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April 2009 Archived Listing of Evacuations in the News
An archived weekly listing of Evacuations in the News.
April 7-13, 2009
Top Stories
- Wildfires in Oklahoma & Texas
- Brush Fires in Dade County
- Flooding In Manitoba, Ontario and New Brunswick provinces, Canada may lead to renewed flooding in northern states
Floods
- St. Clements, Winnipeg, southern Manitoba Province, Canada (Red River)
- Nashwaak West Road, Perth-Andover, New Brunswick Province, Canada (St. John, Miramichi rivers)
- Kawartha Lakes City and other locations, Northern Ontario (Kawartha Lakes, Burnt and Gull rivers)
- North Dakota (Sheyenne River)
- Jasper and Jennings, Hamilton County and Madison County, Florida (Alapaha and Suwannee Rivers; 40 percent Hamilton County under water)
Structural or Chemical Fires
- South Burlington, Vermont (senior housing facility)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (warehouse fire)
- Georgetown, South Carolina (tire store)
Wild or Brush Fires
- Grand Forks, Colorado
- Choctaw and Midwest City, Oklahoma County; Bradley, Rush Springs, Minco, Verden and Alex, Grandy County; Sparks, Lincoln County; Velma and Loco, Stephens County; Paine County; Electra, Witchita County; Love County; and Chester County, Oklahoma
- Breckenridge, Stephens County; Post Oak and Bryson, Jack County; Montague, Saint Jo, Bowie, Sunset and Stoneburg, Montague County, as well as Eastland, Hamilton, San Saba, Jones, Palo Pinto, Hood and Cooke counties, north and central Texas (93 percent of Texas under a drought)
- Dade County, Florida
Hazardous Materials
- Providence, Rhode Island (gas leak)
- Huntsville, Alabama (florescent light gas leak at school)
- Huntsville, Alabama (chemical overflow, Calhoun Community College)
- Westside, Jacksonville, Florida (gas leak)
- City Heights, San Diego, California (gas line rupture)
Malevolent Acts
- Melbourne, Australia (suspicious device)
- San Mateo, California (suspicious package-Planned Parenthood location)
Planning
- Marine Corps Embassy Evacuation exercise, Castle Air Force Base, California
- Bomb Threat Planning, Jonesboro, Arkansas
April 14-20, 2009
Floods
- Houston, Texas (flash floods)
- Lisbon, Kathyrn, and Valley City, North Dakota (crack in levee/dam with flood threats on Sheyenne River)
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (police arresting those violating evacuation orders)
- Riverton, Manitoba, Canada (ice jam on Icelandic River)
- Minot, Valley City, North Dakota
Structural or Chemical Fires
- Edgewood, Orange County, Florida (power pole fire)
Wild or Brush Fires
- Bithlo, Orange, County, Florida
- Egg Harbor City, Galloway Township, New Jersey
- Clayton, Johnston County, North Carolina
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Hazardous Materials
- Niles Township, Indiana (gas leak)
- St. Charles, Minnesota (anhydrous ammonia, North Star Foods poultry plant fire-entire town evacuated)
- Provo, Utah (carbon monoxide)
- Lake Ronkonkoma, Suffolk County, New York (gas line rupture)
- El Dorado, Arkansas (crack in tank holding hydrofluoric acid)
- Bristol, Vermont (tire plant fire)
- San Antonio, Texas (ammonia leak)
Malevolent Acts
- Detroit Lakes, Minnesota (bomb threat at medical clinics)
- Boise, Idaho (suspicious package)
- Modesto, California (suspicious package, tea bag protest)
- Eagle Rock, California (police stand-off with major crime suspect)
Structural Instability
- Bensalem, Pennsylvania (water main break)
- Ridgefield, New Jersey (water main break)
Landslides
- Point Loma, San Diego, California
Planning
- Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois (study on how unsubstantiated threats cause more evacuations in Clinton schools than tornado and fire drills)
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (voluntary registration of potential evacuees as water is rising)
- LaMoure and Dickey counties, North Dakota (emergency managers strongly encouraged evacuation)
