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<br />U'-" I ~<;:- .;;'IW ~':"'L...':t,+~')"~'h,' ,-"ULU. 1}U1}C'::' CU,-" <br /> <br />bb':;l t-'tlc:: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. .. <br />AK:tWia E,I\ATfEH. P'RlCTOft <br />DIVISION OF DISASTER <br />!MEIlO!NCY SERVICES <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br /> <br />COI.ORADO <br />DEPARTMENT OF <br />PUBLIC SAFETY <br /> <br />DArE: <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />September 21, 1990 <br /> <br />Len Boula. <br />Rick Hatten~~~~ <br /> <br />Robert L. {~ <br />Disaster Preparedness Planner <br /> <br />Trip Report - Weld County, Frederick and Firestone Flooding <br /> <br />On Tuesday September 18, 1990, I received a call from Mr. Ed. <br />Herring, Weld County Emergency Preparedness Director, requesting <br />assistance concerning flood damages in the towns of Firestone and <br />Frederick. I agreed to meet with the two towns on Thursday <br />September 20, 1990. <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />On the afternoon of August 17, 1990, the Towns of Frederick and <br />Firestone sustained flood damage due to a localized rain storm. <br />The storm centered on an area south of Frederick and drenched the <br />area with over three inches of rain in a forty-five minute time <br />frame. The rainstorm created a wall of water flowing north across <br />an agricultural field colliding with a protective dike. The dike, <br />located on the side of Prederick, could not withstand the <br />haJlUl\ering effects of the floodwater and failed. This allowed <br />floodwater, flowing to the north, to enter the Town of Frederick <br />causing extensive damage to homes, businesses and roads. Injuries <br />occurred to one child when floodwater broke through a lower level <br />bedroom window of one home. The child was treated and released <br />from an area hospital. <br /> <br />Floodwater which ravaged the Town of Frederick then proceeded <br />north to the next town of Firestone where McClure Avenue was <br />inundat~~ Heavy damage occurred to a mobile home park in the <br />north-WIlt end of town. Several persons were evacuated from homes <br />and sheltered in the nearby high school. <br /> <br />By five p.m., the towns declared an emergency situation and area <br />agencies were called for help. Ed "erring reqUested DODES to <br />deliver 3000 sandbags for flood-fight activities. Dave Lawton, <br />DODES Operations Officer, delivered the sandbags that evening. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />.......,._,., <br />