{"id":10419,"date":"2025-03-01T14:08:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-test.dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/dhan45\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T00:55:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:55:50","slug":"dhan45","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-test.dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/php\/alerts\/dhan45\/","title":{"rendered":"php\/alerts\/dhan45 ~  Division of Public Health &#8212; Health Alert  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\"> \n\n    <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/php\/alerts\/dhan45.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\n\n      <\/a>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\n\n\n\n    \n\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\n\n      <h1>Delaware Health Alert Network #<!--[type=EDIT name=\"DHAN Number\"]-->45 <!--[END]--> <\/h1>\n\n      <h2> <!--[type=EDIT name=\"DHAN Date\"]-->September 19, 2003 1:33 pm <!--[END]--> <\/h2>\n\n    <\/header>\n\n  <\/div><br>\n\n \n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\n\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\n\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\n\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\n\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Public Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\n\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\n\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\n    <li><a href=\"\/dph\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n      <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; 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Flooding is a leading cause of mold growth in homes. Flooding\n\n\n  also puts water in dangerous proximity to electricity, creating risk of electrical shock. Delaware&#8217;s Division of Public Health offers\n\n\n  the following recommendations to head off this growing problem:\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n  <li>Make sure electrical service is turned off before going back into a building that has flooded. Do that by turning off the main\n\n\n  electrical switch and all circuits.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>Do not wait for water-soaked items to dry. Remove them from your home immediately. If you are unable to lift heavy items, ask for\n\n\n  assistance.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>Start with bedrooms first, since this is where you generally spend long hours. Remove water-damaged items such as carpet and padding,\n\n\n  mattresses, bedding, furniture, draperies and clothing.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>Remove and discard wet drywall at 12 inches above the water line.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>Discard all wet carpet.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h3>\n\n\n  Cleaning and Repairing Flooded Basements\n\n\n<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n  <li>Turn off the electricity and don&#8217;t turn it back on until a licensed electrician has checked the system.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>Check outside cellar walls for possible cave-ins, evidence of structural damage or other hazards.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>Turn off gas or fuel service valves.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>Open doors and windows or use blowers to force fresh air in.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>Run dehumidifiers and empty the water pan frequently.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>Do not use an electric pump powered by your own electrical system. Use a gas-powered pump or one connected to an outside power\n\n\n  source. Fire departments in some communities may help with such services. Ventilate the area to prevent build up of carbon monoxide gas.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  After water has been pumped from the basement, shovel out the mud and debris while it is still moist. Hose down walls to remove as much\n\n\n  silt as possible before it dries. Floors and walls may need sanitizing, particularly if sewage has entered the basement. Scrub walls and\n\n\n  floors with a 10% bleach solution or other comparable commercially available disinfectant.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  Oil stains in basements caused by overturned or damaged oil tanks may be a problem following flooding. Call a professional to remove oil\n\n\n  residue.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  Dealing with garbage and sewage can be challenging. If toilets aren&#8217;t working use portable units. Beware that sewage can backflow\n\n\n  through floor drains into basements. Clean with a disinfectant. Never mix ammonia and chlorine bleach, which produces poisonous\n\n\n  chloramine gas. After coming into contact with sewage or floodwater, wash your hands well and use a brush to clean under fingernails.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  A few simple precautions will make your clean up tasks safer and keep you healthy.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  For more information or other public health concerns, contact the Division of Public Health at 1-888-459-2943.\n\n\n<\/p><!--[END]-->\n\n  \n\n        <div class=\"panel panel-danger\">\n\n          <div class=\"panel-heading\">    \n\n      <h2>Categories of Health Alert messages:<\/h2>\n\n       <\/div>\n\n       <div class=\"panel-body\">\n\n      <ul>\n\n        <li><strong>Health Alert:<\/strong> Conveys the highest level of importance; warrants immediate action or attention.<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Health Advisory:<\/strong> Provides important information for a specific incident or situation; may not require immediate action.<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Health Update:<\/strong> Provides updated information regarding an incident or situation; unlikely to require immediate action.<\/li>\n\n            <\/ul>\n\n         <div><strong>NOTE: This page is for informational purposes only and dated material (e.g. temporary websites) may not be available.<\/strong><\/div>\n\n          <\/div> \n\n        <\/div><br>  \n\n\n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div><!-- \/container -->\n\n  <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen Delaware Health Alert Network #45 September 19, 2003 1:33 pm Public Health Menu Home About About DPH Sections &#038; Programs Office Locations Contact Info Calendar Services A-Z Services Air &#038; Water Quality Birth, Death, &#038; Marriage Records Clinics Health Data &#038; Statistics Emergency Preparedness Health &#038; Wellness Healthy Homes Healthy Workplaces Laboratory Restaurant Inspections [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":9294,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10419","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-test.dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-test.dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-test.dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-test.dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-test.dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10419"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www-test.dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11595,"href":"https:\/\/www-test.dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10419\/revisions\/11595"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-test.dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-test.dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}