Video and Audio Files

General preparedness

Ready.gov files include the following video demonstrations:

• Disaster Preparedness 3 minutes

• Disaster Preparedness for Elderly People 5:26 minutes

• Disaster Preparedness and Special Needs 5 minutes

Floods

Preparation

• How to Build a Sandbag Dike on frozen ground, a 5-minute video demonstration by Ken Hellevang, North Dakota State University Extension Engineer.
• How to Plug Drains to keep sewage from flowing in during periods of excessive rains or flooding, a 12:56-minute demonstration by Carl Pedersen, North Dakota State University Extension Educator.
• Planning Ahead: Portable Generator Safety demonstrates safety protocols of using a portable generator for emergency power. A 14:15-minute video featuring Ken Hellevang, North Dakota State University Extension Engineer.
• Sandbagging Safety Tips include how to fill, lift and pass sandbags; what to wear and eat; and more from North Dakota State University.
• Sump Pump Tips help homeowners prepare for spring and summer water from Tom Scherer, North Dakota State University Extension Engineer.

Recovery

First Steps to Flood Recovery (the publication is available from Purdue University)

• Audio files
  • Self 0:55 minute
  • Family 1:36 minute
  • Elderly and disabled 1:14 minute
  • Insurance 2:08 minutes
  • Pets 0:52 minute
  • Livestock and horses 1:03 minute
  • Wells 2:04 minutes
  • Evaluating your home 1:52 minute
  • Salvaging food 0:55 minute
  • Salvaging keepsakes 1:32 minute
  • Salvaging belongings 1:51 minute
  • Large electrical appliances 1:55 minute
  • Salvaging carpets and floors 1:24 minute

• Video files
  • If your home was flooded is a series of four videos produced by Purdue Extension and based on the "First Steps to Flood Recovery" publication.
    
  • Moisture meters measure the moisture content of wood. Ken Hellevang, North Dakota State University Extension Engineer, demonstrates how to use a moisture meter. 7:58 minutes
  • Restoring flooded buildings is a 24:49-minute narrated PowerPoint presentation by Ken Hellevang, North Dakota State University Extension Engineer.

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