Experts Provide Hurricane Survival Tips on Home Depot`s New Web Site; Hurricane Guide Web Site: www.homedepot.com/Hurricane

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ATLANTA, July 30--The Home Depot just made planning for a hurricane easier with its new Hurricane Guide Web site at www.homedepot.com/hurricane. The site includes expert information to help every household survive a powerful and potentially deadly storm, including a checklist for a hurricane survival kit, property preparation tips and clean-up projects to reduce danger and damage. In addition to weather alerts and general hurricane facts, the Home Depot site provides instructions on what to do before and after a storm, including installing storm shutters and storm panels and recovering damaged lawns and gardens. Experts also offer helpful suggestions on safety products to have ready for a storm, such as fire extinguishers, first aid kits and light sticks instead of candles. A supply of trashbags is also recommended to collect debris along with a cordless drill to detach shutters and panels. To test how prepared each home is for a powerful storm, the Web site includes a storm safe evaluation that covers everything from the roof to the garage doors. Also, finding needed hurricane supplies is simple with direct links to Home Depot`s online shopping and a locater to find the nearest store. Following is additional information available on the site: -- List of essential two-week supplies -- Installing storm shutters and reducing tree damage -- Protecting a home from floods and securing double entry doors -- Important phone numbers, such as FEMA Disaster Assistance -- Cleaning-up after the storm Founded in 1978, The Home Depot is the world`s largest home improvement retailer with fiscal 2000 sales of approximately $45 billion. The company employs 250,000 associates and has 1,249 stores in 48 states, six Canadian provinces, Puerto Rico, Chile and Argentina. The company was recently named in the Top 10 Most Admired Companies in America by Fortune Magazine, which also ranked it as America`s Most Admired Specialty Retailer for eight consecutive years. It`s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and is included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Standard & Poor`s 500 Index.