Levee breach causes flooding near footbridge in Archuleta County, Archuleta County CO
Road ClosureA levee near the footbridge connecting Mountain View and West Vallecito Creek has breached, causing flooding. The breach risks further collapse of infrastructure including telephone lines on the bridge. Emergency teams and heavy equipment are requested to respond to the west side of the footbridge to prevent the situation from worsening.
Audio|Source: Four Corners Area Fire and EMS
03:26
Transcript:
00:00
We're over here next to the footbridge that connects Mountain View.
00:04
There seems to be already a compromised levee,
00:09
and we're probably minutes away from the other side of this going.
00:16
Cap here at the footbridge and it looks like we have a levy breach already there.
00:23
Redshift or Medics 65, do we have,
00:26
do we get all of any of the heavy equipment for here?
00:32
Yeah, I affirm. I'm talking to the neighbor with the backhoe right now and I wasn't able to contact one of McCarty's guys with the front end motor.
00:40
Where exactly do you need them to respond?
00:43
If we can get him to the where the levee breach is already before it's too big. Station 4, brush 6-4.
00:57
Station 4.
00:59
You could have him respond to the west side of the footbridge that would give him best access for a front-end loader.
01:10
The west side of the footbridge.
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For station 4.
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6-4, go ahead.
01:26
I can go ahead and your way to the foot bridge that crosses from Hucker to Mount River, correct?
01:36
Mountain View.
01:44
This breach is in between Mountain View and West Viacito Creek. It's a small foot bridge. It's already become compromised.
01:56
Copy.
01:57
And confirming you would like to have equipment on the west side.
02:03
A firm west side of West Viacito Creek.
02:10
Copy. You should be on with.
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Station 4.
02:22
Can you create an incident for Viaceto flooding at near Viaceto Creek?
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Establish Viaceto Command.
02:36
Copy. Do you want this at West Viaceto Creek at Upper Pine Station 4?
02:41
Correct.
02:45
Copy, 93.
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9932.
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2922.
02:55
I'm sorry.
03:00
I'm stressed.
03:03
Hey, we were just advised by a resident up here that this bridge houses the CenturyLink telephone cables.
03:11
So if this bridge is going to go, they might not be able to call 911 or get any sort of service.
03:20
Choppy Century Link lines going across the bridge.
03:24
They should still have cell service.
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