Your community experienced local flooding because the river was overtopping its levees

Your community experienced local flooding because the river was overtopping its levees

Your community experienced local flooding because the river was overtopping its levees. Fire department responders were attempting to sandbag the levee to fill a breach and divert water flow during the late night hours. It became clear to the incident commander that the river was cresting faster than the sandbag operation could intervene. The responders cut the lock off the gate to a local construction company and used a large earth moving apparatus to quickly reinforce the levee. Unfortunately, later in operations the apparatus was severely damaged. The company has complained and threatened to sue the jurisdiction. What points will you include in a memo to the City Manager to explain and justify the first responder actions?

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