The following updates are broken down by city/county and date. All new information is highlighted in red. Contact information, acronyms used and flood-related North Dakota National Guard news releases are located near the end of this document.
Background:
As Ward, Morton and Burleigh counties face quickly rising floodwaters, Gov. Jack Dalrymple has activated the NDNG to respond in those areas. Guardsmen will provide support as requested through the Department of Emergency Services, and are on standby for additional response.
As of 7 A.M., more than 1,700 N.D. National Guard members are on flood duty.
Guardsmen are on flood-related missions in Bismarck/Burleigh, Mandan/Morton, and Minot/Ward County. Nearly 100 Guardsmen are in Ward County, and the remainder in Burleigh/Morton Counties.The Guard continues to monitor the state for potential flood operations.
Earlier this year, the NDNG spent 32 days on flood operations across the state, with 1,486 Guardsmen contributing to the effort at some point during the mission.
As the first military responders in the state, the NDNG remains prepared with personnel and equipment to assist our communities and state when ordered by the governor. A total of 3,300 soldiers and airmen are available to perform flood-response duties.
The N.D. National Guard, as well as the N.D. Department of Emergency Services, the Governor's Office and other state agencies, has prepared for flood response. Governor Dalrymple has called up soldiers and airmen to serve on State Active Duty in to support severe summer flood operations in Ward County/Minot, Morton County/Mandan and Burleigh
County/Bismarck.
Following our updates will provide you the latest information for the community on which you may be reporting.
Elsewhere in the state, we remain vigilant to potential missions supporting civil authorities in our communities. The Guard will continue to respond with appropriate personnel and resources when ordered by the governor.
Units activated for flood support:
* Alpha Battery, 1-188th Air Defense Artillery (Based in Bismarck)
* 817th Engineer Company (Sapper) (Based in Jamestown)
* 814th Area Support Medical Company (Based in Bismarck)
* 68th Troop Command (Based in Bismarck)
* Joint Force Headquarters (Based in Bismarck)
* 816th Engineer Company (Horizontal) (Based in Dickinson)
* Detachment 2, 191st Military Police Company (Based in Bismarck)
* 957th Engineer Company (Multi-Role Bridge) (Based in Bismarck)
* Detachment 1, 3662nd Maintenance Company (Based in Bismarck)
* 132nd Quartermaster Company (Based in Grand Forks).
* 1-188th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) (Based in Grand Forks)
* 1-112th Security & Support Aviation Battalion (Based in Bismarck)
* Company C, 2-285th Aviation (Based in Bismarck)
* 134th Quartermaster Company (Based in Cavalier)
* 188th Army Band (Based in Fargo)
* 818th Engineer Company (Sapper)(Based in Williston)
* 815th Engineer Company (Horizontal)(Based in Edgeley)
* 835th Engineer Team (Asphalt)(Based in Carrington)
* 191st MP Company (all remaining units)(Based in Fargo)
* HQ 231st Brigade Support Battalion (Based in Valley City)
* Company A, 231st Brigade Support Battalion (Based in Fargo)
* Company B, 231st Brigade Support Battalion (Based in Fargo)
* HHC, 164th Engineer Battalion (Based in Minot)
* FSC, 164th Engineer Battalion (Based in Minot)
Burleigh County/ Bismarck May 30
* Two spider sandbag machines are at work at the Northern Plains Commerce Center, Bismarck, one at the Raging Rivers site in Mandan, and one at the Bobcat site, 521 S. 22nd St., Bismarck.
* Three chute sandbag machines are at work at Sandbag Central (Missouri Valley Fairgrounds) in Bismarck, and two at Morton County in Mandan.
* Joint Task Force - West has 15 Civil Military Assistance Teams to assist with sandbag dike construction, seven in Mandan and eight in Bismarck. The NDNG provided 5-ton dump trucks to transport sandbags to CMAT locations.
* Joint Task Force - West is running 23 Traffic Control Points in Bismarck and four in Mandan. (Numbers and locations of TCPs are subject to change as dike construction moves along.)
