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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 4. ELOOD W~G DISSEMINATION Flood Warning Dissemination provides a critical link between recognition of an impending flood and execution of emergency response actions. The process consists of three primary functionsl Provisions for whether or not to issue a warning, formulation of the warning message and identification of the appropriate audience, and means of the distribution (radio, television, sirens, bull horns, and door-to-door) of the warning message. Individuals who may get flooded should personally receive the warning message from a position of authority (mayor, law-enforcement personnel, firemen, designated block party alert person, or similar). The message, orally presented or distributed as a written handout, should atate the time (at most 2 hours) before the flooding occura, ita expected severity, and describe appropriate response actions (evacuation routes, safe shelters, protective actions, atc.). The purpose of this part of the Flood Preparednesa Plan' is to identify how government (City, County, State, Federal) agencies, non-governmental agencies, and the public are notified of a flood threat. 4.1 Public Not::l.f:l.cat::l.on The primary means of warning dissemination is through the media. The National Weather Service Office issues flood watches and warnings by service wires and via the news media. The Kayor's office (preferably the City Hanager) should issue a public information statement once the Kayor has decided to initiate a warning message based on the level of threat identified. The Kayor/City Hanager will notify the news media and radio stations using the phone numbers found in Appendix A to disseminate the information to the public. A sample public information statement is provided in Appendix B of this plan. SINCE IMPLEMENTING EHERGENCY RESPONSES ARE CONSIDERED Ull.GENT, OllLY THE HAYOR/CITY MANAGER SHOULD ISSUE THE PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT TO THE NEWS HEDIA FOR DMEDIATE 11"-1 RA!lE TARGETED FOR THE FLORENCE AREA. In addition, it avoids the issuance of redundant or conflicting information. The Hayor/City Manager will also coordinate with the Police, Fire and Sheriff's Departments to disseminate the warning by direct cOllllllunications among each resident. This is accomplished by employing door-to-door notification using the 10 t The more specific a flood warning is, the more likely it will be heeded.