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<br />Repairing Your Flooded Home <br /> <br />Contents <br /> <br />Step r. Take Care ofYourseifFirst...................................................................1 <br />Protect yourself and your family from the stress, fatigue, and health <br />hazards that follow a flood. <br /> <br />Step 2. Give Your Home First Aid ....................................................................4 <br />Once it is safe to go back in, take steps to protect your home and its <br />contents from further damage. <br /> <br />Step 3. Get Organized..,.......,..,..,.....,..,.............................,...........,..,..,.,..,.....11 <br />Some things are not worth repairing. Other things may be too com- <br />plicated or expensive to do by yourself. Make the most of your time <br />and money-develop a recovery plan. <br /> <br />Step 4. Dry Out Your Home............................................................................15 <br />Floodwaters damage your home and the things in it. They also leave <br />mud and unknown contaminants, and they promote the growth of <br />mildew. You need to dry out your home to reduce these hazards and <br />the damage they cause. <br /> <br />Step S. Restore the Utilities,..,..,..,..,........................,..,....,..,..,..............,.,.......21 <br />The rest of your work will be much easier if you have heat, electricity, <br />clean water, and sewage disposal. <br /> <br />Step 6. Clean Up ........................,........,....,..,..,..............................,..,....,..,..,.. 25 <br />The walls, floors, closets, shelves, contents-every flooded part of <br />your home-should be thoroughly washed and disinfected. <br /> <br />Step 7. Check on Financial Assistance....:....,..,...........................,.................30 <br />Insurance, government disaster programs, volunteer organizations, <br />and businesses can help you recover from a flood. <br /> <br />Step 8. Rebuild and Floodproof...........,..........,......................,..,....................35 <br />Rebuild correctly and make improvements that will protect your <br />home from damage by the next flood. <br /> <br />Step 9. Preparefor the Next Flood.................................................................44 <br />Protect yourself from the next flood with flood insurance, a flood <br />response plan, and community flood protection programs. This step <br />also includes sources of additional information. <br /> <br />.ndex,....,..,...,..,.. ........,..,..,...,.,..,..,..,.,..,..".,...,..,....,..,..,..,....,...,..,..,....,.....,..,..,..,..,..,. 55 <br /> <br />'mporta,nt Phone Number...............................................lnside. Back Cover <br />Safety PrecautIon. ........................,....,..,..,..,.., ........................, ..Back Cover <br /> <br />i <br />