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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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Purpose and Scope
1.2 Acknowledgements

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2. BASIN CHARACTERISTICS

2.1 General Description
2.2 History of Flooding .

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3. FLOOD THREAT RECOGNITION

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Role of National Weather Service .......
Role of Fremont County Sheriff's Department
Role of Florence Police and Fire Departments
Role of Fremont County Office of Emergency Services
Role of Florence Mayor
Levels Of Flood Threat

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4. FLOOD WARNING DISSEMINATION

4.1 Public Notification .
4.2 Agency Notification .

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5. EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIONS

5.1 Concept of Operations . . . . . 11
5.2 Selection of Response Actions 12
5.3 Communications . 15
5.4 Other Activities .. .. . 15
6. POST FLOOD RECOVERY & REOCCUPATION . 16
7. CONTINUED PLAN MANAGEMENT . . . . . . 18