Keeping your family healthy after the storms

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Below are a number of resources that may be useful during the flooding season

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• Checklist of disaster emergency supplies
• Cleaning up after a flood
• Cleaning your basement after a flood
• Cleaning up a sewage spill
• Coliform bacteria in drinking water (pdf)
• Coliform contamination troubleshooting checklist (pdf)
• Coliform public health advisory packet
• Drinking water during emergencies (pdf)
• Drinking water emergency disinfection of small systems (pdf)
• Drinking water flood advice for drinking water systems
• Drinking water sources in an emergency (pdf)
• Emergency water supply guidelines for food service establishments
• Keep food safe during a power outage
• Landslides and mud flows
• Mold FAQs
• Power outages
• Preparing your household for emergencies
• Purifying household water
• Truck transportation of water
• Turning off the utilities
• Using a generator during power outages
• What to do before, during, and after a flood
• Windstorms

Additional Resources

Public Health Emergency Information Line – Washington State Department of Health
1-800-556-8744 – (recorded information)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Information Hotlines
Hours: M-F: 5 a.m.–8 p.m.; Sa-Su: 7 a.m.–5 p.m. PST
English: 1-888-246-2675
Spanish: 1-888-246-2857
TTY: 1-866-874-2646 to reach the Washington Poison Center or any poison center across the nation.

Washington State Resources:

State Emergency Resources

Emergency Management Division – Washington's lead state emergency preparedness agency

Office of the Governor

Washington State Patrol

Washington State Board of Health: Emergency Powers information

Washington Poison Center toll-free from anywhere in the nation:
1-800-222-1222 The only number you need to reach the Washington Poison Center or any poison center across the nation.

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