The last week or so has brought in severe rainstorms that have led to flooding in the area. This has resulted in the Carbon County Sheriff’s Department and other law enforcement agencies to be on high alert in assisting community members.

“The flooding hit and I’m not convinced we are out of the woods yet. I just want people to stay prepared just in case another storm does blow in, in the next week or so; this is the time of year in Carbon County that we get these big storms historically,” stated Sheriff Jeff Wood. Community members that are in need of sand bags may still obtain them at the Carbon County Road Shed on Airport Road.

Not only were there many homes that sustained damage but also many local businesses as well. “We are close to a FEMA threshold and we want to pass that threshold, I think is what it does is opens up a loan interest loan for businesses if we pass a certain dollar amount of damage. So I would like all of the businesses that have been damaged to report that to our Emergency Management team so we can pass that threshold,” said Wood. Business owners may complete the following form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfu1fyUYZtgQV34cGtsy5sQbgxDVfjqHmabc7o6i5dufVmYeA/viewform to report any damages they endured due to the flooding.

Law enforcement officials as well has Emergency Medical personnel had a few hiccups in assisting some homeowners due to the fact that some homes either did not have visible house numbers or none at all. “There are a lot of homes in Carbon County that don’t have their addresses visible on their house or their mail box and a good idea is to put your house number near your porch light, so if you do have an emergency responders responding you can kick on your porch light on and they can see your house number,” stated Wood. Visible house numbers help get emergency assistance to your home in a timely manner.

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