FLOOD BASICS

Additional Resources

For more information on floods and how to stay safe:

View this flood information sheet from Ready.gov.

Download the flood ready checklist from the American Red Cross.

Familiarize yourself with flood safe practices.

https://www.ready.gov/floods
https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/flood.html
https://www.cdc.gov/orr/infographics/br-floods.htm

For more information on how to prepare before a dam or levee related flood:

View the So, You Live Behind a Levee! brochure developed by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) to understand the basics about levees and how to prepare for flood events.

View the “Living with Dams” series developed by the Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO).

https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/2020-08/fema_living-with-dams_p-956.pdf
https://damsafety.org/sites/default/files/ASDSO-LivingWithDams-ExtremeRainfallEvents-NO%202-WEB_0.pdf

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Do you have questions about this content? Do you have feedback on how we can make these pages more helpful for people who live in flood-prone areas? Please reach out to us and let us know! You can contact us by emailing us at NLD@usace.army.mil.

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