FLOOD10402

• County: Douglas
• Basin: South Platte
• Title: Douglas County, Colorado Flood Warning Assessment - Project No. CI03-037
• Date: 9/1/2004
• Prepared For: Douglas County Public Works, CWCB, Parker Stormwater Utilities, Castle Rock Stor
• Prepared By: HDR
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Mitigation/Flood Warning/Watershed Restoration

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. Public Works Department (includes the Engineering Division)
Serve on the MAC group. Protect and maintain County infrastructure,
roads and county facilities through the provision of heavy equipment,
vehicles and personnel. Assist the Sheriff's Office in marking and
identifying dangerous public areas. Coordinate with the Douglas County
School District to provide busses for transportation of people, supplies,
and equipment. Close streets and re-route traffic. Assist with damage
assessment information gathering. Provide assistance to other
jurisdictions if requested. Design and construct damaged infrastructure.
Construct new facilities by the County Road and Bridge crews or
contracted private contractors. Educate the public on weather related
issues. Place and operate weather detection devices. Management of
structural flood mitigation projects. FEMA floodplain administration for the
county. Post flood investigation and studies.

Town of Castle Rock, Colorado Departments

The structure, overall procedures, chain of command, and town policies relating to the
preparation, response, and recovery in response to a major disaster or emergency,
including flooding, falls under the guidance of the 'Castle Rock Emergency Operations
Plan' (EOP), department Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) and the Douglas
County IMGS. The Castle Rock EOP and the Douglas County IMGS outlines the
structure and process for the coordinated, systematic delivery of public safety services in
accordance to a major disaster or emergency in the town of Castle Rock.

The Incident Management Structure described in the Castle Rock EOP is based on the
NIMS described earlier.

listed below are the Castle Rock departments that were interviewed along with a
summary of the major roles that they have with respect to flood related responsibilities
within the project area.

· Fire
Provide fire protection and emergency medical/ambulance services to a
75 square mile area in central Douglas County (West Plum Creek, East
Plum Creek and Plum Creek drainage areas and the population area of
Castle Rock). A combination of volunteer and full-time staff respond to
emergencies. Provide Advanced life Support (ALS) paramedic services,
fire protection services, hazardous or toxic materials spill response,
search and technical rescue (high/low angle rope, trench, confined space,
building collapse, and water) services. Administer the Castle Rock Fire
Chiefs Association.

· Police
Provide law enforcement that includes patrol and investigations. Provide
traffic control in and around flooded areas and along evacuation routes.
Provide direction and control of evacuation effort. Serves as the Public
Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for Castle Rock.

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