🔲 get gas cans & gas for a genny; even if you don't have one, someone else may have one to lend
🔲 find any saws you have, especially chainsaws; someone gotta clear all the fallen junk
🔲 do your laundry; bag it to keep dry if you like
🔲 charge yo' battery packs
🔲 find your friends that live near hospitals; they'll likely keep power, and you should convince them to have an open door to their buddies
This is post-Harvey & post-Ike advice, straight shootin'