City (Township) of Sawyer - INDEX - 2011 ND FLOODS

CHECK SAFE & WELL -

SAFE & WELL -
Safe and Well Website Registration:
All flood evacuees are encouraged to register with Safe and Well, the American Red Cross website that enables people within a disaster area to let their friends and loved ones outside of the affected region know of their well-being. By logging onto the Red Cross public website, https://disastersafe.redcross.org, a person affected by disaster may post messages indicating that they are safe and well at a shelter, hotel, or at home, and that they will contact their friends and family as soon as possible.

People who are concerned about family members in an affected area may also access the Safe and Well website to view these messages. They will be required to enter either the name and telephone number, or the name and complete address, of the person about whom they wish to get information.

Be assured that the information on the Safe and Well website is secure and that information about the locations where people are staying is not published. Privacy laws require the Red Cross to protect each person’s right to determine how best to communicate their contact information and whereabouts to family members. The Red Cross does not actively trace or attempt to locate individuals registered on the Safe and Well website.

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HOTLINES:

The North Dakota Department of Emergency Services has set up a toll-free hotline for citizens with damage: 877-212-0316 7 am–7 pm (CDT)

Callers will be directed through a series of simple questions that should take only a few minutes. If needed, callers will also be referred to volunteer agencies that are providing assistance, including Lutheran Disaster Response North Dakota, a program of Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota.

* Flood Hotline: 858-9366
* Red Cross (local): 852-2828 PO Box 456, Minot, ND, 58701-0456
* FEMA: 1-800-621-FEMA
* North Dakota State Extension Center Animal Shelter: 701-720-7203
* Road Conditions (from ND): 511
* Minot Central Dispatch: 852-0111
* First District Health Unit: 852-1376
* ND State Hotline for Home Damage: 1-877-212-031

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Media Coverage -

KVLY-TV
updated 6/25/2011
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43534389/ns/local_news-fargo_nd/

June 23, 2011
http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/event/article/id/48910/
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Sawyer is about 15 miles southeast of Minot, where record flooding also is forecast.