Disaster recovery

General safety

• Safe drinking water in an emergency
• Recognizing carbon monoxide poisoning  
• Safety tips for stand-by power generators  
• Electrical/heating equipment safety   (CPSC)
• Electric systems & appliances   (PDF)
   (Univ of Wisconsin Extion Disaster Information Handbook) .
• Protect yourself from glass, wood splinters during clean up   (Univ. of Minnesota)

Financial management

• Avoid being conned
• Dealing with disaster: be watchful of con artists/guídese de los estafadores (Univ. of California) Spanish
• Avoid being defrauded
• When your income drops, take control  
• Financial recovery and risk management
• Property loss from disasters can be tax deductible

Home, yard & farm

• Tenant and landlord rights and responsibilities
• Assessing damage & protecting roofs   (Ext. Disaster Information Handbook) 1-page PDF.
• Dealing with disaster: getting your home repaired/Las reparaciones a su hogar después de un desastre   (Univ. of California) Spanish
• Resources for pet owners   (North Carolina State Animal Response Team)
• Disaster food schedule for livestock PDF  (North Carolina State Animal Response Team)
• Trees, lawn and garden disaster recovery    (Louisiana State Univ.)
• Cleaning carpets and floors after a disaster  (Univ. of Vermont)

Flood recovery

Spanish-language publications

• Dealing with disaster: getting your home repaired/Las reparaciones a su hogar después de un desastre   (Univ. of California) Spanish
• Dealing with disaster: be watchful of con artists/Cuídese de los estafadores (Univ. of California) Spanish

Updated 05/05/08