Mark Dunford Insurance Agency

04/03/2026

03/16/2026

There is some concerning weather headed our way today. Here is some good information to help prepare. Stay safe!

PUBLIC SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT

Safety Steps for a tornado when you live on the 2nd or 3rd floor of an apartment building

If you’re on the 2nd or 3rd floor of an apartment during a tornado, strong wind, or hail, the main goal is to get as low and as protected as possible inside the building. Here’s the safest way to handle it:

1. Get to the lowest level you can
If you have time, go to the first floor.
A hallway, stairwell, or interior room on the first floor is much safer than the top floor.
Avoid elevators—use the stairs.

2. Stay in an interior area
If you can’t get downstairs:
Go to a bathroom, closet, or hallway in the center of the apartment.
Stay away from windows, sliding doors, and outside walls.

3. Cover and protect your head
Use a mattress, thick blankets, pillows, or couch cushions.
If possible, get under a sturdy table or inside the bathtub.
Helmets (bike or sports) actually help protect your head if you have one.

4. Close doors and stay low
Sit or kneel against a wall with no windows.
Cover your head and neck with your arms.

5. Watch for flying glass
Hail and tornado winds can shatter windows on upper floors quickly.
That’s why the center of the apartment is safest.

6. Have a quick emergency kit nearby
Even a small one helps:
Phone + charger
Flashlight
Shoes
Water
Weather alerts on your phone

One important tip people forget

If the storm is already hitting and you don’t have time to go downstairs, it’s usually safer to stay inside your unit in an interior room than to run outside in tornado winds.

✅ Quick rule to remember:
Lowest floor + interior room + cover your head.
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03/16/2026

PUBLIC SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT

Safety Steps for a tornado when you live on the 2nd or 3rd floor of an apartment building

If you’re on the 2nd or 3rd floor of an apartment during a tornado, strong wind, or hail, the main goal is to get as low and as protected as possible inside the building. Here’s the safest way to handle it:

1. Get to the lowest level you can
If you have time, go to the first floor.
A hallway, stairwell, or interior room on the first floor is much safer than the top floor.
Avoid elevators—use the stairs.

2. Stay in an interior area
If you can’t get downstairs:
Go to a bathroom, closet, or hallway in the center of the apartment.
Stay away from windows, sliding doors, and outside walls.

3. Cover and protect your head
Use a mattress, thick blankets, pillows, or couch cushions.
If possible, get under a sturdy table or inside the bathtub.
Helmets (bike or sports) actually help protect your head if you have one.

4. Close doors and stay low
Sit or kneel against a wall with no windows.
Cover your head and neck with your arms.

5. Watch for flying glass
Hail and tornado winds can shatter windows on upper floors quickly.
That’s why the center of the apartment is safest.

6. Have a quick emergency kit nearby
Even a small one helps:
Phone + charger
Flashlight
Shoes
Water
Weather alerts on your phone

One important tip people forget

If the storm is already hitting and you don’t have time to go downstairs, it’s usually safer to stay inside your unit in an interior room than to run outside in tornado winds.

✅ Quick rule to remember:
Lowest floor + interior room + cover your head.
Www.VirginiaAnimalControl.Com

02/02/2026

Hello February 💖✨

01/30/2026

Stay safe! 🚗❄️

Snow, ice, and freezing temperatures make driving more hazardous. Travel Tip Thursday Reminder:

Reduce your speed, leave extra distance between vehicles, and make sure your tires, lights, and windshield wipers are ready for winter. Drive carefully and allow extra travel time.

01/06/2026

The holidays seem to have went by so fast and what seems like in the blink of an eye we are in the month of January. We hope that all of you had a wonderful Christmas spent with loved ones, and dearest of friends.

We are Wishing every one of you a prosperous, healthy, and happy New Year that is full of God’s blessings.

With so much gratefulness for those of you who give us the opportunity to serve you and entrust all of us here at the Mark Dunford Insurance Agency with protecting your most precious possessions in life, thank you!

11/27/2025

We are grateful for you. Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours. 🍁🦃🙏

11/11/2025

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Happy Veteran’s Day to all of our Veterans, Active service members, and Military families.
Thank you for your service and sacrifices to our country.

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11/04/2025

It is ELECTION DAY!! 🇺🇸🗳️✅
Polls are open until 7pm this evening. 🇺🇸❤️🤍💙

11/02/2025

It's time to set your clock back one hour and get an extra hour of rest. Yes, the time goes back tonight, Sunday, November 2, 2025, as Daylight Saving Time ends. ⏰😴💤🔋

11/01/2025

Our team is in “A League Of Their Own “. 🍑✨⚾️

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