FLOOD01015

• County: Fremont
• Community: Florence
• Stream Name: Coal Creek, Arkansas River
• Title: Flood Preparedness Plan for the City of Florence Remont County, Colorado
• Date: 6/1/1993
• Prepared For: Florence, Fremont County, CWCB
• Prepared By: US Army Corps of Engineers
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Mitigation/Flood Warning/Watershed Restoration

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County Office of Emergency Services Coordinator or designated
alternate. The Sheriff and Deputies should be placed on alert
and await further instructions from the Coordinator.

3.3 Role of Florence Police and Fire De"artments

Like the Sheriff's Department, the Florence Police and
Fire Departments should also notify the County Emergency
Coordinator if someone from the public has called in to report
high precipitation readings or have observed high flows from
tributaries in the area. All staff should be placed on alert
and await further instructions from the Kayor/City Manager.

3.4 Role of Fremont Countv Office of Emer,e,encv Services

After notification from either the Fremont County
Sheriff Department Dispatcher or the Florence Police or Fire
Departments, the Coordinator of the Fremont County Office of
Emergency Preparedness initially will:

1. confer with the National Weather Service Forecast
Office in Pueblo concerning the likelihood, timing, and
severity of the flood threat.

2. With an impending flood, notify the Kayor of
Florence, and/or other city officials concerning observed
river levels, rates of rise, and that the possibility of
flooding exists.

3. With an impending flood, notify Fremont County
Sheriff's Department to send out Weather Spotters/Stream
Watchers to observe conditions at the Arkansas River gage
location in Canon City and at the Fourmile Creek confluence
with the Arkansas River.

3.5 Role of Florence Mavor

Upon receipt of a flood forecast, the Florence Kayor
will consult with appropriate City and County officials. As
soon as conditions warrant, the Mayor should:

1. direct a spotter from the Florence Police or Fire
Department to the State Highway 67 Bridge location to check
the existing water level height.

2. consider sending spotters out to the Chandler, Oak,
Coal, and Sixmile Creek locations, depending on the storm
location.

3. have someone call the Colorado Division of Water
Resources ~atertalk' Hotline at 303-831-7135 to monitor the

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