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Military Assistance to North Dakota Flooding
The latest information from NorthCom: PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command continues to coordinate additional and ongoing Department of Defense’s support to Federal Emergency Management Agency, state and local authorities in North Dakota and Minnesota supporting disaster operations in response to flooding in North Dakota. New – Minnesota Mobilized a Defense Coordinating Officer and Defense Coordinating Element to FEMA Region V Regional Response Coordination Center in Bismarck, N.D., in response to the flooding. The DCO acts as the liaison between FEMA and USNORTHCOM, relaying capabilities available to FEMA and coordinating movement of active-duty personnel and equipment to assist should the need arise. The DCE acts as administrative support to the DCO. Ongoing – North Dakota Deploying five CH-47 Chinook helicopters to Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., for a variety of … Read entire article »
Coast Guard Rescues in North Dakota
Many more pics to be found here. Previous in series Next in seriesTable of contents for North Dakota Flooding 2009North Dakota Guard in Flood Fight800 Guardsmen to Fight Flood in E North DakotaNorth Dakota Guard Joins Flood ReliefCoast Guard Aids in North Dakota FloodingND Guard Uses Iraqi War Skills to Fight FloodSandbagging to Save FargoGuard Working in Midwest FloodsCurrent North Dakota Flood NewsRescuing Rose – ND Guard Good NewsMorning News for Fargo FloodingCoast Guard Rescues … Read entire article »
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Morning News for Fargo Flooding
Here are some new items that may be of interest as you follow the flooding on the Red River. Oakport Township Tested by Fire While the nation anxiously waited for the Red River to crest in Fargo, small towns like Oakport Township on the outskirts of Fargo were already dealing with their own devastating flooding. And in Oakport’s case, fire. The house fire added another tragic dimension to the situation in Oakport Township. Giant flames ate a huge gash through the roof as black smoke soared into the sky, all while a line of sandbags surrounded the base of the home. Clay County Emergency Operations Center spokesman Dan Olson said fire crews couldn’t get closer than 200 feet from the home in Oakport Township because the area around it was so flooded. The cause … Read entire article »
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Guard Working in Midwest Floods
The next few days will be critical as North Dakota braces for record-setting Red River water levels, officials in the affected area said on March 26. A National Guard task force brought strong communication with other agencies and the physical effort of 1,200 citizen-soldiers and -airmen to a fight against time. “The biggest issue is if the dike breaks,” Army Col. James Hrdlicka, commander, Joint Task Force East, said by telephone from Fargo, N.D., the state’s largest city, with about 100,000 residents facing potentially disastrous flooding. “It’s supposed to crest approximately this Saturday,” Hrdlicka said, emphasizing that weather forecasting is an uncertain art. “One or two days — don’t take this for gospel — during that time frame is when it’s going to be critical that that thing holds. Once it starts to … Read entire article »
ND Guard Uses Iraqi War Skills to Fight Flood
While deployed in Iraq, the towering Hesco barriers that ringed the base became a familiar sight to Army Spc. Ryan L. Karsky. These large, modular steel baskets, lined with a fine, mesh material, held compacted desert sand, gravel and chunks of concrete. They served as an effective shield against hostile fire and shrapnel. Now back home in North Dakota, Karsky, a member of the North Dakota Army National Guard’s 817th Engineer Company, has found a different … Read entire article »
Coast Guard Aids in North Dakota Flooding
A Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, Mich. helicopter crew rescued five adults and a 14-month-old child from their home in Abercrombie, N.D., Wednesday, at approximately 1:30 p.m. The HH-65 Dolphin crew successfully hoisted the residents, who were trapped in their home by the Midwest flood waters, and transported them to Wahepton Airport. No injuries were reported. For video of the rescue CLICK HERE. The Coast Guard helicopter is one of several Ninth Coast Guard District … Read entire article »
North Dakota Guard Joins Flood Relief
Rain and melting snow continue to increase flooding in five states across the northern United States today. More than 1,200 National Guard soldiers and airmen have been called up in North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming to help state residents deal with the early spring storm. In North Dakota, the number of Guard members called up has quadrupled since the weekend to 800. “We have soldiers and airmen working around the clock to respond to communities’ … Read entire article »
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