Watch Checklist

• If you evacuated, return home only after authorities advise that it is safe to do so.
• If you evacuated, and your house has been vacant for a period of time, enter with caution.
• Stay tuned to local radio and/or television for information. Emergency officials will announce when you may return to your home, or when it is safe to venture outside
• Help injured or trapped persons if you can do so without injury to yourself. Give first aid where appropriate.
• Do not move seriously injured persons unless they are in immediate danger of further injury. Call for help if possible, otherwise wait and help will come to you.
• Avoid loose or dangling power lines and report them immediately if possible to the power company, police, or fire department.
• Beware of snakes, insects, and animals driven to higher ground by flood water.
• Open windows and doors to ventilate and dry your home.
• Check refrigerated foods for spoilage.
• Drive only if absolutely necessary and avoid flooded roads and washed-out bridges.
• Use telephone only for emergency calls.
• Take pictures of the damage, both to the house and its contents and for insurance claims.