Grand County handing out free sandbags to help prevent flooding from burn scar
Grand County residents receive sandbags ahead of more rain
and last updated 2021-05-03 20:06:31-04
GRAND COUNTY, Colo. â After a record-breaking wildfire in 2020, people living in Grand County need to prepare for something else this year: potential flooding. When a fire burns through a community, it burns up all the vegetation on the ground, said Alexis Kimbrough, deputy director of the county s office of emergency management.
Areas near the East Troublesome Fire burn scar are like concrete right now, and they can t soak up any water, she said.
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This preliminary hazard assessment outlines the risk of debris flow after 15 minutes of intense rain along watersheds in the East Troublesome burn scar. Flooding and mudflow is a major concern for Grand County and officials are working to reduce risk.
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Grand County is working to bring the National Flood Insurance Program to residents and businesses locally who face higher flood risks following the East Troublesome Fire.
In order to participate in the flood insurance program, Grand County’s Office of Emergency Management and Community Development have created draft floodplain regulations, which include permits for development in floodplain areas and development requirements to minimize flooding damage.
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A census worker gives a presentation to the Logan County complete count committee just days before the coronavirus shut down the state.
Updated Monday, 3/1/2021 at 6:22 p.m.
2020 Census results were supposed to come out in December, as mandated by the Constitution.The Census Bureau recently announced plans to release the first-round of results by April 30. Local and state governments and agencies, businesses, nonprofits and researchers rely on this data to get information, access funds and make big decisions.
Disruptions and accuracy concerns swirled around last year’s count and, for some, those concerns remain. The delay may help the Bureau fix some issues, but will also cause problems for the state’s redistricting plans and tax allocation process, and could affect local efforts like fire recovery.