Winter Hazards Awareness Week. “Once these storms hit, a lot of 

Emergency personnel share how to prepare for winter hazards

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