FEMA: Don't Pump Out Basements Too Early or Too Fast
August 22, 2019
August 22, 2019
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release:
Emergency management officials in Nebraska are urging residents with basements flooded by the recent storms to use caution when pumping them out. Removing all the water at once may cause serious structural damage to the house.
Draining the water too fast could cause the collapse of the cellar walls, floors and foundation. The water mus . . .
Emergency management officials in Nebraska are urging residents with basements flooded by the recent storms to use caution when pumping them out. Removing all the water at once may cause serious structural damage to the house.
Draining the water too fast could cause the collapse of the cellar walls, floors and foundation. The water mus . . .