FEMA’s Flood Improvement Specialists Offer Outreach At Four New Jersey Home Renovation Stores

April 30, 2010

by FEMA

SOMERSET, N.J. - April 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood mitigation group will be at local home supply stores in Union, Passaic, and Cape May counties to assist people with flood mitigation measures.

The outreach teams will be at the following stores from Monday, May 3rd to Friday, May 7^th. Hours are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 8^th hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Union County: Home Depot; 930 Springfield Rd South., Union
Passaic County: Home Depot; 545 Route 46., Totowa
Passaic County: Home Depot, 955 Bloomfield Ave., Clifton
Cape May: Lowe’s; 3171 Route 9 South., Rio Grande

Specialists from FEMA will be on hand to explain techniques that can reduce damage to homes, businesses and property from future flooding. How-to information for retrofitting buildings and elevating utilities will be available as well as hand-outs including brochures about the National Flood Insurance Program.

The teams will have information about safely cleaning up after a flood, getting securely back into a home after a flood, repairing a flood-damaged home and mitigation information for rebuilding using disaster-resistant techniques.

Available information also includes things residents can do to avoid flood damage in the future such as:

Relocate main electric switchbox above potential floodwaters
Relocate electric outlets and switches above potential floodwaters
Move washer and dryer to a higher floor
Elevate furnace and water heater
Have a licensed plumber install a backflow valve to prevent sewer backup
Purchase flood insurance

The teams also will have information on how people can get help with other disaster-related questions.

In addition to FEMA’s in-store mitigation specialists, comprehensive information on how to prepare for disasters can be accessed at http://www.fema.gov/plan/index.shtm

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FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders and to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards

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