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Flood Risk Management Resources by Pennsylvania Silver Jackets

The Pennsylvania Silver Jackets is an innovative program that provides an opportunity to bring together local, state, regional and federal agencies to address the state's flood risk management priorities. For more information please visit the Pennsylvania Silver Jackets webpage. View other State Silver Jackets teams. 

This site was created by the Pennsylvania Silver Jackets team to provide the best resources for flooding information for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The site is divided into three major categories - before the flood/general information, during the flood, and after the flood - and provides information on types of flooding, levees, protecting your family during a flood, recovering after a flood, and more. Please click on each of the links below to take you through the flooding process.

Before the Flood

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Expand List item 37909Collapse List item 37909  Flood Insurance
What is the National Flood Insurance Program?
How can my community reduce flood insurance rates?
Who needs flood insurance?
Where can I get information on flood insurance rates?
How do I find an insurance agent?
Expand List item 37910Collapse List item 37910  Floodplain Mapping: FEMA Flood Zone Designations
Is my property in a floodplain?
What is the difference between floodplains and floodways?
How are floodplain maps changed?
What does a flood map change do to my insurance?
How do I read a floodplain map?
Expand List item 37906Collapse List item 37906  Levees
What is a levee?
Do I live near a levee?
What should I know if I live behind a levee?
Expand List item 37907Collapse List item 37907  Preparedness
How can I prepare for flooding?
How can I prepare my pets & livestock for a flood?
How should I prepare my business?
How should I prepare my family?
How do I help my community prepare?
Expand List item 37908Collapse List item 37908  Reducing Flood Risk
Expand List item 37905Collapse List item 37905  Understanding Floods
Flood warning & watch definitions:
Know Your Terms
 
What benefits do floodplains provide?
 
How are floods forecasted?

During the Flood

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Expand List item 37912Collapse List item 37912  Evacuation Information
Where do I evacuate?
Where do I go for shelter?
Is it safe to drive?
What do I need to consider when evacuating someone with special needs?
What do I do with my farm animals?
Expand List item 37914Collapse List item 37914  Finding Local Information

How do I get in contact with my local emergency management agency?

Expand List item 37911Collapse List item 37911  Levees
What should communities with levees do?
Expand List item 37913Collapse List item 37913  Preparing for an Imminent Flood
How do I prepare if a flood seems imminent?

After the Flood

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Expand List item 37916Collapse List item 37916  Immediate/Short-Term
Is my house habitable?
What do I do with my debris and garbage?
What financial assistance is available?
When can I enter my home and what steps should I take after I do?
Is my food & drinking water safe?
I have/do not have insurance - what do I do?
Should I register for Federal Disaster Insurance?
Where can I get basic necessities?
How do I handle my belongings?
Where can I recover vital records?
Where can I find information about travel conditions?
Expand List item 37917Collapse List item 37917  Long-Term
What can be done to repair a damaged levee?
How does my community begin to repair?
What can I do to lessen my loss next time?
What is mitigation?
What funding is available for mitigation?
What do I need a permit for?
Expand List item 37918Collapse List item 37918  What do I do about my crop damage?