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<br />City of Rifle Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan <br /> <br /> <br />Sondbagging Step" <br /> <br />buying sandbags before a flood. Get burlap or <br />plastic sandbags. Other kinds of bags simply <br />won't hold up. Burlap or plastic bags cost 25 to <br />50 cents each. Sand and plastic sheeting must <br />also be stockpiled. <br /> <br />Sandbagging can also be very time consuming. It <br />takes two people approximately one hour to fill <br />and place 100 sandbags, giving you a wall one <br />foot high and 20 feet long. If you skimp on the <br />bags, you risk putting up a wall that will be <br />knocked over. <br /> <br />When a flood is imminent, everyone wants to <br />sandbag, usually because they don't know what <br />else to do. While it does have a therapeutic effect, <br />sandbagging should be considered only as part of <br />an overall flood response plan, or as a last resort <br />for individuals. <br /> <br />A good plan will help use your limited time and <br />resources most efficiently. An overall flood <br />response plan might call for sandbags to fill in <br />any gaps in a flood wall. <br /> <br />State Assistance <br /> <br />OEM will improve the state's capability to <br />respond to disaster response and recovery efforts <br />by the incorporation of mitigation into disaster <br />preparedness and recovery programs and <br />activities. <br /> <br />The Disaster Preparedness Improvement Grant <br />(DPI) and Emergency Management Training <br />(EMT) will work in unison to establish and <br />complete training activities for emergency <br />managers, state and local government officials, <br />business and industry, and private citizens of <br />Colorado. <br /> <br />16 <br />