* Joint Task Force - West (JTF-W) provided ten dump trucks to assist
the filling of Trapbags for dike building. (Trapbags are big open-topped containers, similar to HESCOs, except that Trapbags are five-sided, and come in 25-bag sections that open like accordions instead of single cells.)
* The NDNG provided two generator light sets for 24-hour operation at the Morton County Shop, 2913 37th St. NW, Mandan.
* The NDNG provided personnel for three Resource Control Point teams to dispense filled sandbags.
* The NDNG provided personnel and equipment to remove trees on the
England St. corridor to prepare the site for a levee to be built by the Burleigh County Highway department.
* Task Force Aviation is setting up a staging area and crew work area for waterborne search and rescue teams at the NDNG Army Aviation Readiness Center, for both airboats and flat bottom watercraft.
* One high-wheeled tractor-trailer rig is on standby to transport emergency vehicles in high-level water areas (water depth over 12 inches).
* 1-ton sandbags and a hoist are ready if needed at the National Guard Aviation Support Facility in Bismarck.
* Will support Memorial Day ceremony at noon at the Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, and observe the National Moment of Remembrance at 3 p.m.
* Units currently activated for SAD are developing secondary call up rosters of personnel previously not available due to schools, hardships, etc.
May 29:
* Two spider sandbag machines are at work at the Northern Plains
Commerce Center, Bismarck, one at the Raging River site in Mandan, and one at the Bobcat site, 521 S. 22nd St., Bismarck.
* Three chute sandbag machines are at work at Sandbag Central (Missouri Valley Fairgrounds) in Bismarck, and two at Collins/Old Red Trail in Mandan.
* 233 guard members worked on the night shift from Saturday night to
Sunday morning. They produced about 11,000 bags/hour.
* There are 17 Traffic Control Points (TCPs) operated by the NDNG in
Bismarck and Burleigh County.
* 16 Civil Military Assistance (CMA) teams, with 7-10 Guard members per
team, are assisting residents of Burleigh and Morton Counties outside protected areas with sandbag construction.
* Task Force Aviation is setting up a staging area and crew work area
for waterborne search and rescue teams at the NDNG Army Aviation Readiness Center, for both airboats and flat bottom watercraft.
* One high-wheeled tractor-trailer rig is on standby to transport
emergency vehicles in high-level water areas (water depth over 12 inches).
* 1-ton sandbags and a hoist are ready if needed at the National Guard
Aviation Support Facility in Bismarck.
May 28:
* 815th Engineer Company will bring construction equipment from Camp Grafton Training Center to Bismarck: loaders, bobcats, prime movers, low boys, dump trucks, etc. They will also bring all available 1-ton sandbags, sling load cables, and troop moving assets, such as vans.
* RRP6 was renamed Joint Task Force-West (JTF-W).
* Two spider sandbag machines are at work at the Northern Plains
Commerce Center, Bismarck, one at the Raging River site in Mandan, and one at the Bobcat site, 521 S. 22nd St., Bismarck.
* Three chute sandbag machines are at work at Sandbag Central (Missouri Valley Fairgrounds) in Bismarck, and two at Collins/Old Red Trail in Mandan.
* There are nine Traffic Control Points (TCPs) operated by the NDNG in
Bismarck and Burleigh County.
* 15 ten-person CMA (Civil Military Assistance) teams will assist local residents with sandbag construction.
* The NDNG provided a van & driver to transport city officials and FEMA
adjustors to survey the flood affected area.
* One high-wheeled tractor-trailer rig is on standby to transport emergency vehicles in high-level water areas (water depth over 12 inches).
* 1-ton sandbags and a hoist are ready if needed at the National Guard
Aviation Support Facility in Bismarck.
May 27:
* Two spider sandbag machines are at work at the Northern Plains
Commerce Center, Bismarck, and one at the Raging River site in Mandan. The two at NPCC are running 24/7, and are each producing about 3,000 filled sandbags per hour.
* Three chute sandbag machines are at work at Sandbag Central at the
Missouri Valley Fairgrounds in Bismarck, and two at Collins/Old Red Trail in Mandan.
* There are nine Traffic Control Points (TCPs) in city of Bismarck; one
in Burleigh County.
