Flood Information
Flood Preparedness and Post-Flood Clean Up Resources
Last updated November 9, 2011
Center for Disease Control and Prevention:
-
What should be in your Emergency Response Kit? http://emergency.cdc.gov/preparedness/kit/disasters/
-
How to make water safe?: http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/pdf/emergency/09_202278-B_Make_Water_Safe_Flyer_508.pdf
-
Leptospirosis defined: http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/katrina/leptofaqs.asp
-
How to deal with mold?: http://www.cdc.gov/mold/cleanup.htm
-
After a Flood: (Information on Precautions When Returning to Your Home, Cleanup, Immunizations, Swiftly Flowing Water, Chemical Hazards) http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/after.asp
-
Reentering Your Flooded Home: http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/mold/reenter.asp
-
Flood Water After a Disaster or Emergency: (Steps to protect yourself and your family from potentially-contaminated flood water) http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/cleanupwater.asp
U.S. Environment Protection Agency:
-
Flood Clean Up Webpage: (Information on Drinking Water and Food, Flooding and Mold, Children, Older Adults, For Water and Wastewater Facilities, Private Wells and Septic Systems) http://www.epa.gov/naturalevents/flooding.html
-
Air Quality in Your Home: http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pdfs/floods.pdf
-
Mold Resources (How to protect you and your family from mold in your home) http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldresources.html