- Designate a leader
- Determine the right mitigation steps
- Keep employees safe
- Make sure employees know their roles
- Update employee contact information
- Catalog what could be damaged|
- Know what chemicals you have
- Update your inventory
- Identify your small packages
- Label your tanks
- Protect stored grain
- Understand the area’s flood history
- Know if you are located in a floodplain
- Get a NOAA radio
- Gather important supplies
- Communicate with local authorities
- Get permission to dig
- Get on the LEPC list
- Know who has practical advice
- Hide a spare office key
- Label all truck and equipment keys
- Get help from satellite facilities
- Seek help from customers
- Protect yourself from sewer backups
- Resolve electrical issues
- Protect vital records
We developed the following components of a good flood plan after interviewing agricultural retailers who have responded to floods threatening their facilities.
