Brown County held a press event highlighting Flood Safety Awareness Week, February 23, 2024. PC: Fox 11 Online
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — As spring approaches, Brown County officials are emphasizing flood readiness and emergency planning.
It’s all part of Flood Safety Awareness Week.
Officials held a news conference Monday to highlight flood resources residents are encouraged to take a look at. The goal is to have community members know how to make their properties more resilient to flood and what they can do to stay safe in case of a flood.
Here are ways you can keep yourself safe, prepared and informed during flooding incidents:
- Have an emergency plan and emergency kit in place so you aren’t scrambling if you get displaced by flooding. It should include things like money, clothing, toiletries, a phone charger, a first-aid kit and a waterproof container to store important documents.
- Have multiple ways to receive weather alerts, both at home and at work (for example: phone apps, TV, radio)
- Turn around, don’t drown: The majority of flood deaths occur from people driving through flooded waters. 81% of the flood deaths in Wisconsin last year were driving-related.
- Get flood insurance to ensure that if you are impacted by flooding, you’re able to recover. Most home owner’s insurance policies do not have flood coverage; it’s a separate insurance policy that you have to obtain.
- Document the valuable items in your home by taking pictures of those items. If they are destroyed or lost during a flooding event, you will be able to show your insurance company that you had those items in your possession.
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