Tips for handling food following a disaster

If any type of unexpected emergency strikes your community, you may not have access to fresh food, water or electricity for days, maybe weeks. This web page is a portal site that will provide you with useful information so you can be prepared when an emergency strikes. Remember, preparation is the key!

On this web page, we’re providing information by type of emergency, i.e., hurricane, flood, fire; and specific tips for food and water safety in an emergency.

Food Safety
		Food and Water in an Emergency
		Keeping Food Safe During An Emergency
		National Food Safety Database: National Recommendations for Disaster Food Handling
Water Safety
		FEMA: Emergency Food and Water Supplies
Hurricanes
		FEMA: Hurricanes
Floods
		FEMA: Floods
Fire
		FEMA: Fire

 Last updated: 01/08/2009