Last week, the apartment community of Flower Branch Apartments in Silver Spring, Maryland experienced a disaster when a fire ravaged the apartments resulting in several dead and wounded and many others displaced from their homes.
The Grady Management team wanted to express our sympathies for the Flower Branch Apartments community while also highlighting how to help after a disaster situation:
1) Use caution if volunteering to help in disaster clean up situations. Specialists are trained to handle disaster situations. If volunteers are needed, remember to remain cognizant of debris and waste such as stray electrical wires and broken glass. Often waste needs to be handled in a particular way to reduce personal and environmental harm.
2) Notice calls to action and ways to help and get involved with disaster relief. Oftentimes, there are specific ways to get involved with the effort, such as donating money or time to a specific organization.
3) Avoid donating surplus clothes, toys, and other goods. This is one of the biggest ways to waste time and resources, not to mention creating excess garbage if those items are thrown away. Many individuals believe that donating clothes after a disaster is a good idea. However, it takes numerous volunteers to sort through these donations- time that could be spent on other components of disaster relief. Only donate items if they are requested, such as toiletries and hygiene items.
To help the victims and families of Flower Branch Apartments, visit the Montgomery County. MD website to learn more.
These facts are presented in the web article:
1. "After a Disaster" by USA Gov. https://www.usa.gov/
Grady Management was founded in 1965 and continues to provide a full service residential, commercial, and consulting real estate firm in the greater Washington and Baltimore metropolitan area. Learn more from our website or Facebook page.
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