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Ableton On Air is part of the following organizations, the National Academy of Television, Arts and Sciences, Boston, New England Chapter, and the Society of Professional Journalists. Hello and welcome to this edition of Ableton On Air, the one and only program that focuses on the needs, concerns, and achievements of the differently able. I've always been your host, Lauren Seiler. On this edition of Ableton On Air, this is a special edition of Ableton On Air, and it is about the Vermont flood that ravaged Vermont over a couple of weeks ago. The resources that I'm going to be giving today are current, and if you need assistance, please by all means tune in, and we'll make sure to give you resources for those that were ravaged by the flood of Vermont and also parts of New England. New York got some of it as well. So let's get started. So the first resource that I'm going to be giving, as you can see on your screen here, comes from the City of Montpelier of Vermont. You can go to www.montpelier.org. That's www.montpelier.org. And when you come to the website, as you can see on your screen, but when you come to the website, there is flood disaster recovery assistance. I'm going to be giving you information on the Red Cross as well, but there's flood disaster recovery assistance. Please stay tuned according to the webpage. Please stay tuned to this page for the latest disaster recovery assistance information and resources. So when you scroll down, you will see press releases, cleaning guides, and it tells you how to remove trash safely. By the way, for those that are walking in town, please be aware of mice and other bugs and one piece of advice I'm going to give everybody. When you remove your trash, do not, I repeat, do not take it back into your house or business. In other words, there are signs all over town stating that, especially with mattresses, mattresses contain bed bugs and they contain other things. Because before I give the resources, what happened with this original flood is, and some parts of Vermont got it worse than others, including the Ludwell. The reason why I say do not take trash into your house is because the trash contains gasoline, petroleum, sewage, which means also from the toilet and sewage systems, and you do not want that in your house. Or business. So when you go down, let me go down here where it says cleaning guides and debris information. So cleaning information. So let me just go down here. According to the Department of Health, when you have mold after a flood, let's click there and it's giving information about mold. So according to the state of Vermont and also the CDC, mold and mildew are general terms used to describe a kind of fungus. There are hundreds of different types of mold that vary in color and appearance. Mold is common in nature and can be found indoors. Mold can grow on foods, building materials, a poultry, clothing and other services. If your home or building has been flooded and you are not able to dry out within 24 to 48 hours, please assume you have mold growth. Mold in your health. How will mold react on your health depends on many factors. Types of mold and the amount of mold is the amount of time you are exposed to your overall health. Exposure to mold and mildew can lead to asthma attacks. Eye and skin irritation and allergic reactions. You may have more severe reactions with mold allergies. If you have a weakened immune system or breathing problems, you may get serious lung infections around you with mold. Although rare, it is possible to get a regulatory fungal infection which means the growth on your body and tissue. Please talk to your Vermont health care provider if you have any concerns or questions. How to protect yourself from mold? Protect yourself from mold by wearing protective clothing including masks and N95 gloves or goggles. Children with breathing problems and people with weakened immune systems should not, I repeat, should not help clean up after a flood. Use portable air cleaners with HEPA high efficient air filters to reduce the exposure of mold in the air. Please learn how to select the right air cleaner for your home or building. According to the EPA guide to cleaners in your home. For more information on the Environmental Protection Agency on cleaners in your home, please go to www.environmentalprotectionagency.epa.gov. For more information on anything I have discussed with the Department of Health, the Vermont Department of Health is located at 108 Cherry Street, Burlington, Vermont 05401. They can be reached at 802-863-7220. Again, the Vermont Department of Health in terms of the flood and what to do and how to do it, you can reach them at 802-863-7220. And they can be reached at www.helpvermont.gov. Now, in terms of this flood and it is very bad, especially people with disabilities, people with special needs, I give you a warning. Do not hire a contractor you do not trust. Again, do not hire a contractor who does not know how to paint, who does not know how to do anything in terms of flood extraction and garbage or anything like that. You must get one that's reputable. Hiring a contractor, floods can cause mold growth. If mold is covering more than 100 square feet, you probably want to get the help of a contractor that specializes in mold cleanup. As with any contractor, please get references to access the contractor's experience, past work success and other clients with their work. Please note that there is no federal Vermont certifications or licenses for mold remediation. A contractor is not needed for small mold problems less than 10 square feet. For areas 10 to 100 square feet, use your judgment to decide. The next piece I'm going to discuss here says, if you are a renter or employee, talk to or anyone renting a house or an apartment. Please talk to your landlord or employer about mold problems. If the mold problem is serious and conditions persist, renters may want to call their town health officer or contact www.healthvermont.gov. Find your THO and employees may wish to contact the Vermont Occupational Safety Health Administration or OSHA. Again, the Vermont Department of Health can be reached at 802-863-7220. Now, I'm going to go to a website since we mentioned OSHA. Okay, the Occupational Safety Administration. Okay, this comes from the United States Department of Labor. Flood preparedness and response. If you need information from the government agency OSHA.gov, you can go to www.osha.gov. Forward slash flood. On this page, from the United States Department of Labor, floods can be serious catastrophes and they are one of the most common hazards in the United States. Floods are caused by the variety of factors including sudden accumulation of rain rising rivers, tidal surges, ice jams and dam failures. OSHA and NOAA are working together on a public education effort aimed to improving the way and prepare to respond to severe weather. This page on the Department of Labor is designed to help businesses and workers prepare for floods and provide information about hazards and work they may face during a flood event. Workers who have to respond to flooding areas face greater risk for floods, but all workers may protect themselves by preparing evacuation plans and learning about hazards commonly associated with floods. The preparedness page on OSHA.gov provides information when making an evacuation plan. Emergency supply kits, you must have one, and you must have flood watches and warnings. The planned information can help you when you are ready to evacuate in an orderly