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Food Safety: After a Flood

October 9, 2023

Cleaning the Kitchen After a Flood Flood water can bring in silt, raw sewage, and chemical waste into your home. Before cleaning and repair, ensure you have taken photos of the flood damage to provide to your insurance agent. Here are steps to take to return your kitchen back to […]

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Food Safety: Before A Flood

October 3, 2023

Floods can develop slowly and other times a flood can develop in minutes without visible rain signs, called flash floods. Flooding can occur from storms that produce heavy rainfall in a short amount of time, prolonged rain over several days, or when debris builds up causing a river or stream […]

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Food Safety and Storage for Emergency Preparedness

July 25, 2019

Developed by the Front Range Healthy Lifestyles Issues Team and Colorado State University Extension Below are some tips for planning ahead for such emergencies as a tornado, ice storm, flooding, blizzard, power failure, or illness that would prevent you from getting to the store. An emergency may also result from […]