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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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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 »
Sandbagging to Save Fargo
The human sandbag chain in north Fargo on March 26 was evenly represented by civilian and military volunteers. North Dakota National Guard Airmen and Soldiers, in their traditional camouflaged uniforms, slugged thousands of 20-pound sacks of sand alongside an Army of Fargo residents and out-of-towners resolved to save the El Zagel Shrine and Masonic Temple from floodwater from the rising Red River. It’s a scene that’s been played and replayed since the Guard sent in its first … Read entire article »
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