Quick Links for Help or to Help Others After a Flood
- This page with Google Translate
- Vermont VEM - FEMA Individual Assistance - application deadline 10/12
- FEMA Resources - Current List of Disaster Recovery Centers
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Vermont Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides DR-4720-VT
- Video Translations of "Stay Safe During a Flood and Very Heavy Rainfall"
- Individuals and Families and Non-Residential Spaces
- Volunteer to help!
- Monetary Donations
- Administrative Officers and Town Officials
- VT ANR Flood Recovery Resources
Senator Bernie Sanders Federal Aid for Local Businesses and Farms 7.19.2023
www.vermont.gov - with July Storm Resources
Flood Resources from VT Professionals of Color
4 Practices for Mental Health - Shauna Hill - The Digger
Individuals and Families and Non-Residential Spaces
- Need emergency help: call 911
- Need resources and support: call 211 vermont211.org
- Emergency Housing - the Red Cross, or other agencies, will usually host short-term emergency shelter sites - call 211
- List of Open Emergency Shelters - VTDigger
- Dept of Health Guidance Stay Safe in a Flood
- If you have insurance:
- Contact your insurance agent and file a claim.
- Get an adjuster scheduled to come.
- Take photos of the damage and document the contents.
- Flood insurance covers damage due to overland flow affected two or more properties. This includes damage to utilities in the basement. A homeowner's policy will not cover losses due to flooding
- NFIP Resources (including How to File Your Claim) Recursos del NFIP
- Contact your Town Administrative Officer or Zoning Administrator regarding permits
- You can make temporary emergency repairs and start clean up.
- Stay safe regarding floors, electricity, fuels, fire, dust, potable water, and mildew.
- Get the building dry - but don't pump out basements too fast (to avoid collapse).
- If you have a fuel leak or an oily sheen on standing water please report to 800-641-5005 (24/7)
- Vermont Flood Guide: Preparation, Response & Recovery Preservation Trust of Vermont:
- Permits are required for permanent repairs and improvements. Contact your Town AO or ZA to avoid future damage.
- Funds after a federally-declared disaster sometimes there are federal funds released for:
- Individual and Households Assistance (IA) is fairly limited to losses that could not have been insured.
- Small Business Administration Loans
- Sometimes private foundation or community funds are raised to meet other unmet needs.
- Current list of MARC Sites (Multi-Agency Resource Centers)
- After the Flood factsheet
- Before you Begin Repairs - Permit flow chart
- Repairing your flooded home - FEMA 234
- Disaster Recovery Guide for Businesses - contains checklists; to do lists
- FEMA - Rebuilding After a Flood
- Flood Info for Volunteers, Businesses and Supporters - Montpelier Alive
- State Road Closures - newengland511.org
Volunteer to Help
- Vermont State Site - Volunteer to Help Support Vermonters
- There are many local community mutual aid efforts.
- Rainbow Bridge Community Center (81 N. Main St. Barre) Tues - Fri, 10am - 4pm with any help to offer
- Barre City Relief - AFL-CIO
- www.montpelieralive.com/flood2023
- Community Resilience Organizations gocros.org
Monetary donations
Please direct funds to an established recovery organization such as:
- The Vermont Community Fund - Flood Response and Recovery Fund
- Barre - Vermont Main Street Flood Recovery Fund
- Northern New England Red Cross
- Your Local United Way
- www.montpelieralive.com/flood2023
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www.efficiencyvermont.com/Flood Efficiency Vermont is offering residents up to $10,000 back on heat pumps, furnaces/boilers, water heaters, and appliances, with up to an additional $9,500 for weatherization, with 0%-interest financing. Additional offers are available for businesses and rental property owners. Visit www.efficiencyvermont.com/Flood to learn more. Join the webinar on Sept. 20 at 6:00pm to learn more about these programs and ask questions. Register Online
Administrative Officers and Town Officials
- Municipal Assistance - VT DEC Rivers
- After a Flood for Administrative Officials
- Technical support is available from the VT DEC Regional Floodplain Managers
- Authorizing Emergency Protective Measures (EPM) - Training and Reporting
VT ANR Flood Recovery Resources Page: anr.vermont.gov/flood
After the Emergency:
- Flood Preparation Toolbox - a series of concise information sheets, checklists and more advanced tools
- Disaster Recovery Guide for Businesses - contains checklists; to do lists
- Family Emergency Plan
- Continuity of Operations Plan
- Flood Insurance
- Flood Insurance for Renters and for Contents
- Reducing the risk of damage to buildings
- Avoiding hazard areas
- www.floodready.vermont.gov
- www.floodtraining.vermont.gov
- Planning for Tomorrow's Flood - VT ACCD
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