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Be prepared for potential flooding by learning what you can now about flooding and how to be ready should something happen.\u00a0\u00a0Find out if you are in a<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mema.state.md.us\/MEMA2\/floods.html\">Flood Prone Area Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For Your Local Emergency Center Contacts and Hotlines\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mema.state.md.us\/newsroom\/post\/2012\/03\/12\/local_eoc.html\">Click Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Floods are consistently the most common, costly and deadly natural disaster Americans face each year. Ninety percent of all natural disasters in the nation involve flooding.The Maryland Emergency Management Agency encourages citizens to heed the advice of FEMA and the NWS. 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