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... quick-reference list containing your agent's telephone number, all your policy numbers, and the respective insurance company names. 5. Know how to shut off your gas, electricity, and water, and how to board up vulnerable places around the house, such as doors and windows. 6. Plan a family evacuation and relocation strategy. (The next three items usually are recommended at the time of a hurricane watch or during Earthquake Preparedness' week. However, waiting until then is not a good idea. First, consider the threat ... examined by an adjuster. 10. If your car has been damaged or submerged in a flood, move it to high ground and let it dry out. Do not attempt to start or operate it until it is thoroughly dried. 11. Wooden furniture should be cleaned as quickly as possible. Avoid rubbing in abrasives such as ash, plaster, or wallboard particles that have fallen on furniture surfaces. 12. Your dry cleaning establishment can help you evaluate the cleaning or restoration costs for clothing, furs, and draperies. 13 ... Metal objects, including guns, drapery rods, and the electric motors in home appliances should be dried and rubbed or sprayed with oil to prevent corrosion. Radios, televisions, and other electronic systems should also be dried out, but not oiled. 14. Bedding and upholstered furniture must be dried immediately if saturated with water. Vacuuming will remove some of the odor and grit left by smoke damage, but these items should be separated from other possessions since they may affect nearby items. 15. Antiques, paintings, art objects ...

... ] Are toeboards installed around the edges of permanent floor opening (where persons may pass below the opening)? [ ] Are skylight screens of such construction and mounting that they will withstand a load of at least 200 pounds? [ ] Is the glass in the windows, doors, glass walls, etc., which are subject to human impact, of sufficient thickness and type for the condition of use? [ ] Are grates or similar type covers over floor openings such as floor drains designed so that foot traffic or rolling ... of materials, and materials-handling and storage methods. BUILDING AND GROUNDS CONDITIONS: floors, walls, ceilings, exits, stairs, walkways, ramps, platforms, driveways, and aisles. HOUSEKEEPING PROGRAM: waste disposal tools, objects, material, leakage and spillage, cleaning methods, schedules, work areas, remote areas, and storage areas. ELECTRICITY: equipment, switches, breakers, fuses, switch-boxes, junctions, special fixtures, circuits, insulation, extensions, tools, motors, grounding, and NEC compliance. LIGHTING: ... ] Are fire doors and shutters in good operating condition? [ ] Are automatic sprinkler system water control valves, and air and water pressure checked weekly/periodically as required? [ ] Is the maintenance of automatic sprinkler systems assigned to responsible persons or to a sprinkler contractor? [ ] Are sprinkler heads protected by metal guards when exposed to physical damage? [ ] Is proper clearance maintained below sprinkler heads? [ ] Are portable fire extinguishers provided in adequate number and type? [ ] Are fire extinguishers mounted in readily accessible locations ...

...ound the house, such as doors and windows. 6. Plan a family evacuation and re...Flammable liquids, like painting or cleaning products, that would be safer in ...