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| Cleaning Flood-damaged Homes | ||
| Step by step guide to cleaning a home that has been damaged by flood waters.
Topic Area(s): Housing |
Response Recovery |
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| Avoiding and Treating Heat-Related Problems | ||
| Tri-fold handout fact sheet with information on preventing and treating heat exhaustion/stroke.
Topic Area(s): Human Health/Safety |
Mitigation Preparation |
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| Fact Sheet | type | |
| Heat Index Forecast | ||
| Heat index forecasts for the United States. Daily updated by the National Weather Service.
Topic Area(s): Media Communication |
Mitigation Preparation |
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| Web Resouces (link) | type | |
| Protecting Your Home from Wind Damage | ||
| During severe thunderstorms or hurricanes, homes may be damaged or destroyed by high winds. Debris flying through the air can break windows and doors, allowing high winds inside the home. In extreme wind storms, the force of the wind alone can cause weak places in your home to fail. Experts who stud
Topic Area(s): Housing |
Mitigation Preparation |
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| Don’t Dread, Plan Ahead!: Hurricane Evacuation Planning for People with Special Needs | ||
| This is a fact sheet containing helpful information for those with special needs preparing for an evacuation.
Topic Area(s): Human Health/Safety |
Mitigation Preparation |
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| Fact Sheet | type | |
| Dry out before Rebuilding | ||
| After the flood waters recede and the clean up has been done, most folks want to get back into their homes and start rebuilding. The problem is that wood that has been submerged in water has likely absorbed a large amount of water. Rebuilding too quickly after a flood can cause continuing problems s
Topic Area(s): Housing |
Response Recovery |
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| Fact Sheet | type | |
| Keeping your cool in the hot Texas sun. | ||
| The warm Texas sun...it’s what calls
people home to Texas; it’s what brings
vacationers from afar; it’s why some
people relocate to the state; and it’s why
others wish they never had relocated here.
For those who call Texas home, hot temperatures
are a way of life, but for those
who are unfam
Topic Area(s): Human Health/Safety |
Mitigation Preparation |
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| Web Resouces (link) | type | |
| Flooding and Fire Ants: Protecting Yourself and Your Family | ||
| Tremendous amounts of rain can fall over a short period of time resulting in flooding of
low-lying areas. With this flooding comes the problem of various “critters” trying to find safe,
dry ground. In areas of Texas infested with the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren,
these ants and
Topic Area(s): Insects |
Mitigation Preparation Response Recovery |
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| Hurricane Survival Guide | ||
| Table of Contents:
About Hurricanes Page 2
Hurricane History Page 3
Storm Surge Pages 4-6
Tornadoes Page 6
Winds Page 7
Inland Flooding Page 8
Tracking Chart Pages 9-10
National Weather Service Pages 11-12
Evacuation Routes Pages 13-15
Understanding the Forecast Page 16
Hurricane Prepa
Topic Area(s): Human Health/Safety |
Preparation |
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| Web Resouces (link) | type | |
| Emergency Supplies Checklist for Texans with Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs | ||
| Hurricane season begins June 1, but don’t wait until then to prepare for a disaster. If you live in a hurricane evacuation zone and have special needs, plan ahead of time.
Topic Area(s): Human Health/Safety |
Mitigation Preparation |
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| Resources for Pet, Livestock and Poultry Owners Impacted by Hurricane | ||
| Available resources for animal evacuation shelters, rescue, hay and grazing provisions, carcass disposal, water concerns and loss claims following hurricane disaster.
Topic Area(s): Livestock/Poultry/ Companion Animals |
Response Recovery |
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