Safe

• Prepare a family disaster plan.
• Make an itemized list of personal property well in advance. Photograph or video the interior and exterior of your home.
• Keep insurance, important documents, and other valuable items in a safe deposit box.
• Assemble a disaster supplies kit.
• Find out where you can go if ordered to evacuate.
• Make a keep-in-touch arrangement with relatives and friends.

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If forced to leave your property and time permits, move essential items to safe ground, fill tanks to keep them from floating away and grease immovable machinery.

Store a supply of drinking water in clean bathtubs and in large containers.

Get out of areas subject to flooding. This includes dips, low spots, floodplains, etc.

Stay Informed: Listen to radio and TV outlets

Get to Higher Ground: If you live in a flood prone area or are camping in a low lying area, get to higher ground immediately.

Obey Evacuation Orders: If told to evacuate, do so immediately. Lock your home when you leave. If you have time, disconnect utilities and appliances.

• Avoid areas subject to sudden flooding.
• Do not attempt to drive over a flooded road. STOP! Turn around and go another way.
• Never try to walk, swim or drive through such swift water.
• Keep children from playing in floodwaters or near culverts and storm drains.

• Pay attention to authorities for information and instructions. If evacuated, return home only when authorities say it is safe.
• Boil drinking water before using. If fresh food has encounter floodwaters, throw it out.
• Seek necessary medical care at the nearest hospital. Food, clothing, shelter and first aid are available at Red Cross shelters.
• Use flashlights, not lanterns or torches, to examine buildings. Flammables may be inside.
• Wear proper protective equipment during cleanup.
• Do not handle live electrical equipment in wet areas. Electrical equipment should be checked and dried before being returned to service.