Alaska Department of Military and Veteran Affairs Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management Planning Section

Flood Hazard Mitigation

What can I do today?

• Learn the safest route from your home and business to high, safe ground, in case of evacuation
• Have your 7-day Emergency Kit ready and easily accessible
• Buy flood insurance, most homeowner's policies will not cover flooding
• Don't store valuables in the basement

Flood Links:

• Pacific Disaster Center - The PDC provides easy access to hazard and risk information and analytical products for executive decision-makers, disaster managers, and community planners.
• Flood Mitigation Project Handbook - New!
  
• The Weather Channel - Project Safeside - great informative site, check it out!
• Floodplain Management in Alaska -Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
• National Weather Service - driving inlow water areas
• Floods and Flash Floods - good flood mitigation site
• American Red Cross: Flood Safety
• American Red Cross: Repairing Your Flooded Home
• Mitigation Reference Link Page - see DHS&EM's complete list of mitigation links here

If you have questions about mitigation, e-mail Alaska's Hazard Mitigation Officer, Terry Murphy