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<br />Rocky Mountain News
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<br />State/Region
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<br />Thursday. May 16, 1985
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<br />Airport at Erie af-
<br />ler a 9'hour air
<br />chase. STORY /26
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<br />Officials welcome handling simulated mudslide
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<br />Dy DEBORAH FRA.ZIER
<br />FIor:~11.loun'alfl,",_Slaf'fWrll'"
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<br />MINTIfRN. Colo. - Only lhe adl'f'na!inl"
<br />ll'J\('ratt'dbyagcnuinedi!ll$lerwasmJss-
<br />ingWcdnf'llday wh"nk"VE'ul OOzen IO'NII,
<br />COIl",yand.tatt'omctal,pracll~ban-
<br />dling th(' Imvoc a Inasalve mudslide would
<br />wr('.>'ll!..
<br />No one got thl'Jr rl"f't muddy during the
<br />IIrV\"n-hour.'tabl~top"drllllnvolvingthe-
<br />Orl'li~l flood'ng. imaginary evacualions.
<br />IInd m.ake-bc>lIevl" clOll"ed highways. Dut
<br />pilr1ll'lpan~""elcorrn-dl.hel'll.1n~totrain
<br />fortht'UMXpl'Ct.!O.
<br />l1I{'bottum lincb lhllt Ib15exercise
<br />lOqillv;aluablefOl'"{'xperiencewUhl.'meT.
<br />gl'llCy ITUrlItg{'mPflI," &aid JlrQ Se-aver,.1
<br />ptanMr wilh lhl! slale Division of Di5aster
<br />t:mf.rgt'ncySlTvIce9.
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<br />F.agleCount)' ...as ....I('ctl'd rO/' the drlll
<br />bccauseOffouraclive.lideslhIsSPring,
<br />The.1f'ca mostalffOded Is around the Inter-
<br />k'ctionof 1-70 and U.8. 24.
<br />Attordinlt to the "pIOI," tbe 32S-acre
<br />Meadow MountaIn slide swept through
<br />Us. 24 hMwl"<!n MlIllum and Dowll June-
<br />tiGn to create a $S-rool high dam on the
<br />.::.agrcRiVt'r.
<br />....ldJfl..ro:-ntpoinlldurlnllthee:rerci$e.
<br />authoritiesaimulaled:
<br />. The evacuation or ao!) Minturn rai.
<br />dtmtstotw-oscttoolslnlA'a,dville.
<br />. 1lK'tOgl!lliCSofobtainingculver1510
<br />drain~wottor,gl'ttinli:lh"mlothe'ile
<br />and aUtl\orUillJl: bulldou~ to"",te the
<br />wa1lofmudotftbllrOold.
<br />. An lnVt'lllory of I.'lndbag, for miles
<br />around.
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<br />. Finding a radio f<<'ql.lt'llcy thaI tbe
<br />f.ar-f1ung towns of J.:agle County could
<br />shotre in a dis;U\t'r.
<br />. Handling('vlIt"Ualionreqllirementsof
<br />a prellnantwoman llE'arlng delivery,
<br />. Warning rnldcntsalong the rlVfJr to
<br />G]enwood SprinllB oT lmp'-'I'lding flooding
<br />when the mud dOlm broke.
<br />. IlandtingllK'eSSllntinqllirlesfromtbe
<br />media.
<br />nymidday.theCOlltrolr.entr.rat&ttJ~
<br />Mountain lligb School wa~ littered with
<br />COffl"Ct"Up5.Cigarellesllndmildconf\l!lon.
<br />Eagle County authorilirs Wf're based at
<br />the Stale Patrol offlceand Minlurnofli-
<br />dllb worked at the lown hllll.
<br />Atrn.Ctllltrolcentl"t.tt'le~cOlwf'l'.
<br />II{lliOl'JSw~r~ dro'NIIl'd out by a 1lJI1f-doun
<br />lkbatt'tamong.t1Iteofridall.
<br />"Wben yw get illto aD emeri<'D<'Y in II
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<br />tl)Wrt. it will sltt'lch thl' COmmunil'aUOfl!I
<br />SOrtlt"tiffif'$ to II point wbere II breab:.
<br />Sea"'~r &aid.
<br />fie ..role the "plol," ba!ll:!d on SUl!:Res.
<br />tlonsfromBtateolndals.lnordertoll'llt
<br />allle...el'ofn>."!pol\lle,helll8Crtf'd~v..rlll
<br />dOlell "vulabll'3," likea~hortal!:('ofatllt('
<br />palrol olliCf'rs Ilnd rumol'llthat 1.70 Wall
<br />clOM'd.
<br />In fact, Battle Mountain Iligb School
<br />It,><,Uorglnaily waspl.1nned to be built on
<br />lIn un~tah]e .slide area and wall moved
<br />lifter a warning from the.tateg('OIOgical
<br />Illlrvey, said State GeoJogi.t John Rold.
<br />Although alale llnd most local officials
<br />bavetakenrn.lhn'atofsUdesandllood_
<br />IngllerlOUllly,lhetownol Avon OIIly Tues--
<br />dayappro\'eda2.year~ldproposaltop:lr.
<br />Ikipate in Ihe federal rlood Insurall('C
<br />program.
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