AUSTIN, Texas – For Texas homeowners and businesses who are making repairs or rebuilding after the May storms and flooding, FEMA offers a wide range of free resources.
FEMA maintains an extensive online library, including bilingual and multimedia resources,
which describe the measures contractors or do-it-yourselfers can take to reduce risks to property. FEMA publications can be viewed online and downloaded to any computer.
To find mitigation resources online, go to the FEMA website go.usa.gov/xqECx. Find out how taking action now – before the next disaster – can reduce human and financial costs later. The page also provides links to additional information that answers What is Mitigation? and Why does it matter?.
Survivors should contact their local building official and/or floodplain manager before starting repairs, and owners of homes and other buildings are urged to get appropriate building permits before they begin any work. This is especially important for structures located in a Special Flood
Hazard Area, also known as regulatory floodplain.
Texans recovering from disaster can find state-specific mitigation resources online at
go.usa.gov/xqErk.
For more information about how to protect your property or business from disaster check out go.usa.gov/cuWzj and get the specifics on how to:
- Protect Your Business from All Natural Hazards
- Protect Your Property from an Earthquake
- Protect Your Property from Fire
- Protect Your Property from Flooding
- Protect Your Property from High Winds
For more information on the Texas recovery, visit the disaster webpage for the May storms at fema.gov/disaster/4272; or visit the Texas Division of Emergency Management website at txdps.state.tx.us/dem. Follow us on Twitter @femaregion6.
