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Flood recovery resources
After a flood, there are many health and safety risks to know about when returning home. Anything touched by floodwater may be contaminated, mold develops after 24-48 hours, and flood damage might expose lead and asbestos. Print and share these resources to help keep you, your family, and your community safe after a flood.
Short URL: kingcounty.gov/health/flood
Health and safety after a flood
Cleaning up after a flood
Tips to clean mold
- 8 Tips to Clean Mold, CDC, information in multiple languages
Homeowner's and renter's guide to mold cleanup
- Homeowners and Renters Guide to Mold Cleanup After Disasters, CDC, information in English, Spanish, Vietnamese
How to clean a basement after a flood – information in 7 languages.
Lead safety
- Lead – Safety information, WA State Dept. of Health
- ¿Cuáles son los efectos del plomo sobre la salud y quiénes están en riesgo?, (Español / Spanish) WA State Dept. of Health
- Preventing Childhood Lead Poisoning, CDC
Asbestos safety
- Asbestos – Safety information, WA State Dept. of Health
Additional resources
- Cleaning your house
- Cleaning a basement
- Safe food and medicine after a flood
- Garden safety after a flood:
- What to do if you have a rat in your toilet:
- Comic: What to do if you have a rat in your toilet (462 KB)
- Qué hacer si hay una rata en el inodoro (Español / Spanish, 464 KB)
- អ៊ីដែលត្រូវធ្វើប្រសិនបើមានកណ្តរនៅក្នងបង្គន់ (ភាសាខ្មែរ / Khmer, 418 KB)
- Phải làm gì nếu có một con chuột trong bồn cầu bạn? (Tiếng Việt / Vietnamese, 468 KB)
- Coping with a disaster:
- Coping with disaster (includes Spanish resources), SAMHSA
- Cómo cuidarse y cuidar a su familia después de un desastre (Español / Spanish, PDF)
- ការទប់ទល់នឹងគ្រោះមហន្តរាយ ឬព្រឹត្តិការណ៍គួរឲ្យរន្ធត់ក្នុងចិត្ត (ភាសាខ្មែរ / Khmer, 180 KB)
- Đối Phó Với Thảm Họa hoặc Biến Cố Sang Chấn (Tiếng Việt / Vietnamese, PDF)
- King County Flood Services
- Reentering your home, CDC
- Floodwater safety, CDC
- Be prepared, be safe, WA DOH