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 Matthew T. Ryan 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.
 

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