Google Map Showing Locations of Water Rescues During January 2013 Flooding

By: Bill Delaney

With the potential for heavy rains and flooding today, I thought back to a Google Map I created this past January highlighting incidents MCFRS responded too during flash flooding that occurred the evening of the 30^th through 9 AM on the 31^st.  Most of these calls for help were from motorists who attempted to drive through the water on the road and did not make it through.

These locations traditionally flood and our Fire and Rescue personnel have made many rescues at these, and many other, locations throughout the County as people ignore our repeated warnings and attempt to drive through the water.  I am posting the map, and a link to a post I made late yesterday, in the hope that people pay attention and avoid these areas if flooding does become an issue.  Also take a moment to plan an alternate route if some of these areas are ones you normally travel each day.

TURN AROUND - DON’T DROWN and Try an Alternate Route! List of Roads That Flood.

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