FLOOD03137

• County: Statewide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Guide for Flood and Flash Flood Preparedness Planning
• Date: 5/1/1977
• Prepared For: USDOC
• Prepared By: USDOC
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Mitigation/Flood Warning/Watershed Restoration

B. Evacuation and Rescue Element

Planning Objectives

To prevent the loss of life due to
flooding or to flood related causes.

Planning Tasks

Evacuation Area Identification
Evacuation Procedures Development
Reception Center Operations
Emergency Actions

Planning Guidance
Evacuation Area Identification Task

B1. Identify areas which will be inundated
at each potential level of flooding due
to:

a, overbank flows; and

b, entry of flood waters through sew-
ers, drainage channels or other means
of access.

B2. Identify areas which will be inundated
due to internal drainage or ponding
unrelated to flood height.

B3. Identify areas requiring evacuation for
reasons other than inundation includ-
ing:

a. loss of access or escape routes;

b. loss or curtailment of utility or other
emergency services; and

c. site-specific problems.

Planning Guidance
Evacuation Procedures Development
Task

B4. Select evacuation destinations for each
area to be evacuated which are:

a. safe from flooding and other related
hazards;
b. easily identified to the public;
c. within time and distance commen-
surate with the warning time; and
d. suitable for use for the expected
duration of flooding.

B5. Identify best available evacuation
routes which are:

a. safe from early flooding due to urban
drainage or other impediments;
b, passable in all weather; and
c. adequate to handle expected traffic,

B6. Establish priorities for evacuation which
take into account:

a. time of flooding with respect to other
areas;
b. severity of flooding; and
c. loss of escape routes.

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B7. Establish procedures for carrying out
evacuation which are consistent with
the warning time available including:

a. insuring affected public is advised
of the need to evacuate, safe destina-
tions, routes and time available;
b. providing general assistance in
transportation and in preparing homes
and businesses for evacuation;
c, providing special assistance to those
having unusual, evacuation needs;' ,
d. assuring evacuation is compiete;
e. establishing traffic controls to pre-
vent accidental entry into dangerous
areas, .identify evacuation routes and
facilitate evacuation traffic; and
f, establishing surveiilance over the
evacuation area to insure safety of the
area.

e)

Planning Guidance
Reception Center Opera lions Task

B8. Estimate the duration, damage and pop-
ulation affected in the case of a severe
flood and determine reception center
requirements including:

a. number of persons likely to be
housed overnight;
b. number of meals to be serve1;
c. type and extent of medical or other
care required;

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5 See Jater section on Special Warning Recipients for
partial identification of those to be considered.

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