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Table 2. - Notification and warnings associated with Lawn Lake Dam failure of July 15, 1982 (based on 'interviews by one or both authors on July 19 and 20, 1982) Location (proceeding downstream) Warning Cascade Cabins Aspenglen Campground Estes Park Powerplant and two adj acent residences ! State Fish Hatchery .' Fawn Valley Workshire Lodge Homestead Condominiums Ponderosa Waterwheel Fall River Motor Inn National Park Service ranger notified owner at 6:45 a.m. Ranger begins notifying campers in walk-in sites at 6:50 a.m. Ranger reports that walk~in campsites had been notified by 7:13 a.m. At 7:23 a.m., recommen- dation made that Aspenglen Campground be evacuated. Rangers were unable to reach the campground due to flooding of the campground access road. Sheriff came shortly after 7 a.m., first person notified, then warned the other residents. Sheriff warned of flood between 6:55 and 7:05 a.m. Wife of hatchery manager then tried to call Deer Crest Motel where she worked, 'but no answer. (1) Wife of news director at KSIR called night operator at Fawn Valley; the radio station at that time had a warning, but not evacuation. (2) Maintenance man at Fawn Valley pic,ked up police bulletin on scanner. (3) Sheriff came'by. (1) ,Daughter call ed at 7 a.m., she had heard warni ng on radio. (2) Sheriff came about 7:15 to 7:30 a.m. Owner of one unit said that a resident of another unit knocked on his door plus others. Do not know how first person was notified. Owner was driving to get hair cut at 7:15 or 7:20 a.m., and met law enforcement vehicle; was told to go back and listen to radio. (1) Sheriff stopped about 7:30 a.m. He said to turn radio on. Power then went off. (2) Friend called saying the radio was calling for an evacuation (this was about 8 a.m.). (3) Two other officials also stopped to notify them of the dam failure. (1) Sheriff came by at 7:20 a.m. and said to turn on radio. (2) Police and sheriff came back to make sure people were being evacuated.