City distributing FEMA mold report

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City distributing FEMA mold report

Mayor: Residents should take steps if mold, mildew shows up in

flooded homes

Press & Sun-Bulletin - Binghamton,NY,

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To help educate the community about the health risks of mold and

effective remediation, the city is coordinating the distribution of

a FEMA report to properties affected by the June floods. Personnel

from the fire and police bureaus and the city codes department will

be going today and tomorrow to homes inspected last week to deliver

a manual from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to

a Friday news release from the mayor's office.

Mayor T. said he has heard from community residents and

experts that some city properties are showing signs of mold and

mildew. " Residents and property owners should not take this matter

lightly, " he said.

The mayor's office urges those affected by the flood to review the

manual carefully and perform the necessary remediation, which could

be as simple as scrubbing contaminated areas with bleach and water.

Residents can also pick-up the manual at the city's six fire

stations and the front desk of the police station at City Hall. The

FEMA manual is available online at

www.fema.gov/rebuild/recover/mold.shtm.

To learn more about mold and mildew, residents can call the Broome

County Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health at 778-

2887, or the City of Binghamton 24-Hour Flood Relief Line at 240-

8121.