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Article: RENO FIRE DEPARTMENT CAUTIONS PEOPLE TO STAY AWAY FROM MOVING WATER, CHANNEL BANK AREAS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- February 27, 2006
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The city of Reno issued the following news release:
The Reno Fire Department is cautioning local residents to avoid rivers, creeks and drainages throughout the area that will see increased flows and potential flooding as a result of storms moving into the region today.
The National Weather Service has predicted periods of heavy rains creating potentially life-threatening danger in and around rivers, creeks and drainages. The Reno Fire Department is urging people to keep back at least 10 feet from the edge of channels where swift-moving waters can erode already rain-soaked banks making them unstable.
Even though the members of the Reno Fire Department's Water Entry Team (WET) are specially ...