Protect Your Property, Home or Business from Disaster

If you aren’t sure whether your property or business is at risk from disasters caused by natural hazards, check with your local building official, city engineer, or planning and zoning administrator. They can tell you whether you are in an area where hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, wildfires, or tornadoes are likely to occur. Also, they usually can tell you how to protect yourself, your house, business and property from the different hazards.

• Protect Business Records and Inventory
• Install a Generator for Emergency Power

• Anchor Large Equipment Properly
• Anchor Tall Bookcases and File Cabinets
• Anchor and Brace Propane Tanks and Gas Cylinders
• Bolt Sill Plates to Foundation
• Brace Cripple Walls
• Install Latches on Drawers and Cabinet Doors
• Mount Framed Pictures and Mirrors Securely
• Restrain Desktop Computers and Appliances
• Use Flexible Connections on Gas and Water Lines

• Dealing with Vegetation and Combustible Materials
• Replace Roofing with Fire-Resistant Materials

• Build With Flood Damage Resistant Materials
• Dry Floodproof Your Building
• Add Waterproof Veneer to Exterior Walls
• Raise Electrical System Components
• Anchor Fuel Tanks
• Raise or Floodproof HVAC Equipment
• Install Sewer Backflow Valves
• Protect Wells From Contamination by Flooding