Rockville, MD -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/14/2015 -- Flood Smith, one of the area's leading water damage restoration companies, published a new guide covering how best to respond to a Flood Emergency in Maryland. In the hours after an office, home, or other property suffers flooding, the actions taken in response can have major long-term implications on the overall level of damage and the ultimate repair tab. As a leading Maryland Flood Service, Flood Smith is well positioned to offer up practical advice of this kind, so the new guide at http://floodsmith.com/ will make for interesting, valuable reading for property owners and others.

"Flooding is one of those things that many people do not give much thought to until it is too late," Flood Smith representative Ari Smith said, "Unfortunately, we often see the downsides of this lack of preparedness in the course of our work. All that it takes to respond in the best, safest possible way to flood damage is to be aware of a few simple things. Our new guide delivers a lot of useful information in a compact form that can be absorbed in minutes."

Flooding is the single most damaging and common natural disaster of all in the United States, according to researchers with the National Flood Insurance Program. Nationwide flood insurance claims total around $3.5 billion in the average recent year, with the mean claim coming in at just under $42,000. While the likelihood of flooding in a given area can generally be predicted with a fair degree of accuracy, a full third of all flood-related Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance goes to those in places where the odds of such an event are officially gauged as being especially low.

Taken together, all this means that the possibility of flooding is something that just everyone does well to recognize and be prepared for. As one of Maryland's top water damage restoration companies, Flood Smith regularly provides fast, effective help to families and companies in the state that suffer flood damage to their properties.

The company's new guide to responding to flooding and water damage draws from its experts' extensive experience in the field. With simple, straightforward tips that anyone can take in quickly and put into action when needed, the new guide could prove to be especially valuable reading for those who make use of it.

The new guide to flood response is online now and freely available at the Flood Smith website. Visitors to the site can also read up Flood Smith's highly effective approach to flood damage restoration and other services. A simple contact form there also makes it easy to free consultations regarding the company's top-quality water, fire, and smoke damage restoration services, mold remediation, and other options.

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With fast, effective, 24/7 flood and disaster restoration services available throughout Maryland, Flood Smith makes it easy and affordable for commercial and residential clients to recover from even the most damaging of unexpected events.