Silent Water Hero in the Night: Disaster Response during the Christmas Ice Storm
Brandon Fire District #1 lost power, and nearly ran out of drinking water, during the storms in late December 2022.
Brandon Fire District #1 lost power, and nearly ran out of drinking water, during the storms in late December 2022.
Now is the time to capitalize on the attention that water and wastewater have received since the July flooding to improve inclusion in emergency response planning efforts and funding for infrastructure repair/replacement.
Water Systems—both potable water and wastewater management—were recently added to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) list of Community Lifelines, which receive extra focus from FEMA during an emergency.
Like many in Vermont, I woke up on Monday, July 10 with a feeling of panic. The night before, it had been pouring rain and we’d had flash flood warnings for hours. Now, we were starting to hear about towns east of the Green Mountains that were seeing major flooding, and some water and wastewater systems were already in distress.
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