Talk to FEMA Mitigation Experts at Spring Home Show in Hartford This Weekend

WINDSOR, Conn. — Hazard Mitigation experts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be on hand at the Spring Home Show this weekend at the XL Center in downtown Hartford.

FEMA’s experts can be found at booth No. 624 at the show, which runs from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday at the XL Center, located at 1 Civic Center Plaza.

Homeowners and builders can get answers to questions about how to undertake home repairs in a more disaster-resistant or resilient way. FEMA’s Mitigation specialists will have several free and accessible publications to offer, and can provide tips on topics including:

•  Retrofitting utilities;
•  Flood-resistant building materials;
•  Retrofitting residential structures;
•  Basic emergency management and disaster preparedness.

The Spring Home Show will feature more than 800 vendors.