Ventura County Public Works Agency Tests Severe Storm Readiness

“Storm Day” exercise involves realistic disaster simulations Nov. 5
By: Consortium Media
 
Nov. 4, 2013 - PRLog -- The Ventura County Public Works Department (VCPWA) will perform a countywide exercise to determine how well the county can respond to severe storms. The annual “Storm Day” test incorporates realistic simulations of rainfall events severe enough that they usually occur only once in 50 years.

“Storm Day” will mark the “breaking in” of the newly upgraded VCPWA operations/storm center. The tests of emergency response methods and communications also will include the Ventura County Watershed Protection District (VCWPD) – part of VCPWA – and the county Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services (OES). VCWPD Operations and Maintenance crews will mobilize their heaviest vehicles and equipment, including 25-ton cranes and wheeled excavators.

WHAT:          Watershed Protection District “Storm Day” test of response to 50-year storm.

WHERE:          Agency Operations/Storm Center, Room 262, Ventura County Government Center, 800 Victoria Ave.,Ventura.

WHEN:          November 5, 2013, 8 a.m. to noon.

During the exercise, 80 Watershed Protection District staff will report to their emergency duty stations. Field operations staff will call out Storm Patrols who will "find" and report damaged facilities, flooding, or other emergency conditions. Once damage is “found,” staff will then mobilize the appropriate resources to address the problem.
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