5 June 2008

Civil Air Patrol Assessing Flooding in Central Iowa


Colfax, Iowa – “Photos from the CAP flyover provide local responders with critical information to help them make decisions based on potential flooding,” said Joyce Flinn, from Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department. “Partnership with Civil Air Patrol provides us with a valuable resource that can provide critical information in both response and recovery.”

For the second time in a week the Iowa Department of Homeland Security requested assistance from Iowa Wing Civil Air Patrol to perform photo reconnaissance, this time in Colfax, Iowa, to assess flooding caused by recent storms.

The aircrew was able to deliver over eighty photos of the flooded areas to the State Emergency Management officials.

Released images of the flooding near Colfax, IA