manner before rising waters impact the businesses and residents of your evacuation results or evacuation routes, I'm sorry. Now, you must also stay informed, so for more information on occupational safety hazards and flood preparedness, please go to www.OSHA.gov. That's OSHA.gov forward slash floods. Now, here it says on the side of this website. Let's go down to where it says emergency preparedness and response. Emergencies can create a variety of hazards for workers of impacted areas. Vermont was one of them. Preparing before an emergency accident plays a vital role in ensuring that employers and workers have the necessary equipment to know and go. So down on this website, there are some boxes on the website and there are sections. General preparedness and response. You can click one of these, national disasters and weather, floods, hurricanes, lightning safety, etc., winter weather, so on. This page is sponsored by the American Red Cross and other organizations, the National Integrated Heat Health Information System. So more information on any occupational safety things discussed on today's program. You can go to OSHA.gov forward slash emergency www.OSHA.gov forward slash emergency. Now, I'm heading, there is a website called Montpellier alive. Okay, we went. So Montpellier alive is dealing with the flood. Again, I'm going back to this page. If you would like to help the city of Montpellier by donating to the flood victims, you can go to www.montpellierstrong.org. That is www.montpellierstrong.org. If you tune into this program and try to go to any of the stores, the only stores that are open are the supermarket and some others. Everybody else is closed at this time. So for more information on anything related to the flood and donating to flood victims, you can go to www.montpellierstrong.org. Now, I am going to mention the American Red Cross. Okay, so I'm mentioning the American Red Cross today. We have some time left. For more information on this information here for the American Red Cross and floods, you can go to www.americanredcross.org forward slash help how to prepare for emergencies and floods. So flooding is a temporary overflow of water onto land that is normally dry. Floods can result from rain, snow, coastal storms, storm surges, overflows of rivers, and dam failure. Floods can be dangerous. People can be in danger. Floods can damage buildings and roads, cause power outages, and create landslides. Floodwaters can carry water. Floods can carry water and land. Floods can carry water. Floods can carry water and land. Floods can carry water and land. Floods can carry water. floodwaters can carry waste, pollute drinking water, do not drink do I know there there's do not drink orders in your in your county please make sure that I would get bottled water I would not drink the water from the tap so if you want to drink water please get bottled water so flooding can develop slowly or quickly flash floods can suddenly can be sudden and violent climate change increases our many types of flooding we can take action to prepare prepare now to protect yourself and loved ones so you can now what it says here what should you do before flood understand your flood risk learn about the types of flooding and how your home and community can help types of flooding include flash floods river floods storm surges coastal coastal floods burn scars debris flow ice debris jams snow melt dry wash dam breaks or levy failures please reach out to your local emergency management office for advice please know the community's flood risk visit the FEMA flood maps service center and search your home using your address flash floods can be sudden and violent and can have little or no warning a river flood know that in your area is prone to river floods please review the evaluation the value the evacuation plan when you leave quickly if officials advise you to evacuate storm surges please be prepared and evacuate immediately if your local officials advise a storm surge can cause water levels to rise quickly and flood large areas in just minutes coastal flooding please be prepared to evacuate immediately if your local officials advise move in then before flooding begins now during the last couple of minutes there is a checklist here I'm going to go over English now there is Spanish so you can download the flood safety checklist according to the American Red Cross and right so it says here during a flood if you're in the water never walk swim or drive through floodwater just six inches 15 centimeters or fast-moving floodwater can knock you over after and 12 in 30 meters 30 centimeters can carry your vehicle away so please be careful when you're in floodwater okay what to do to prevent injury during a flood understand the dangers that you may face and keep your loved ones safe if you are evacuated please wait for officials to say that it is safe before before going home the last couple minutes avoid please avoid during a flood falling power lines poles and wires if they electrocute or excuse me they can electrocute you please watch out for falling trees and other debris use flashlights or battery powered lanterns rather than reduce fire risk many injuries happen during cleanup please wear protective equipment like boots long pants work gloves I wear such as what I'm wearing now which is to stop glare on N95 respirator mask to protect your lungs follow the advice of public health officials learn how to use safe equipment safely equipment safely do not touch electrical equipment if it's wet and if you are standing in water because you are going to get electrocuted clean up as a big job take care of yourself work with the partner and take frequent breaks so this information can be found at www.americanredcross.org again www.redcross.org help during flood so this information today was widely important if you are at risk during your flood or during the flood please contact for if you're in Washington County please contact the city of Montpelier if you need extra assistance please contact www.montpelier.org that is W let me just take a look at it again so I don't make a mistake City of Montpelier page okay man yeah so if you're if you've been affected let's go back to the original page if you've been affected by the flood please go to www.montpelier.org that is www.montpelier.org the city of Montpelier for month there are right in the middle of the page really quick before we end there is flood disaster recovery assistance and you can click that link and it will bring you to a page so again I'm going back to the original page if you need help with debris removal or you need help with garbage removal please contact the city of Montpelier at www.montpelier.org flood disaster recovery assistance this has been a special report with this has been a special report with Ableton on there focusing on flood recovery and the Vermont flood and for more information on Ableton on there and what you've seen today you can go to www.orcamedia.net that's orcamedia.net and again please be careful during during the flood do not touch garbage with your hands please use gloves and do not stand in water and do not touch electrical equipment during a flood this has been Ableton on there I'm Lauren Seiler my wife was unable to be here today we wish her a speedy recovery in the hospital I'm Lauren Seiler please be careful and take care during this flood see you next time major sponsors for Ableton on there include Washington County mental health where hope and support come together media sponsors for Ableton on there 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