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children home at a safe time. A list of the pre-authorized drivers has been distributed to the affected parents. The Dome Rock bus will stage on Foxton Road, above the River Road. If possible, the bus driver will contact the bus dispatcher who will then contact the sheriffs dispatcher, The sheriffs dispatcher will advise the Resident Deputy who will, if possible, arrange for alternate transportation for the Dome Rock children. F. REPORTED FLOODING OR RISING WATER In the event of reported flooding or rising water, the Jefferson County Sheriffs dispatch will notify the Resident Deputy, the North Fork Fire Department personnel, Jeffco OEM, and the mountain area bus barn (if during normal school hours). Emergency personnel will check the area to confirm the reports of flooding or rising water. If a flash flood warning has not been issued, and the flooding or rising water can be confirmed by a deputy, fire personnel, or multiple reports from citizens, the emergency phone tree will be activated by the Sheriffs Dispatch Center. The emergency pagers will also be set off by the Sheriffs Dispatch Center. If it is confirmed that water is rising, the North Fork Fire Department will close County Road 126 at Spring Creek Road and at County Road 96 (The River Road). Jeffco OEM and Jeffco Road and Bridge will be advised of the closure by the Sheriff s Dispatch. The Jefferson County Sheriffs Department will close access to the River Road at Foxton Road and will clear the North Fork River. They will also request Douglas County Sheriffs Department to close the River Road at Night Hawk. Jeffco OEM, Jeffco Road and Bridge, and Douglas County Road and Bridge will be advised of the closure. The North Fork Fire Department will be responsible for warning or evacuating people from the community of Buffalo Creek. If they need assistance in performing the evacuations and warnings, they will request it from the Jeffco Sheriff's Department. Because the roadway areas along Sand Draw and lower Buffalo Creek are very likely to wash away during a flood, rescue personnel will not be sent up into this area unless absolutely necessary. The Sheriffs Dispatch Center will contact a member of the BPIA Crisis Committee who will call all the residents along FDR 543 and advise them of rising water. The R-l school bus personnel will also be advised of a flash flood warning, The bus drivers for the routes through Buffalo Creek and along the North Fork of the South Platte River will be advised of the flooding or rising water by their dispatchers. Students will not be dropped off in the flood hazard areas. The Buffalo Creek bus will stage at Green's Store, and the Dome Rock bus will stage on Foxton Road, above the River Road. Once it is safe and conditions permit, the buses will be allowed to continue with their routes. If necessary, the pre-authorized residents may assist with getting the children home, 4