Riverfront communities across our area are waking up Wednesday with water from the Ohio River right outside their door.If your commute includes going near Kellogg Avenue in Anderson Township, you’ll have to take a detour.Kellogg Ave. has been shut down at Belterra and Sutton for the past day as water levels continue to rise. It’s something riverfront communities are used to, but Anderson Township fire and rescue teams are taking the flooding seriously. Most of the calls crews receive are to help people who drive through high water and get stuck, but they’ll be on standby for any emergency that comes their way over the next few days.The team has everything at their disposal, like water and ice suits, and inflatable boats.But the cold can make their calls more difficult.”The cold affects everything,” explained Sean Smith, a Battalion Chief with Anderson Township Fire and Rescue. “The equipment doesn’t work as well as it usually does. We don’t work as well. We’re set up for ice rescue also. So, it just slows things down, and this makes it more difficult.”Rodney Howell has lived right down the road in California since 2008. This is the first time in four years he’s had to move his trailer and belongings to safety.Howell put a tarp over all of his things in hopes the rising river levels wouldn’t destroy any of it. He says the flooding is more of an inconvenience than anything.”When you’re at this age, it’s tough because you got to do a lot of stuff you don’t normally do. Unhooking the camper. Not too bad, but all the stuff you have collected and got to pick up and drag out of there,” Howell said. “Yeah. It’s tough.”He says he’s happy and safe. He moved his stuff out when he did because of how quickly the water rose.Officials say the best thing you can do if you find yourself in a situation where your car is in flood water is to call 911 immediately and tell them your exact location. This will get first responders to you as soon as possible.
Riverfront communities across our area are waking up Wednesday with water from the Ohio River right outside their door.
If your commute includes going near Kellogg Avenue in Anderson Township, you’ll have to take a detour.
Kellogg Ave. has been shut down at Belterra and Sutton for the past day as water levels continue to rise.
It’s something riverfront communities are used to, but Anderson Township fire and rescue teams are taking the flooding seriously. Most of the calls crews receive are to help people who drive through high water and get stuck, but they’ll be on standby for any emergency that comes their way over the next few days.
The team has everything at their disposal, like water and ice suits, and inflatable boats.
But the cold can make their calls more difficult.
“The cold affects everything,” explained Sean Smith, a Battalion Chief with Anderson Township Fire and Rescue. “The equipment doesn’t work as well as it usually does. We don’t work as well. We’re set up for ice rescue also. So, it just slows things down, and this makes it more difficult.”
Rodney Howell has lived right down the road in California since 2008. This is the first time in four years he’s had to move his trailer and belongings to safety.
Howell put a tarp over all of his things in hopes the rising river levels wouldn’t destroy any of it. He says the flooding is more of an inconvenience than anything.
“When you’re at this age, it’s tough because you got to do a lot of stuff you don’t normally do. Unhooking the camper. Not too bad, but all the stuff you have collected and got to pick up and drag out of there,” Howell said. “Yeah. It’s tough.”
He says he’s happy and safe. He moved his stuff out when he did because of how quickly the water rose.
Officials say the best thing you can do if you find yourself in a situation where your car is in flood water is to call 911 immediately and tell them your exact location. This will get first responders to you as soon as possible.
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