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What You Need To Do After a Salt lake City Flood Emergency in Your House
Flood Restoration Reviews in Utah and Flood and Fire Safety Tips in Utah Monthly Series:
Salt Lake City Flooding can damage your home and affect you and members of your family psychologically. It may damage your property and leave the entire family agonized and traumatized. This is why it is necessary that you get help from relevant authorities or organizations to help you recover from the trauma and its effects. This article looks at some of the things you must consider before you return to your home and start living there once more.
Some of the things you must do include;
• Getting permission from emergency officers in {flood} on whether it is safe to get back into the house or not
• Keep all appliances off until the house is thoroughly cleaned
• Ensure that you have photographs and records of all the goods that have been damaged in the flood.
• Call a Draper Flood Restoration to help you repair and restore your home or office.
• Wear appropriate gear before getting into the house.
First, it is important that you get permission from emergency officers in Draper to allow you to get back in the house. The officers must inspect the building; give it a clean bill of health before allowing you to move in. Also, it is important that you monitor the local weather forecast on television and the radio station before you make a move.
When you choose to return to the house, ensure that:
• Take care as you walk back into the house
• Take the necessary precautions and follow the recommended routes
• Watch out for washed out roads, downed power lines and trees
What to Do Once You Get Into the Building
• If the building was flooded, check if:
• It is still surrounded by floodwater or not.
• There is any structural damage and cracks on the walls
• The gas is turned off at the meter tank
• The water is turned off at the main water valve
What to do when entering the building
If you must enter the building, there are a few things you must do to guarantee your safety. They include;
• Wearing sturdy shoes to avoid cut feet
• Using battery powered products as a source of light because the presence of flammable material could lead to a fire if other sources such as candles are used
• Check if there are hazards such as damaged gas lines, naked electrical circuits, and submerged furnaces that need to be removed.
• Check and ensure that there are no gas leaks; if you hear a hissing sound, open all the windows as quickly as you can and leave the building. Turn off the main gas outside the main line and call the gas company.
• Inspect the electrical system for damage: frayed wires, smell of burning insulation, and sparks. If any of these signs are present, turn off the main circuit breaker. When putting off the main circuit breaker, ensure that you don’t step in water.
• Examine the floors, windows, doors, ceilings and any collapsing walls.
