EARTHQUAKE

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Protect Your Home Against Earthquake Damage
You don't have to lose your home and possessions to nature's shake, rattle and roll. It's never too early to prepare and you can take several basic steps right now to protect your family and your home from disaster. 

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) resources

FLOOD

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Protect Your Home Against Flood Damage
Rain. Tides. Levee failure. Ice jam. Snow melt. Floods happen, and they happen beside rivers, on the coast, in deserts and in city streets. You don't have to lose your home and possessions to rampaging waters, however. It's never too early to prepare and you can take several basic steps...

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) resources

• Build With Flood-Resistant Materials (PDF 87 KB)
• Dry Floodproof Your Building (PDF 56 KB)
  
• Add Waterproof Veneer to Exterior Walls (PDF 75 KB)
  
• Raise Electrical System Components (PDF 65 KB)
  
• Anchor Fuel Tanks (PDF 68 KB)
  
• Raise or Floodproof HVAC Equipment (PDF 60 KB)
  
• Install Sewer Backflow Valves (PDF 75 KB)
  
• Protect Wells From Contamination by Flooding (PDF 94 KB)
  

Federal Emergency Management Agency ’s Map Service Center
The new MSC website is not only your official government source, but the premier site for flood hazard mapping information, products, and services.



HIGH WINDS

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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) resources

• Maintain EIFS Walls (PDF 114 KB)
• Protect Windows and Doors (PDF 77 KB)
  
• Install Shutters or Plywood Window Covers (PDF 72 KB)
  
• Reinforce Double Entry Doors (PDF 53 KB)
  
• Reinforce or Replace Garage Doors (PDF 64 KB)
  
• Remove Trees and Potential Windborne Missiles (PDF 71 KB)
  
• Secure Metal Siding and Metal Roofs (PDF 96 KB
  
• Secure Built-Up and Single-Ply Roofs (PDF 72 KB)
  
• Secure Composition Shingle Roofs (PDF 102 KB)
  
• Brace Gable End Roof Framing (PDF 72 KB)

WILDFIRE

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Wildfire in Oregon
Fire is a natural part of our environment. Yet, with more people living near wildlands, there is a greater chance of loss of life and property and damage to natural resources. This website provides information homeowners need to prepare for wildfire, respond when fire occurs, and recover after the event of fire.

Protecting you home Against Wildfire Damage
Over 140,000 wildfires occurred on average each year, burning a total of almost 14.5 million acres. And since 1990, over 900 homes have been destroyed each year by wildfires.

Firewise Communities
The national Firewise Communities program is a multi-agency effort designed to reach beyond the fire service by involving homeowners, community leaders, planners, developers, and others in the effort to protect people, property, and natural resources from the risk of wildland fire - before a fire starts.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) resources

 

• Dealing with Vegetation and Combustible Materials
• Replace Roofing with Fire-Resistant Materials

GENERAL

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Fortified...for safer living^® 
The Fortified…for safer living^® program specifies construction, design and landscaping guidelines to increase a new home's resistance to natural disaster from the ground up.

Maintenance Matters: Projects to help protect your home

Emergency Animal Rescue Service (EARS)
Find out how to protect the animals in your care when disaster strikes.

If Disaster Strikes Will You Be Covered?
This guide provides homeowners with information about the major perils that threaten property, the applicable insurance products and forms, and steps to take to mitigate potential losses from natural disasters.
        - (Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)  resource)