• Modify the site to keep the hazard from reaching the building
• Modify the building so it can withstand the impacts of the hazard, and
• Insure the property to provide financial relief after the damage occurs.

More detail on each of these methods can be found on page 5-1 of the Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan http://www.co.kane.il.us/HAZARDS/finalplan/ch05.pdf

There are several excellent and practical resources available to help you take important steps to protect your property in the event of a flood:

1. Homeowner’s Guide to retrofitting: Six Ways to protect Your House from Flooding (FEMA Publication 312). This can be ordered at no charge from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) by calling 1-800-480-2520 or downloaded from the FEMA website http://www.fema.gov/pdf/hazards/hurricanes/guide.pdf
2. Avoiding Flood Damage: A checklist for Homeowners. This can be downloaded from the following site. http://www.fema.gov/pdf/hazards/flddam.pdf
3. Protecting Building Utilities From Flood Damage can be viewed or downloaded on FEMA’s website http://www.fema.gov/pdf/hazards/pbuffd_complete_book.pdf
4. A variety of fact sheets on flood protection are available at http://www.fema.gov/hazards/floods/whatshouldidoprotect.shtm
    

There are many hazard protection resources

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