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Flood Emergency Action Plan FLOOD EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN July 2016 Version 1.0 Peninsula Drainage District #1 Peninsula Drainage District #2 Multnomah County Drainage District #1 Sandy Drainage Improvement Company 1880 NE Elrod Drive - Portland, Oregon 97211 - www.mcdd.org - 503-281-5675 FLOOD EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN July 2016 Version 1.0 Peninsula Drainage District #1 Peninsula Drainage District #2 Multnomah County Drainage District #1 Sandy Drainage Improvement Company 1880 NE Elrod Drive - Portland, Oregon 97211 - www.mcdd.org - 503-281-5675 Record of Distribution This Plan has been distributed to the following parties: 1. Multnomah County Emergency Management 2. Multnomah County Department of Community Services 3. Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office 4. City of Portland Bureau of Emergency Management 5. Port of Portland Emergency Manager 6. Port of Portland Water Quality Division 7. US Army Corps of Engineers Readiness Division 8. City of Gresham Emergency Manager 9. City of Fairview Public Works 10. City of Troutdale Emergency Manager 11. Riverside Golf Course and Country Club 12. Graphic Packaging 13. Oregon Department of Transportation, Region 1 Emergency Management 14. Oregon Department of Transportation, Region 1, Section 2B, North Portland Precinct 15. Oregon Department of Transportation, Region 1, Section 2B, East Portland Precinct 16. Portland Bureau of Transportation 17. Portland Water Bureau Emergency Management 18. Portland Bureau of Environmental Services, Columbia Slough Watershed 19. Portland Parks and Recreation, Heron Lakes Golf Club 20. Portland Parks and Recreation, Portland International Raceway 21. National Weather Service Portland Forecast Office 22. Metro Emergency Manager 23. Expo Center Operations Manager 24. Peninsula Terminal Company 25. Union Pacific 26. Burlington Northern Santa Fe 27. Amtrak 28. Oregon Department of Environmental Quality 29. Oregon Office of Emergency Management 30. Trimet 31. FedEx 32. Jubitz Corporation 33. Columbia Edgewater Country Club 34. Special Districts Association of Oregon 35. Columbia Corridor Association 36. Columbia Slough Watershed Council 37. Pacific Power 38. Portland General Electric 39. Bonneville Power Administration 40. Boeing 41. Toyo Tanso USA 42. East Columbia Neighborhood Association 43. Bridgeton Road Neighborhood 44. Fairview Lake Property Owners Association Flood Emergency Action Plan – 2016 2 Record of Changes When changes are made to the Flood Emergency Action Plan, a record will be made to maintain version control. The following procedures should be followed immediately upon updating: 1. Any and all changes shall be recorded in the Change Log below. 2. The change will be distributed to partners and stakeholders on Page 2 under Record of Distribution. Version # Description of Change (Section #) Date Change by: / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Flood Emergency Action Plan – 2016 3 Table of Contents Record of Distribution ......................................................................................... 2 Record of Changes .............................................................................................. 3 1. Introduction .................................................................................................... 7 1.1. Purpose ................................................................................................................................ 7 1.2. Scope .................................................................................................................................... 7 1.3. Flood Management System Design ..................................................................................... 8 1.4. Situation Overview ............................................................................................................. 10 1.4.1. Assumptions ................................................................................................................ 11 1.4.2. Authority ..................................................................................................................... 11 1.4.3. Past Flood Events ........................................................................................................ 12 2. Safety and Security ....................................................................................... 15 2.1. Safety ................................................................................................................................. 15 2.2. Security .............................................................................................................................. 15 3. Concept of Operations .................................................................................. 17 3.1. Flood Emergency Triggers and Actions .............................................................................. 18 4. Organization, Roles, and Responsibilities ...................................................... 25 4.1. Organization ....................................................................................................................... 25 4.1.1. Enhanced Operations .................................................................................................. 25 4.1.2. Partial Emergency Activation ...................................................................................... 25 4.1.3. Full Emergency Activation .......................................................................................... 26 4.2. Emergency Response Staffing ............................................................................................ 26 4.3. Partnering Agency Assumptions and Responsibilities ....................................................... 27 5. Communications ........................................................................................... 31 5.1. Internal Communication Network ..................................................................................... 31 6. Flood Fighting and Resources ........................................................................ 33 6.1. Inspection ........................................................................................................................... 33 6.1.1. Levee Monitoring ........................................................................................................ 33 6.1.2. Areas with Risk Drivers ............................................................................................... 34 6.2. Resources and Supplies ..................................................................................................... 37 6.2.1. Personnel Requirements ............................................................................................ 37 6.2.2. Stockpiled Supplies and Available Equipment ............................................................ 38 6.2.3. Mutual Aid .................................................................................................................. 38 Flood Emergency Action Plan – 2016 4 6.2.4. Contractors and Vendors ............................................................................................ 39 6.2.5. Volunteer Management.............................................................................................. 39 7. Evacuation .................................................................................................... 41 7.1. City of Portland .................................................................................................................. 41 7.2. City of Gresham.................................................................................................................. 41 7.3. City of Fairview ................................................................................................................... 41 7.4. City of Troutdale ................................................................................................................ 41 7.5. Unincorporated Multnomah County ................................................................................. 41 8. Appendices ................................................................................................... 43 Appendix A: Drainage District Details ....................................................................................... 45 Appendix B: PEN 1 Floodwall Openings .................................................................................... 53 Appendix C: Levee System Areas with Risk Drivers .................................................................. 57 Appendix D: Inundation Maps ..................................................................................................61 Appendix E: Levee Modes of Failure Information ....................................................................95 Appendix F: District Emergency Declaration Process ...............................................................99 Appendix G: Legal Memorandum Regarding USACE Emergency Assistance ..........................101 Appendix H: Triggered Action Procedures .............................................................................. 129 Appendix I: Emergency Contacts ............................................................................................ 135 Appendix J: Situational Reporting ........................................................................................... 141 Appendix K: Position Action Sheets ........................................................................................ 147 Appendix L: Levee Inspection Guide ......................................................................................
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