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Before the flood:
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Prepare a family disaster plan.
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Find out if you live in a flood plain. Check with your
landlord or title company.
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Learn the safest route from your home or place of
business to high, safe ground if you have to evacuate in a hurry.
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Find out if you need flood insurance.
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Do you have a solid emergency supply kit?
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Make sure you have a portable radio, emergency cooking equipment
and flashlights in working order.
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Prepare your house:
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Have check-valves installed in your home’s sewer
traps to prevent flooding waters from backing sewage up into house.
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As a last resort, use large corks or stoppers to plug
showers, tubs, or basins.
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Check your roof for leaks. Clean out gutters and other
drainage areas.
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Bring outdoor belongings, such as patio furniture, indoors.
Move valuable furnishings to the upper floors or to safe ground if time
permits.
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If you are instructed to do so by local authorities,
turn off all utilities.
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Be prepared to evacuate.
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Flood Knowledge is key:
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Ensure that your children know how to swim.
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Establish a safe house for when floods are predicted,
and the safest route to get there.
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Teach them to seek out high ground when the water is
rising.
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Warn them that even slow-moving water in flood channels
can kill grown, trained rescue workers, and are no place for children
to play.
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Teach them to stay away from storm drains.
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Discuss with your family the types of disasters that
could occur.
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Explain to your kids how to prepare and respond to each
type of disaster.
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Discuss where to go and what to bring if advised to
evacuate.
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Practice what you have discussed.
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