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Know Your Local Flood History & Plan
Ask your council or State/Territory Emergency
Service: What the terms 'major', 'moderate' and 'minor flooding' mean
to your area and at what 'official river height' your home becomes isolated
or inundated. Details of local flood plan, whether you may need to evacuate
and how to get to the nearest safe location.
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Emergency Kit - Check List During and after a flood you
will need:
- A portable radio and torch with fresh batteries.
- Candles and water proof matches.
- Reasonable stocks of fresh water and tinned
food.
- A first aid kit and basic first aid knowledge.
- Good supplies of essential medication.
- String shoes and rubber gloves.
- A waterproof bag for clothing and valuables.
Your emergency contact numbers. (STATE EMERGENCY
SERVICE 3202 1711, POLICE/FIRE/AMBULANCE
(000), LOCAL COUNCIL 3810 6666).
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Act On Flood Warnings
- Listen to you local radio/TV for further
information.
- Check that your neighbours know of the
warning.
- Stack furniture and possessions above likely
flood level, on beds and in roof (electrical items on top).
- Move garbage, chemicals, poisons to a high
place.
- Secure objects that could float and cause
damage.
- Protect/relocate valuable stock and equipment.
- If on the land, move livestock to high
ground.
- Check your car and fill it with fuel.
- Check emergency kit and fresh water stocks.
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If you need to evacuate
You may be advised to evacuate by local authorities,
but if you leave of your own accord, tell police or State/Territory
Emergency Service (S/TES) and your neighbours. In either case, take
the following actions:
- Empty freezers and refrigerators leaving
doors open (to avoid floating and subsequent damage).
- Collect and secure your personal valuables,
papers, money, photo albums and family mementos.
- Turn off power, gas, water, and take your
emergency kit.
Whether you leave or stay, place a sandbag in
the toilet bowl to prevent back-flow of sewage into your home.
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During and after the flood
If you remain in your home, or when you return, take
these precautions:
- Keep your emergency kit safe and dry.
- Do not eat food which has been in contact
with flood water and even boil all tap water until supplies have been
declared safe.
- Don't use gas or electrical appliances
which have been flood-affected, until they have been safety-checked.
Beware of snakes and spiders which may move to drier areas in your house.
- Avoid wading, even in shallow water, as
it may be contaminated - if you must enter shallow flood water, wear
solid shoes and check depth with a stick.
- Check with police for safe routes before
driving anywhere and don't enter water without checking depth and current.
Keep listening to your local radio and TV station
and heed all warnings and advice. Brought to you by your State/Territory
Emergency Service. Developed, sponsored and published by Emergency Management
Australia.
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