Checklist and Resources for Repairing Your Flooded Home
Checklist and Resources for Repairing Your Flooded Home is available in PDF.
Use this checklist to find important information before you take steps to repair your flooded home.
Wear personal protective equipment.
Avoid injuries and infection.
Be careful re-entering your home.
Clean safely.
Wash your hands with soap and water that has been boiled and cooled, or disinfected.
Prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Remove standing water (unless fuel oil is visible on the water surface).
Remove items soaked by floodwaters or sewage promptly.
Clean items soaked by floodwaters or sewage promptly.
Ventilate and lower the humidity.
Sort items.
Discard garbage.
Report health hazards.
Confirm that your water is safe for drinking and using.
Find out where potable water is available. Learn how to treat the water, if potable water is not available.
Avoid eating contaminated foods. Learn what to keep or discard.
Clean and disinfect commercially canned food, dishes, utensils, and cookware.
If you have a private well, make sure the water is safe to drink.
