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<br />work forces to carry out numerous protective measures. Cities <br />and counties applying for aSsistance from OEl' for post-flood <br />recovery and cleanup work were given the option of awarding <br />contracts and supervising their o;m recovery operations or of <br />accomplishing the work with their o;rn forces and equipment. <br /> <br />b. Office of Emergency Pre]!Lredness.. l'ollowing the <br />issuance of the disaster declarat:ton, the Office of Emergency <br />Preparedness supervised the coord:lna,tion of data collection to <br />define the scope of the flood disaster and to provide authorized <br />assistance to the State and to counties s,nd local communitieB <br />under the provisions of Public La1i 91-606. <br /> <br />c. Bureau of Reclamati,on. 'rhe Bureau of Reclamation <br />compiled data on damages and compiled meteorological and h:i'dro- <br />logical data. <br /> <br />d. United S1?ates GeolClgic!!l...E!~~' The Geological Survey <br />obtained data on peak flood disch'l.rges throughout the PL9.tte <br />River basi.n. <br /> <br />e. National Weather SE!rvice. The National Weather ServIce <br />compiled storm ra:l,nfall dat!\ :from its regular reporting network. <br /> <br />f. Soil COIll?ervation ilervi.ce. The Soil Conservation <br />Service compiled damage data on agricultural lands and rural <br />areas. <br /> <br />g. State of Colorado. ThE! Colorado Water Conservation <br />Board obtained aerial P1otof5raphs and compiled data on the <br />scope of flooding and on flClod damages. <br /> <br />h. Denver Urban Drainll.ge and Flood Control District. <br />Denver Urban Drainage and FlOOd Con-trol District compiled <br />on flooding and flood darnagM wlthin Metropolitan Denver, <br /> <br />The <br />data <br /> <br />i. American Red Cross. The "Mile High" Chapter of the <br />American Red Cross coordinated -the establishment of 12 emergency <br />shelters in the Denver metrl;)pol~ltan area to provide temporll.ry <br />housing for persons forced t'rom thei,r homes by flooding. In <br />addition, the Red Cross pro1ride1i ind,ividual financial assiistance <br />to families to cover immedill.te needs such as clothing, food, <br />shelter, maintenanc e, and other i,nc j,dentll.ls . <br /> <br />47 <br />