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vehicles, heavy equipment, pUblic buildings and the Finance Department for such things as price controls and rationing. The plan includes operation of an emergency communication system for emergency operations support. It provides for a second dispatch radio at the high school and Water Department garage. In addition, hand radios and car to car radios will be utilized. At present the plan does not include agreements with local media for coverage of a flash flood, but this is being considered. Manitou Springs' plan includes cooperative aid agreements through EI Paso County Disaster Services and/or directly between police, fire and water departments and corresponding departments from neighboring communities. Green Mountain Falls At present Green Mountain Falls does not have a flash flood warning system. Nor does the community have an emergency action plan for use during a flash flood event. In the case of a flash flood, the Fire Department or the Fire Marshall receives the first warning. No specific departments are utilized during a flash flood emergency. In case of an emergency there are plans for utilizing and dispersing the fOllowing resources: the Fire Department, twenty- six volunteers, five fire trucks, dump trucks, back hoes and bulldozers. Emergency communication plans include contacting Woodland Park and EI Paso County which in turn would activate the pUblic and media communication networks. Media coverage of the flash flood event would also be initiated after contact with Woodland Park and EI Paso County. Green Mountain Falls has cooperative aid agreements with Woodland Park, Manitou Springs, EI Paso County, the State of Colorado, and The National Forest Service. Palmer Lake At the present time Palmer Lake does not action plan for handling a flash flood event. being considered, but little is being done in present. It is anticipated that if a plan is be a Tri-Lake project. have an emergency Such a plan is that regard at developed it will 29