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Pub. Date
1972
Language
English
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Operations Officer, Pennington County Civil Defense; Went to office about 8 p.m., June 9 because of reports of flooding outside Rapid City; Monitored calls on Fire Department and Street Department radios to assess situation; Set up Emergency Operations; Activated emergency broadcast system; Took addresses of temporary housing, body locations; Problems in following Civil Defense plan; Distribution of sanitation kits; Coordination problems; Assessment...
Author
Pub. Date
1972
Language
English
Description
[Southeast quarter, northwest quarter, section 9, township 1 north, range 7 east] Evacuated home about 10:30 p.m., swept away by flood waters; Sons took refuge in house which was destroyed - eldest escaped to roof of another house, youngest climbed on car, was pulled to a roof top by father; Mr. and Mrs. Beaudette excaped to roof of a house; Daughter climbed poplar tree, then onto roof; Observation of flood and debris; Rescue by National Guard about...
Author
Pub. Date
1972
Language
English
Description
[Southeast quarter, southeast quarter, section 6, township 1 north, range 7 east] Forced to return to Rapid City from Girl Scout campout at Robaix Lake because of rain - difficulties encountered in driving back; Description of rainfall and estimation of amount of rain which fell; Observation of flood damage upon arriving in Rapid City at 4 a.m.; Assistance received by Milton Deisch, whose trailer was destroyed; Comment on Mayor Barnett.
Author
Pub. Date
1972
Language
English
Description
[Southeast quarter, southwest quarter, section 8, township 1 north, range 7 east] Home flooded by water in short period of time; Mr. Corwin in attic when house broke up, clung to piece of roof; Swept down creek, circled Canyon Lake three times, went over top of dam; Sucked under water several times; Was stranded in tree when Canyon Lake Dam broke; Escaped to high ground on Jackson Street by working from tree to tree; Reasons home was destroyed.
Author
Pub. Date
1972
Language
English
Description
Mayor of Rapid City; Notification of possible high water; Preparation by police, public works employees; Observed situation at Canyon Lake Dam several times; Evacuation of Canyon Lake Park approximately 9:45 p.m.; Phone call from above Rapid City warning of flood waters; Issuance of evacuation order at 10:15 p.m.; Attempted rescue on Jackson Boulevard; Rescue mission by Sergeant Peterson, National Guard, vicinity of Deadwood Avenue and West Chicago;...
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