Flood Cleanup Health and Safety Information

Important Phone Numbers

Health Department News Releases

Quick Fact Sheets:

• Avoid Carbon Monoxide Poisoning  (pdf)
• Disposal of Food and Other Household Waste (pdf)
• Disposal of Hazardous Household Waste and Electronics (pdf)
• Do I Need a Tetanus Shot? (pdf)
• Is My Water Safe To Drink? (pdf)
• Stay Healthy During Cleanup (pdf)

More Detailed Information:

• Debris Removal Guidelines
• Asbestos Hazards Due to Flooding (pdf)
• Flood Cleanup Guide (National Center for Healthy Housing) (pdf)
• Flood Preparedness for Food Establishments (pdf)
• Proper Waste Disposal (pdf)
• Waste Disposal/Storage Tanks (pdf)
• Commercial Underground Storage Tanks (pdf)
• Health Precautions For Flooded Areas (pdf)
• Indoor Heating Oil Cleanup (pdf)
• Information for Pregnant Women
• Mold in Homes (pdf)
• Private Sewer and Septic Systems (pdf)
• Proper Well Disinfection (pdf)
• Sand Bag Fact Sheet (pdf)
• Tetanus Vaccine Guidance for Health-Care Providers (pdf)

To Replace Lost or Damaged Birth and Death Certificates

• Order a Certified Copy of a Birth/Death Certificate

Flood Related Links:

• FEMA Disaster Assistance
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Shelter Information

• General Housing/Emergency Shelter Recommendations (pdf)
• Information for Evacuation Shelters (CDC)

For Hospital and Long Term Care Use

• General Requirements when Accepting Patients/Residents above Licensure and/or Certification Capacity or Accepting Patients into beds Licensed and/or Certified as a Different Provider Type (pdf)
• North Dakota / Minnesota Emergency Medical FFS Policy (pdf)
• General Requirements for Placement of Residents in an Unlicensed Temporary Shelter

For Local Public Health Use

• Worker Sign-In (Word)
• Daily Scheduler  (Word)
• Shelter Facility Confidentiality Statement  (Word)
• Master Patient Record  (Word)
• Environmental Health Assessment For Shelters  (Word)  --  Instructions (Word)
• Shelter Triage (pdf)
• Flood Shelter Daily Disease Surveillance (Word)

Information for Community Officials

• Disposal of Food, Putrescible Waste, Spoiled Medicines, Etc. : Information for Community Officials (pdf)
• Setting Up a Temporary Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics Collection Site (pdf)
• Guideline 1 – Emergency Waste Management and Disposal (pdf)             
• Guideline 14 – Emergency Waste Disposal Variance Notification: Dead or Diseased Livestock  (pdf)             
• Emergency Waste Disposal Variance Notification Form (pdf) 

Translated Documents

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