Home Maintenance Guide

How Should Your Family Practice a Flood Safety Drill?

Practice alerts, evacuation to higher ground, accounting for everyone, and alternate routes. Never enter floodwater.

Flood Safety Drill
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Flood Safety Drill

Telling What to Do and Actually Doing It are VERY IMPORTANT. Ensure your family can do it.

Difficulty: EasyTypical cost: $0–$20Suggested frequency: YearlyPriority: High

Where should families go?

A locally identified safe location or shelter.

Shut utilities off?

Only when directed and safe.

Can cars cross shallow water?

No; depth, current, and road damage are hidden.

What records travel?

Protected ID, insurance, medicine, and contacts.

Make It Easy to Remember

Turn this advice into a simple home-care routine.

Correct Home Care can email you when it is time and keep the important details handy when you need them.

General guidance reviewed against Ready.gov. Follow product instructions, local requirements, and qualified professional advice for your home.