Before a flood
1. Check with your local emergency management office, to determine if your property or place of business is in danger of flooding.
2. Learn flood-warning signs and your communities alert programs.
3. Learn evacuation routes from home and from work. Include several alternative evacuation routes.
4. Have disaster supplies on hand, either at home or in your car if you are at work:

	Flashlights and extra batteries.
	Portable, battery-operated radio and extra batteries.
	First aid kit, include needed medications.
	Food and water for at least 2 weeks. In the event that power is not available, include canned or dried foods.
	Manual can opener.
	Identification, copies of insurance policies, cash or credit cards.
	Appropriate clothes.

In the event family members are separated during a flood
1. Develop a communication plan for getting back together.
2. Have a list of phone numbers with you (e.g. work, school, day care, cell, pagers, contact person, etc.)
3. Select a designated "family contact" person. Select someone who resides in an unaffected area.

Instruct children on how and when to call 911, police, fire department and which radio station to listen to for your area.

If your child is at school or day care, leave contact numbers with the office or place a list of numbers in backpacks, book bags or lunchboxes. Anything your child may have with them when away from home.

During flood watch
1. Listen to radio for flood information.
2. Fill bathtubs, sinks, and containers with water.
3. Move valuable possessions to upper floors or to safe ground.
4. Secure outdoor belongings, such as patio furniture.
5. If evacuating, turn off utilities, (electric, water, gas, etc.).

During a flood
Indoors at home or at the office:
1. Listen to radio for flood information.
2. Gather pre-assembled emergency supplies.

	If you are at work, keep essential supplies in your car.
	Evacuate if instructed.

If outdoors:
1. Move to high ground.
2. Avoid walking through swiftly moving waters.

If in a car:
1. If you come to a flooded area, use an alternate route.
2. If your car stalls, abandon it and climb to higher ground.

During evacuation
1. Listen to radio for flood information and instructions.
2. Evacuate before floodwaters become too deep.
3. Follow recommended evacuation routes.

Links to additional information
The following sources can provide additional information regarding earthquakes. We at Kemper encourage you to continue to research and be prepared for any natural disaster.
American Red Cross
FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency