First Steps to Flood Recovery

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Four Steps to Disaster Recovery - Help Yourself

Help Your Family - Help People With Disabilities

Care of Pets and Livestock - Re-entering Buildings

Damaged Food - Drinking Water/Well Water

Salvaging Keepsakes - Salvaging Furniture

Large Electrical Appliances - Carpets and Flooring - Wallboard and Insulation

Contact Your Insurance Company - Government and Community Support

Learn about government and community support...because you might qualify for financial assistance.

If flooding is widespread, federal and state disaster assistance may be available. This includes funds to repair damaged homes, replacement grants for serious disaster-related needs and expenses not covered by insurance or other programs. Other assistance may include free legal services and crisis counseling.

To find out what's available, contact your county government, Cooperative Extension Service, faith-based organizations, Red Cross, and/or emergency management agency.

This publication was developed for the Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN).

EDEN reduces the impact of disasters through education. EDEN is a national, cooperative effort of Land Grant universities and Sea Gant institutions, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

More Information

Much more information exists to help you recover from flood. If you have access to the Web visit: www.ces.purdue.edu/floodpub for a list of URLs and contacts mentioned in this publication. If you don't have access to the Web, contact an Extension office and or emergency management agency to see if they can help you find just the right information for you.

For more information on EDEN in your state visit:
www.EDEN.lsu.edu
click on Information by State in the upper right corner,
or call 1-888-EXT-INFO (888-398-4636).
Ask for the EDEN contact in your state.

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