Extension provides a coordinated system of online and phone answer resources available for those with disaster-related questions, both during an emergency and while recovery efforts are underway. Two of the phone services, the Farm Information Line and the AnswerLine, can also refer callers to appropriate state and federal agencies if additional information is needed.
"Extension's role during situations like a flood is to help provide practical and useful research-based information that people can trust," said Bev Durgan, dean of Extension. "There are many state and local agencies responding to the floods and our staff work with them to provide information via our website, news media stories and our phone answer lines."
