Important Car Precautions: What to do if your Car Gets Flooded?

Tips from the San Antonio Fire Department.

  1. Get out of the car immediately and get to altitude.
  2. If your car is washed and submerged in water, don’t panic. Remain calm and wait for the car to fill with water. Please open the door when the car is full. (For the door to open, the water pressure outside and inside the car must be the same.) Hold your breath and swim to the surface.
  3. If you encounter fast-moving flood water without a car, keep your feet low. Always swim over underwater obstacles such as branches, not under them. 4. If you get stuck on the object above the flood water. If you hit a building or tree, stay where you are and wait for help. Do not get into floodwaters.
  4. If help arrives, keep a cool head and follow the rescue team’s instructions.
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