Environmental Health Storm Center

Preparation

• During and After Tips (PDF) (En Espanol)
• Important precautions (En Espanol)
• Use of power generators, gas grills and charcoal grills
• Public Water System Hurricane Planning

Recovery

Water

• Tips for homeowners under a boil water advisory (PDF) (En Espanol)
• Post- Event Water System Assessments (public access)
• Post- Event Water System Assessment (employee access)

Food

• Food safety guidelines (PDF) (En Espanol)
• Restaurants returning to operation - FAQs (PDF)
• After the storm - food safety (En Espanol)

Septic and Private Wells

• Tips for homeowners with septic systems (PDF) (En Espanol)
• How to disinfect your well (PDF)
• Well disinfection flier
• Well disinfection calculator

Pests

• PHPM After the Storm Information

General Recovery Information

• After the flood - getting back into your home safely
• Asbestos (En Espanol)
• Health and safety risks of entering flooded buildings (En español)
• Guidelines for re-occupancy of flooded buildings

Links

• EHS Section Emergency Response Guidance Manual
• N.C. Division of Emergency Management
• N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Hurricanes
• N.C. Department of Health and Human Services - Hurricanes
• American Red Cross
• FDA's Food Safety in Disasters
• CDC Natural Disasters and Severe Weather
• CDC's Hurricanes Web site
• CDC Public Health Emergency Response Guide
• Federal Emergency Management Agency