We Discuss Helpful Steps During Flood Damage Incidents In Your Arizona City Home

10/1/2019 (Permalink)

Flooding incidents can happen when least expected, so you have to be quick on your feet.

Helpful Steps During Flood Damage Incidents In Arizona City

A flooding incident can occur at any time. Although some incidents might involve clean water such as when a torn roof allows rainwater to filter into the building, most flooding incidents involve black water. When such an incident happens in your Arizona home, some actions taken immediately can help you save valuables, or protect your family from infectious diseases and other health risks. Calling a professional flood damage restorer like SERVPRO is great, but you can also take a few steps as you wait for help.

You can try to control what is affected by flooding damage in your Arizona City home. In a case involving rising groundwater, you can evacuate contents from the ground floor to first floor or other elevated locations within your house. You should start with porous materials because if the contaminated floodwaters reach such materials, they might be too contaminated to save. For semi-porous materials such as wood furniture, you can save them by preventing or limiting contact with the floodwater.

In your rush to save your valuables, you might need to wade into flooded areas. Such action creates an even more severe problem because the floodwater might contain traces of infectious diseases such as tetanus, cholera, typhoid, or others. Saving a few valuables then falling sick later on is not a great strategy. You should only wade into the water if you have rubber boots. Otherwise, it is best to wait for help. Our SERVPRO crews have various PPE, Personal Protective Equipment, including rubber boots and full-body suits allowing then to wade safely into any level of water. We also spray EPA registered disinfectants directly into the water to control contaminants.

You should evacuate at-risk people from your property as soon as you can to protect them from the dangers posed by the flooding incident. Floodwaters pose a wide range of risks, including exposing people to contaminants and releasing dangerous gases such as methane in the affected property. At-risk people, therefore, include:

• Young children
• People with respiratory problems
• The elderly
• People with immunity deficiency
• People sensitive to chemicals

Flooding incidents can happen when least expected, so you have to be quick on your feet. You can also call SERVPRO of Casa Grande to help save your valuables. Reach us at (520) 421-1894 any time. We’re Faster to Any Size Disaster.

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