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Water and Wastewater All-Hazards Boot Camp
Response
Response
Response
Response Scenario
PRELIMINARY REPORT
- Extensive flooding damage resulting in closed roads
- Uprooted trees and damaged structures, including homes and businesses
- Vast amounts of debris on roads
- Widespread regional power outages as a result of transmission line damage
- Communication failures because of damaged cell phone towers and phone lines
As the day goes on, the severe storms begin to cause an emergency situation to develop in many communities within the state. The State Emergency Management Agency is organizing an initial damage assessment and has requested reports from each affected county.
The state activates its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regional personnel begin working with state emergency management.
Rick Rodders, the emergency coordinator at Our Town Utility, receives a preliminary report of the incident from Fire Chief Weir.
Fire Chief Weir: So far, the high winds, heavy rain, and widespread flash flooding have caused many impacts. Overall damage in Our Town's regional area is listed in this preliminary report.