CASS COUNTY, N.D. — Grand Forks Mayor Michael Brown has signed a flood emergency declaration which follows one last week by Grand Forks County. Meanwhile, Cass County needs volunteers to help fill more than 300,000 sandbags. The county needs about 60 volunteers per hour to help complete their goal. If you’d like to help out, stop by the Cass County Highway…
WEST FARGO, N.D. – The City of West Fargo follows suit with Fargo and Moorhead in declaring an emergency to prepare for spring flooding. It’s the first step in preparing to request resources from county, state and federal agencies. The city is preparing for the high potential of 2009 or 2011 flooding conditions. Mayor Bernie Dardis says the biggest concerns are…
CLAY COUNTY, MN — Disasters can occur at any time of the year. Fires, floods, tornados, hazardous material spills put people at risk. The Clay and Wilkin County Public Health Departments are encouraging vulnerable and at-risk populations to register themselves into our new emergency assistance request database. The emergency assistance request database is simply a list of our at-risk and…
ARGUSVILLE, N.D. — Mayor Darren Wetzel declares a state of emergency ahead of flooding expected this spring. He says this is a flood fight all about the city’s preparedness. “You can’t assume the best when things can go bad,” Wetzel said. The state of emergency is meant to keep Argusville eligible for state and federal funding if it needs it in…
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will talk with local leaders about flood prep in Moorhead tomorrow afternoon at 1 at the Law Enforcement Center. The City of Fargo will be holding a Public Flood Meeting on Monday morning at 8 just one day before sandbag central begins operations. The meeting will be in the City Commission Chambers. Leaders from both Fargo…
ST. PAUL, MN — After historic snowfall in February, followed by a quick warm-up and heavy rains this month, the risk of flooding in the Upper Midwest continues to grow, including the risk of soggy basements and flooded streets. Xcel Energy is preparing for potential flooding that may affect our facilities, as well as providing safety information to customers who…
MOORHEAD, MN — The Minnesota city of Moorhead has joined neighboring Fargo, North Dakota, in declaring a flood emergency along the river that separates the cities. Moorhead Mayor Johnathan Judd says the move enables the city to seek money from state and federal governments to help with potential impacts from Red River flooding. Fargo declared a flood emergency Monday. The National…
FARGO, ND — Cass County Government is seeking volunteers to fill sandbags at the Cass County Highway Shop located at 1201 Main Avenue West in West Fargo between Wednesday, March 27th and Friday, April 5th. Volunteers are needed both weekdays and weekends. Weekday shifts run from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. On Saturday, March 30th, volunteers are needed from 8:00 a.m….
FARGO, N.D. — The Red Cross is always making sure it is ready for potentially dangerous situations. With the chance for major floods to come our way, part of how the organization is preparing is by encouraging people to volunteer. “We have a lot of volunteers in the office who are already trained and ready,” Red Cross communications manager Gretchen…
FARGO, ND — The City of Fargo is asking members of the public to sign up and assist in producing one million sandbags. Similar to 2009, a Fargo flood volunteer website allows the public to see where assistance is needed to ensure sandbag-filling “spiders” are running at full capacity. The website, www.FargoND.gov/FloodVolunteers, is a tool which can be used both…
