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LOCAL

 

Fire Safety begins at home and at work. Every family should know the basics of how to prevent fires at home and what to do in case there is a fire. The Fire Department's Office of Fire Safety Education has prepared several brochures to help the whole family learn about what steps to take to ensure that everyone's home is fire-safe. Contact your local Fire Department for more information:

 

Ansonia
Beacon Falls
Bethany
Branford
Bristol
Cheshire
Derby
Durham		 East Haven
Guilford
Hamden
Madison
Meriden
Middlefield
Middletown
Milford		 Naugatuck
New Britain
New Haven
North Branford
North Haven
Orange
Plainville
Prospect		 Seymour
Southington
Wallingford
Waterbury
West Haven
Wolcott
Woodbridge

 

Real-Time Water Level Reports
Real-time data typically are recorded at 15-60 minute intervals, stored on site, and then transmitted to USGS offices every 4 hours. Recording and transmission times may be more frequent during critical events. Data from real-time sites are relayed to USGS offices via satellite, telephone, and/or radio and are available for viewing within 3 minutes of arrival

 

STATE


Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Assistance
Disaster Area 1 Office (Serving New York, New Jersey and Connecticut)
360 Rainbow Blvd. South - 3rd Fl.
Niagara Falls, NY 14303
1-800-659-2955


The purpose of the SBA's Disaster Loan Program is to offer financial assistance to those who are trying to rebuild their homes and businesses in the aftermath of a disaster. By offering low-interest loans, the SBA is committed to long-term recovery efforts. The agency will do everything possible to meet the needs of those otherwise unable to put their lives back together.


FEDERAL

 

American Red Cross
Is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers, guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement, that provides relief to victims of disasters and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.

FEMA: Basic Flood Hazard Information
Preparedness planning involves those efforts undertaken before a flood to prepare for or improve capability to respond to the event. Here's a few things you can do both before and after a flood to minimize losses.