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Good listening on Douglas EOC 1013-

Hwy 67 at Deckers is closed

Reverse 911 in progress around deckers

CP set up at Hwy 67 and West Creek

Search and rescue from Douglas, Teller counties in route for campers

Heavy flooding being reported

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luke-1 said:
Good listening on Douglas EOC 1013-

Hwy 67 at Deckers is closed

Reverse 911 in progress around deckers

CP set up at Hwy 67 and West Creek

Search and rescue from Douglas, Teller counties in route for campers

Heavy flooding being reported

Luke

NWS has issued that warning for the Hayman Burn area until 2145hrs, cell is luckily moving North so appears the evac's won't be necessary.

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Many roads in the area impassible

Reservoir is at dangerous level, Deckers evacs on standby

Reverse 911 is in effect for a four mile radius of Hwy 67 and West Creek

Jeffco I/R for road closures

Hwy 67 is washed out at MM93. Horse Creek River is over its banks
Emergency units are getting stranded trying to get to the CP

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More help being called for from Teller and Jeffco for evacs

Major road damage being reported

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Water and debris heading towards Deckers, telling everyone to stay on the east side of the S. Platte, "could get interesting when it gets there"

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Douglas I/M team from Castle Rock being dispatched

Water 60-80 Ft. wide, 3 miles from Deckers

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Platte canyon rd now on standby for evacs

Sprucewood Inn being set up as shelter

News trucks arriving, PIO C/P being set up north of Deckers on Hwy 67

Water 3/4 mile from Deckers

911 call coming in from a stranded person

Emergency traffic only until water hits Deckers

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Still on Emergency Traffic Only

Water is staying in the banks so far through Deckers

Wall is currently at White Camp

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The National Weather Service In Denver Has Continued A

* Flash Flood Warning For...
Southwestern Douglas County In Northeast Colorado

* Until 1200 Am Mdt

* At 945 Pm Mdt...national Weather Service Doppler Radar Indicated
That The Heavy Thunderstorm Rainfall Has Ended...but Flooding Was
Still Occurring Along Horse Creek...west Creek And Trout Creek
Toward The Town Of Deckers Along State Highway 67 Which Is Closed.

* Locations In The Warning Include But Are Not Limited To Westcreek
And Deckers.
 

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Water levels receding, but still high

SAR, Douglas SO, and road crews trying to head back south of Deckers to asses damage

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luke-1 said:
North Fork Fire Station #3 being requested for evac shelter

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I thought North Fork only had 2 stations. Did they recently add another one? Their website still only shows 2?

Actually reading further it looks like they took over Trumbull VFD and made it their station #3. Can anybody confirm this?
 
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MikeyB said:
I thought North Fork only had 2 stations. Did they recently add another one? Their website still only shows 2?

Actually reading further it looks like they took over Trumbull VFD and made it their station #3. Can anybody confirm this?

Mountain Communities FD is also still down there as well, can't miss them on FERN, thought they might be running the old Trumbull FD.

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AP) DECKERS, Colo. Heavy rain Friday night flooded the area where the largest wildfire in state history burned in 2002, washing out bridges and prompting authorities to urge residents to seek higher ground.

Major flooding was reported near the line between Douglas and Teller counties on Colorado 67, which was closed along with Highway 126 at Deckers, Douglas County sheriff's spokeswoman Cocha Heyden said.

An automated system called residents in the Westcreek area to tell them to seek higher ground. Heyden did not have immediate details of how many residents were called or on how deep the water was.

"There is severe flooding," she said.

Search and rescue teams from Teller and Douglas counties were on their way to the area to see if anyone was stranded, Heyden said.

National Weather Service meteorologist Kyle Fredin said a quarter-mile of Colorado 67 was gone, and some locations may have gotten up to 2 inches of rain.

"Two or three bridges are knocked out. We've gotten reports of furniture floating down the river," Fredin said.

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning at 6:46 p.m. until 9:45 p.m. Light rain was falling around 9 p.m.

The storm was centered over the area where the 138,000-acre Hayman fire burned four years ago, stripping vegetation that could help soak up moisture. The Forest Service has worked to reseed the area.
 

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Hwy 67 closed from Deckers to West Creek
A lot of major damage to the Hwy. Including bridges washed out

I/M team taking over operations

Traffic should be able to get into West Creek and Trout Creek although there is still water on the road
 
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