Flood Preparedness: 3 Ways To Stay Protected
Below we are going to outline three easy steps that can help you put your emergency flood plan into motion!
All 50 States Experience Flooding
In order to become an expert on flood preparedness, it is important to understand the threat your property is up against. Flooding is the most common natural disaster in the world. Flood damage affects all 50 United States all throughout the calendar year. In fact, when it comes to severe storms such as hurricanes, the majority of the damage is primarily flood damage.
Therefore, it is time to build a flood preparedness plan. Here at Garrison, we are all about a strong defense against flooding. We can outline the ways you can protect homes, municipalities, facilities and more. Flood preparedness can be overwhelming to think about. Trying to prepare for everything all at once is counter productive.
Flood Preparedness: Conduct A Thorough Property Assessment
The first step taken with flood preparedness is walking through your property and conducting a full emergency assessment. Take the time to identify areas of your property that experience flooding frequently and note them down. It is helpful to create a written checklist of areas that need protection throughout your property.
Once you identify areas on your property that need special attention, note down the dimensions and take pictures. By taking accurate measurements of potentially vulnerable areas you are able to formulate the exact right protection solutions for your property
The foundation of your flood preparedness plan is everything. Identifying these vulnerable areas gives you ample time to understand just how much flood protection your property needs. Conducting your assessment will directly impact the next step in the process!
Flood Preparedness: Early Prevention
The most effective method of flood preparedness is early prevention. Preparing early for any and all types of flood damage automatically puts you in the best possible position to succeed. Think of the previous methods of flood protection and the preparation of disasters in general.
Often we see on the news the coverage of mayhem in stores and crowds of people hustling for position in order to gather the necessary materials they need just days before a storm arrives. While this process seems normal it is highly inefficient. This creates scarcity and sometimes can leave you without the ability to secure the necessary solutions.
In order to be the most successful, it is important to find flood solutions that allow you to prepare months in advance of any potential flood threat. Finding solutions that can easily store and deploy in minutes is how you always stay ahead of the next damaging flood event.
Flood Preparedness: Use The Most Innovative Solutions
Knowing where to start with effective flood preparedness solutions can be overwhelming. Since the most common method of flood protection is traditional sandbags, many fall victim to thinking that is their only option.
However, Garrison™ Flood Control is here to provide modern solutions to modern flood threats. We provide a complete and comprehensive line of flood protection solutions such as barriers, berms, dams and more. Our goal is to ensure that everyone has access to the most effective flood solutions available. Protection is our specialty and we have the offerings to match!
Mayim™ Modular Flood Barrier
The Mayim™ flood control barrier is an easy to deploy flood control system. If you are looking for a durable, efficient and lengthy system of protection for your building or facility, the Mayim™ Flood Barrier is the solution.
Protect against heavy rains, severe storms, swelling rivers and flash floods by deploying your Mayim water diversion and flood control barriers.
With our simple insert and lock connection system, Mayim flood barrier panels connect seamlessly to create a complete flood protection system. Gain the ability to quickly deploy a durable flood wall that is built specifically for active flood threats. Achieve protection heights of 20 and 30 inches to handle a variety of flood levels.
The Mayim is perfect for flood and emergency response, property management, home and office perimeters, loading dock and warehouse entryways and much more. Having a strong, significant solution that is easily deployable can save tens of thousands of dollars in flood damage repairs. The Mayim provides that solution!
Guppy™ Water Filled Flood Control Tubes
The Guppy™ water filled flood tube provides an easy and effective water barrier that will help protect against dangerous flooding. Use these water filled dams to redirect water and to prevent flood damage at homes, offices, tents, factories and municipal buildings.
Each water filled flood control tube becomes heavy with water when filled, creating a durable berm that protects against rising floodwaters. This solution provides you with a simple and reusable setup so that you are always ready for whenever you face a flood threat.
Guppy™ is perfect for protecting driveways and entryways. Also achieve significant redirection of harmful spills and leaks. They are available in 6”, 12” and 24” diameters as well as 10ft, 25ft, 50ft and 100ft lengths. Once finished, Guppy™ easily drains, rolls up and stores to be reused over and over again, whenever a flood threat arises.
Minnow™ Water Activated Flood Bags
The Minnow™️ sandbag alternative offers compact storage, incredible water absorption, and a no-mess clean up after a flood.
Unlike sandbags, which must be filled and deployed using a large crew, the Minnow sand-less sandbag contains a super absorbent gel, which absorbs water and inflates, creating a durable flood barrier against rising water and flooding. Because Minnow is water activated, Minnow bags are stored flat, ready to be transported quickly to the flood site. Flood bags only swell when exposed to water. In less than 5 minutes when exposing them to water, these sand-less sandbags will swell and gel into a significant sandbag alternative.
In a world where time is valuable when reacting to a flood, these bags are a must have tool in your emergency plan.
Having access to convenient and effective flood protection solutions puts you in the best possible position to succeed against incoming flood threats.
Contact Garrison
Are you looking to get your flood preparedness plan in place? Garrison is here to help. We are always here to help you find the best products that fit your protection needs. Feel free to contact us and we can start immediately.
Garrison™ Flood Control is a New York-based manufacturer and distributor of a complete line of flood control products. Garrison products contain, divert, and re-route water away from valuable property, equipment, infrastructure, and facilities and help prevent flood damage due to rising water levels.
If you would like additional information about Garrison Flood Control Systems, please call 929-299-2099 or email sales@garrisonflood.com.