Before a storm
- Keep insurance policies, documents and other valuables in a safe-deposit box. If you keep them at home, be sure to take them with you when you leave your residence.
- Check your homeowner's or renter's insurance policy for flood insurance coverage. Purchase such a policy if you don't already have one.
- Keep your car fueled. If electric power is cut off, filling stations may not be able to operate.
- Know safe routes from your home or office to high, safe ground. Remember to check TV or radio to find the preferred route out of your area before you leave your home. The radio stations that originate emergency alert messages for the Sacramento region are KFBK 1530 AM, KXJZ 88.9 FM and KSTE 650 AM.
- Keep sandbags, plywood, plastic sheeting, lumber and other emergency building materials handy for waterproofing. Do not stack sandbags directly against your building's foundation. Pile them some distance away, to prevent flood waters from reaching the structure.
- During times of heavy rain, damage to homes and property frequently results from flooded streets, particularly those with blocked drains. Clear leaves and debris from the gutters and grates on your street
Know the warnings:
In case of a flooding emergency, the city and county of Sacramento may use different ways to alert you to situations and possible evacuation routes.
- Listen for sirens or bullhorns. In the case of an emergency, police and fire officials will use sirens and loudspeakers to help alert residents.
- Turn on TV or radio. During large storm events, or if you hear sirens, turn on a television set or radio and tune to a local station for information about emergency and evacuation routes. The primary emergency broad- cast radio station for Sacramento is KFBK, 1530 AM.
- Sacramento County Alert and Notification System (Sacramento-Alert.org) Sacramento area emergency response agencies cooperatively manage a state-of- the-art emergency alert system known as Sacramento Alert, a web application that enables authorized public safety officials to provide public safety information rapidly and efficiently to Sacramento area residents.
To better ensure the receipt of public safety alert and warning notifications, residents are encouraged to log onto the Sacramento Alert Citizen Opt-In portal and provide their contact information so they can receive notifications. This can include phone numbers, email addresses and TTY device information. Listen care- fully to evacuation information and instructions about how to get help if you need assistance evacuating from your home. - During A Storm
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