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 King County’s Flood Patrol has provided on-the-ground monitoring night and day throughout the historic flood, coordinating with partner agencies to reinforce levees before they break and mobilize rapid repairs if they breach.
Coordinating emergency responses with King County’s Flood Warning Center and Emergency Operations Center, the Flood Patrol has likely prevented levee failures and made it possible for crews to be in position to immediately repair those that breach.
Just after midnight on Dec. 16, two Flood Patrol members monitoring a barrier along the White River began helping a neighborhood in Pacific evacuate, an emergency response that a King County Sherrif’s Office deputy says likely saved lives.
“King County’s Flood Patrol is a textbook example of boots-on-the-ground professionals who save lives and protect homes,” said King County Executive Girmay Zahilay. “I am grateful for their dedicated service, swift action, and effective coordination with partner agencies that has resulted in a unified emergency response to historic flooding.”
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