* Delivered HESCOs to the DES warehouse and the Bismarck Public Works building.
* One high-wheeled tractor-trailer rig is on standby to transport
emergency vehicles in high-level water areas (water depth over 12 inches).
* Staged 1-ton sandbags and hoist at the National Guard Aviation
Support Facility in Bismarck.
* Continued fielding CMA (Civil Military Assistance) teams to assist
local residents on sandbag construction. Two ten-person teams are in Burleigh County, and one ten-person team in Morton County, focused on locations outside the protected area.
May 26:
* Provide one NDNG personnel to the ND DES to provide mechanical
support for ND DES flood equipment to include pumps and generators.
* Transport two Cass County spider sandbag machines from Fargo to
Mandan.
* Transport one DOT dozer from Valley City to the Missouri River
Corrections Center in Bismarck.
* Continue sandbag operations and TCPs. About 50,000 sandbags have been filled so far at the Fairgrounds (sandbag central) and 45,000 filled at the Northern Plains Commerce Center. There are six TCPs in Bismarck and one in Burleigh County.
* Continue supplying ten technical assistance teams to city of Bismarck
for sandbag construction.
* Transport two trailers of filled sandbags from Bismarck Sandbag
Central to Mandan, one to the sandbag fill station at Collins/Old Red Trail in Mandan and the other to 2601 46th Ave. SE across from Raging Rivers in Mandan.
* Three Combat Bridge Transports (big trucks) loaded with HESCOs and
1-ton sandbags remain on standby in Bismarck for quick response if needed.
* One 916 tractor/trailer remains on standby to transport a fire truck
or ambulance for the city of Bismarck if water depth exceeds 12 inches.
May 25:
* Regional Response Platform # 6 (RRP6) to provide neighborhood technical assistance to private citizens sandbagging (30 guardsmen). The area of focus for technical assistance is West of S 12th St and South of Bismarck Expressway
* 24/7 sandbag management to include the filling of sandbags
* Clay excavation at the City of Bismarck landfill (10 Guardsmen with
equipment)
* Provide equipment operators (front-end loaders) to Bismarck's "Sandbag Central" at the Bismarck Fairgrounds to fill sandbag machines
* Provide four Guardsmen for 24-hour Traffic Control Points in the vicinity of Travis Road and Burleigh Ave.
* Transport 3-foot and 4-foot HESCO barriers from Fargo to Bismarck.
1,500 4-foot Hescos and 1,200 3-foot HESCOs are available in Bismarck.
* NDNG sent a sandbag machine from Camp Grafton Training Center to the Bismarck Fairground.
* Provides six TCPs manned by 24 Guardsmen to the City of Bismarck.
* Provide 20-40 personnel for construction of approximately 150 linear feet of sandbag dike to the City of Bismarck.
* A sandbag machine was moved to Bismarck from Fargo (Hector Field) to support the City of Bismarck sandbag operations at "Sandbag Central" (The Missouri Valley Fairgrounds, 3805 E. Bismarck Expressway).
* Three Combat Bridge Transports loaded with 2,000 linear feet of HESCO and 7 pallets of 1-ton sandbags are in Bismarck.
* NDNG positioned (1) 916 tractor/trailer for the City of Bismarck to
transport a fire truck and/or ambulance for the City of Bismarck. The 916 tractor/trailer will be used if the water level exceeds 12 inches on any street.
Morton County/ Mandan
* RRP6 was activated to support flooding in Burleigh County and Morton County on May 24.
Ward County/ Minot
* HHC/FSC 164th established two light Quick Reaction Forces (QRFs) at the Minot Auditorium and the Minot City Public Works shop on May 29.
* Seven NDNG teams (31 Guardsman) from RRP1 are patrolling 21 miles of levee in and between Minot (4 teams) and Burlington (3 teams) as of May 30, and 1800 feet of levee in Sawyer. They also reinforced about 3,000 feet of levee with plastic to prevent erosion and targeted sandbag emplacement. The Guard began levee patrols on May 23. All levees are checked at least four times in a 24-hour period. Areas of interest are being checked three times per 12 hour shift.
| Date Taken: | 05.30.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 05.30.2011 13:02 |
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