If you insist on not heeding the warnings to evacuate before a hurricane hits, at the very least prepare your home, get kids and pets out of harm’s way, and make yourself useful by helping to document the occurrence of damage by videotaping important details.

You may be able to sell your video footage to POA and/or to homeowners who evacuated and have no proof about what came first: the Wind of the Rain.

This proof will be necessary for homeowners whose insurers refuse to pay covered claims. And, we all know that is exactly what happens.

When to video:

Do not attempt to video damage if doing so puts your life in jeopardy. And, if you venture outside while the eye of the storm passes, do not stray too far from a sturdy shelter.

What to video:

The key to the VALUE of your video is its content. POA and homeowners would only be interested in purchasing your video if it proves that the building (home) was destroyed by wind or driving rain, not by rising water (flood or storm surge).