- I-49, Louisiana (State to spend surplus money on improvements of major evacuation road)
- Atwater, California (Marines train for Embassy evacuations)
April 21-27, 2009
Structural or Chemical Fires
- Derry, New Hampshire (dumpster fire)
- Ben Lomond, California (fire in residential car, carport and workshop)
Wild or Brush Fires
- Round Mountain Loop, Amherst County, Virginia
- North Myrtle Beach, Horry County, South Carolina
- East Orange County, Florida
Hazardous Materials
- Bartow, Florida (explosion at an ethanol plant)
- Midwest City, Oklahoma (chemical cleaner spill)
- Evansville (West Side), Indiana (anhydrous ammonia leak)
- Du Quoin, Illinois (overturned tanker truck carrying anhydrous ammonia)
- Wayne, West Virginia (gas leak caused by auto accident)
- Oak Ridge, Tennessee (natural gas or propane leak)
- Tiverton, Rhode Island (gas leaks at 2 schools)
- Knox County, Ohio (Tractor Trailer carrying anhydrous ammonia)
- West Sutter County, California (aqua ammonia leak from tanker truck)
- Stamford, Connecticut (gas mail rupture-construction accident)
- St. Paul, Minnesota (natural gas leak)
- Reynoldsburg, Truro Township, Ohio (natural gas leak)
- Garland, Texas (natural gas line rupture)
Malevolent Acts
- Errant single-engine plane with defective navigational equipment flies close to the no-fly zone over Washington, DC; Escorted by Coast Guard helicopters and F-16s to land at Indian Head, Maryland, airfield. No threat, but evacuations occurred.
- Berlin, Germany-Unexploded WWII Russian bomb found near German Chancellor's residence.
- Charlotte County, Florida (suspicious package)
- Sorrento Valley, San Diego, California (suspicious package)
- Charleston, West Virginia (bomb scare - Yeager Airport)
- Sierra College, Rocklin, California (bomb threat)
- Gary, South Dakota (gunman fires shots)
- Jacksonville, Florida (suspicious item on car)
Structural Instability or Accident
- Paramount, California (explosion in a hydrotreater heater at paving and roofing asphalt refinery)
- North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada (hospital boiler room fire)
- Newport Beach, California (electrical equipment explosion)
Planning
- Galveston Mayor trip to Cuba includes discussion of how to evacuate citizens during hurricane threats.
- Preparedness tips from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, public affairs for evacuating from a wildfire.
April 28 - May 4, 2009
Floods
- Hickman County (including Aetna where boat rescue was necessary), Middle Tennessee
- Bear Creek, Houston, Texas
- Central Kansas
- Greymouth, New Zealand
- Lucena City and Daet, Philippines
Structural or Chemical Fires
- Cambridge, Massachusetts (manhole explosion and fire)
- Newark, New Jersey
Wild or Brush Fires
- Captain, New Mexico
- Cherokee, North Carolina
- Cobbly Nob, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- 70 Mile House, interior British Columbia, Canada
- Edmonton, Montana First Nation, Camrose, Pigeon Lake, Jospehburg and other locales, Alberta, Canada
- Riverside County, California
Hazardous Materials
- Forest Grove, Oregon (gas leak)
- Toulon, Illinois (explosion in cold storage facility)
Malevolent Acts
- Sacramento, California (suspicious packages at State capitol)
- Boston, Massachusetts (suspicious package, Financial District)
- Hot Springs, Arkansas (bomb threat to schools)
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (suspicious package at City Hall)
Miscellaneous
- New York City, New York (Presidential fly-over of city prompts spontaneous evacuations)
Tornado
- Baum Stadium, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Planning
- Oregon State University tested wave maker that may have applications in predicting tsunamis and in aiding officials determine how far to evacuate populations.
- Lafourche Parish, Louisiana - Article discusses needs to begin preparedness for upcoming Hurricane season.
- Webb County, Texas - Officials dispelled rumors of H1N1 shelters for those wishing to escape Swine Flu.
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