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<br /> <br />Evaluations must be made of the time available to mount a <br />flood fight. In a flash flood or other rapidly developing situation, it <br />is usually not practical to lay large quantities of sand bags and <br />construct other labor intensive expedient flood works. In this <br />instance, your response may be limited to evacuating the public <br />and hoping for the best. <br /> <br />Notes <br /> <br />With hours or days available, other options become available. <br />Expedient flood works can be constructed, perhaps on higher <br />ground to gain better overall protection even if it means sacrificing <br />some property to flood waters. In addition to evacuating the <br />public, there may be time to move personal items and furniture to <br />higher floors or completely out of the flood zone. Generally <br />speaking, when more time is available there will be more options <br />to deal with the emergency. <br /> <br />Resource capabilities "an dramatically alter the available <br />options. Resources are generally organized into four distinct <br />categories: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Equipment <br />Materials <br />Personnel <br />Support Systems <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The use of heavy and mechanical equipment can reduce the <br />time needed to construct or improve flood works. Front-end <br />loaders, dump trucks, and dozers can. move massive quantities of <br />materials in very little time. But in a large scale flood fight, this <br />-- equipment may be hard to find and outside assistance may be <br />limited. The lack of equipment may preclude some option~. <br />Furthermore, it may not be possible to employ heavy equipment. <br />Soft levee and road conditions may limit the use of heavy <br />equipment and require the use of hand labor. <br /> <br />Materials include cloth and plastic sandbags, wood, lumber, <br />clay fill, sand, and other such items. Only a few communities <br />stock sufficient supplies to mount a full-scale flood fight. This <br />requires that supplies be brought into the community, perhaps from <br />hundreds of miles away. Some materials may not arrive in time <br />when faced with a rapidly developing situation. In very large <br />events, these and other materials may just not be available under <br />any circumstances. <br /> <br />Page5-5 <br />