Red Cross to staff flood evacuation shelter at Carson City LDS church
The Carson City Rapid Response Team, a strike team comprised of multiple City departments, is assembled and in place at the Carson City Emergency Operations Center, today Saturday January 7, 2017.
Members of the team are currently working closely with the State Emergency Operation Center, neighboring jurisdictions and community partners to ensure timely response related to the Coattail Storm. Resources are being staged strategically throughout Carson City so responders can quickly assist citizens as incidents arise.
If residents experience flooding or lose electricity an emergency evacuation center will open at the LDS Church located at 411 N. Saliman, near the high school, on the corner of Robinson and Saliman in Carson City.
The evacuation center is being staffed by the Red Cross in cooperation with the Church of Jesus Christ of LDS.
Carson City Emergency Management encourages residents to visit www.carson.org/flood to stay up-to-date on road closures, floods, and resources being deployed across the city. In addition, all official public information will be posted to the flood site.
Furthermore, a Flood Hotline has been designated for flood related reporting and questions, which are not life-threatening. The number is 887-2355 and officials recommend the public to use this number instead of 9-11 for non-emergency flood calls.
Current incident information can be found at www.carson.org/flood.
Social media users are encouraged to share information related to the event using the official hashtag #NVFlood17. Emergency Management will be monitoring the hashtag in order to maintain situational awareness of what is occurring throughout the City.
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