NJOEM:

• Floods and Flash Flooding: Get the Facts
• After a Flood: The First Steps
• Flooding and Emotional Stress: Coping Effectively

American Red Cross:

• Are You Ready for a Flood or Flash Flood?
• In English: PDF and text
• In Spanish: PDF and text

• Repairing Your Home After a Flood
• In English: PDF and text
• In Spanish: PDF
• "Keeping Ahead of the Storm," an 8-minute video developed by The Weather Channel and the American Red Cross for Project Safeside. Gives preparedness tips for tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, heat waves, and lightning. Local Red Cross chapters can order as stock number A5050 for a nominal fee. Click here for a directory of Red Cross chapters.

FEMA:

• Fact Sheet: Floods
• What Should I Do Before a Flood?
• How To Protect Your Property
• What Should I Do During a Flood?
• What Should I Do After a Flood?
• Mitigation: Lessening the impact of disasters, through damage prevention.
• Protecting Your Business from Disasters
• How To Series: Protecting Your Business
• Protecting Your Property From Flooding
• Protecting Your Property From Wind
• Mitigation and NFIP Update "Every dollar spent on mitigation saves society an average of four dollars, according to a new study …"
• Tips on Recovering From and Coping With Flood-Damaged Property
  Created in partnership between FEMA, the National Task Force on Emergency Response, the American Institute for Conservation and the Heritage Preservation.
• Wind and Flood: Prevention Techniques for Rebuilding
• National Flood Insurance Program
• More information
• Tips for Filing your Flood Insurance Claim
• Dam Safety

FLASH, the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes:

• FLASH Card: Turn Around, Don't Drown
• Flood Insurance: How to Purchase
• National Flood Insurance Program: FAQ
• Blueprint for Safety. Information on disaster-friendly building techniques to help families become better prepared for floods, hurricanes, wildfires and windstorms.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:

• Flood resources
• Flash Floods and Floods: The Awesome Power!
• Turn Around, Don't Drown

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection:

• Dam Safety Awareness Program

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