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Flooding Moves North on Red River
On one end of the Red River Valley, Wahpeton and Fargo have breathed sighs of relief at surviving another flood. The northern end of the valley is just bracing for their crests, though, and the North Dakota National Guard is there to help in Walhalla, Pembina, Drayton and Neche, N.D. Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment have been placed in these towns to monitor dikes and respond to emergency situations, such as … Read entire article »
Filed under: Disasters, Humanitarian Assistance, Military
North Dakota Guard in Flood Fight for 2011
Staff Sgt. Marie Hovrud, from Bismarck, N.D., North Dakota National Guard is a crew chief with 2/285th Helicopter Assault Battalion currently supporting the flood fight here. She and more than 400 fellow Guardsmen are serving on flood duty through the Easter weekend, some of them serving with the Guard for the second and even third year in a row. Part of Hovrud’s job is to direct the helicopters when they have a load to bring in … Read entire article »
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Ghanaians Get Up-Close Look at How ND Guard Handles Flooding
The 91-degrees-and-humid African country of Ghana and the snow-still-falling-in-April state of North Dakota may, at first blush, seem to have very little in common. There’s more to the partnership between the two entities than one might imagine, though. “Ghana has the same kind of disasters we have in North Dakota. They have floods, drought and windstorms, but, in addition to that, they also have pestilence, avian flu, those types of things that they worry about,” said … Read entire article »
National Guard Defends Pembina From Flood
Two stories in this post. Residents here, one of North Dakota’s oldest settlements “” are accustomed to the springtime ritual when the Red River ignores its banks, making life difficult. To help the residents of Pembina this spring, about 12 Soldiers from the North Dakota National Guard’s 134th Quartermaster Detachment, out of Cavalier, N.D., are patrolling the city’s dikes around the clock, looking for problem spots. The Guard has been in town since Saturday. Pembina residents volunteer … Read entire article »
North Dakota Flood Operations Continues
Flood operations continue in North Dakota today, while missions in two other states have wrapped up and still another monitors the situation after heavy rains over the weekend. More than 1,000 Guard members in North Dakota are still performing flood mitigation operations in the Red River Valley and the Missouri River areas, which are experiencing flooding due to the thawing of snow. Current operations include including pumping operations in Lisbon, N.D., hauling gravel, and flood protection efforts in Drayton, N.D. They are being helped by UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters from Minnesota and Wisconsin. In addition to active flood-fighting, the Guard is also protecting North Dakota citizens through dike patrols, temporary shelters and traffic control points. Army Lt. Dan Murphy, the state public affairs officer for North Dakota, said … Read entire article »
Civil Air Patrol in Skies Over ND Flooding
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Critical integration of efforts and resources has helped the citizens of North Dakota during the recent flooding that has hit that region in the past several days. Part of that interagency integration has been placed in the hands of the Air Force Auxiliary, the official federal aviation arm of the Civil Air Patrol that provides indispensable emergency services to the U.S. Air Force and its customers. The North Central Region of … Read entire article »
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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Current North Dakota Flood News
This post will remain at the top all day Friday and Saturday. It will be updated as necessary. Here are some sites for up to the minute and current flood news from Fargo and the other flood-threatened areas in North Dakota. Keep in mind that CNN and the other media outlets on line may be operating with news that is as much as 12 hours old. The best should be this Twitter search. Fargo OR “Grand Forks” OR “Red River” OR #flood09 OR #fargoflood River levels at Fargo on Twitter: @redriveratfargo KVLY11 Valley News Live on Twitter: @valleynewslive The Fargo Forum, the local daily newspaper, has a blog with news. FEMA response North Dakota road conditions site Facebook page: Fargo Flood 2009 Verizon Wireless PHOTOS: Military photos / National Guard: North Dakota Flooding Mix of civilian and military pics: Red River … Read entire article »
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