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2 Repairing Your Flooded Home Contents Step 1. Take Care of Yourself First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Protect yourself and your family from stress, fatigue, and health hazards that follow a flood. Step 2. Give Your Home First Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Once it is safe to go back in, protect your home and contents from further damage. Step 3. Get Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Some things are not worth repairing and some things may be too complicated or expensive for you to do by yourself. A recovery plan can take these things into account and help you make the most of your time and money. Step 4. Dry Out Your Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Floodwaters damage materials, leave mud, silt and unknown contaminants, and promote the growth of mildew. You need to dry your home to reduce these hazards and the damage they cause. Step 5. Restore the Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 The rest of your work will be much easier if you have heat, electricity, clean water, and sewage disposal. Step 6. Clean Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 The walls, floors, closets, shelves, contents and any other flooded parts of your home should be thoroughly washed and disinfected. Step 7. Check on Financial Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Voluntary agencies, businesses, insurance, and government disaster programs can help you through recovery. Step 8. Rebuild and Floodproof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Take your time to rebuild correctly and make improvements that will protect your building from damage by the next flood. Step 9. Prepare for the Next Flood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Protect yourself from the next flood with flood insurance, a flood response plan, and community flood protection programs. This step also includes sources to go to for additional assistance. Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Important Phone Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Back Cover Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Back Cover

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