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Real Time Flood Inundation Mapping
Work continues on this project. David Ford Consulting Engineers provided software training for the project team. The software is called Watchdog, and is a companion to our stream and precipitation gage system. The program helps Emergency Managers determine actions based on the current threshold of flood inundation taking place.
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OEM Website
We have prepared a Y2K real time activity log for our website. We will report the latest Fort Collins Y2K status reports throughout the night on December 31st, beginning at 8:00 p.m. MST. The pages will be updated every 30 minutes, or more often if necessary. Our community partner Blue Knight Graphics will be on hand throughout the night to update the page.
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530 AM Local Emergency Radio
Our new emergency radio station will be a great tool for Y2K. We will be using the radio station to notify the public of events (or non-events) as the night progresses. We will also use the radio to contact essential personnel in the event that other forms of communication become inoperative.
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Emergency Auto-Dialing System
Work continues on this project, with details being finalized. The auto-dialer is another great notification tool with many uses for Y2K.
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Project Impact Summit '99
OEM Associate Director Iola Fleischer attended the Project Impact Summit in Washington, DC December 12 through 16. Iola was asked to speak at the conference on the topic of "Building a Project Impact Website." A transcript of her presentation can be found on our website. Thanks to FEMA for offering this great opportunity to learn from others and share ideas to make our communities more disaster resistant.
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Notification Education Promotion
The promotional campaign designed to inform the community about our new emergency notification methods continues. We have purchased street signs to be installed throughout the city that will promote our new Local Emergency Radio station.
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Flood and Drought Conference
OEM Associate Director Iola Fleischer attended the Governor's Flood and Drought Conference in Denver on December 2nd. Former Fort Collins Mayor Ann Azari made an excellent presentation on the financial advantages of flood mitigation within a community.
