Recovering after a disaster can be very trying. These factsheets have been prepared to help people dealing with a disaster begin the process of recovery safely.
Experts with NC State Extension have also developed a series of videos to help families deal with issues from managing a flooded home and avoiding pest problems, to food safety and emotional distress related to a natural disaster:
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This publication offers tips to people returning to their homes and communities after evacuation during an emergency or disaster.
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This publication offers a list of steps to take for cleanup and repair of your home following a disaster or emergency.
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This publication covers items to consider when trying to salvage flood-damaged appliances.
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This publication offers tips on choosing a contractor for home repairs after an emergency or disaster.
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This factsheet offers instructions for cleaning and sanitizing kitchen dishes, utensils, and cooking implements after a flood.
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This publication covers steps to take to clean up your kitchen after a disaster or emergency.
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This factsheet offers information on how to deal with food that may have come into contact with floodwaters.
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This publication offers tips to rid your refrigerator of odors after an extended loss of power due to an emergency or disaster.
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After a power failure, you might not have heat, refrigeration, or water. This publication explains how to safely prepare food when you have no power.
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This publication covers important information about cleaning household textiles after a flood.
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This publication offers guidelines if a recent storm results in water damage to pesticide containers or application equipment in your home or on your property.
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This publication offers general guidelines for cleaning or replacing flood-damaged carpets and rugs.
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This publication discusses how to possibly restore furniture, including antiques, damaged by floodwaters.
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This publication offers information how to recondition farm equipment that has been submerged in floodwaters.
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This publication offers information on how to clean and recondition tractors that have been submerged in floodwaters.
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This publication is a compilation of ideas from a few specialists based on research, reports in the landscape, experience, and intuition on how to manage storm and disaster damage in …
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This publication for tobacco growers describes steps that can be taken to avoid or minimize tobacco curing losses due to an electrical outage.
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This publication covers potential moisture problems in attics, crawl spaces and walls after a flood or other disaster.
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This publication for farmers covers the guidelines to deal with pesticide storage facilities that may have been damaged by a flood or other disaster.
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This publication offers tips to deal with snakes, both indoors and outdoors, during the recovery process of a flood or disaster with strewn debris.
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This publication offers safety tips and first aid procedures to prevent and treat heat stress disorders that may occur during clean-up after a hurricane or other disaster.
