Probably like most of you, I don’t recall this much rain in Brea, or storms called “atmospheric rivers.” I’d like those rivers to dry up for a long while.
Fortunately so far in Brea, we haven’t had any streets flooding or houses sliding down hillsides.
“Our staff has been monitoring all storm drain inlets, making sure they stay free of debris,” said Will Wenz, Brea’s maintenance supervisor. He added that there have been no reports of rockslides or mudslides in Brea Canyon.
And potholes are usually filled within 24-hours of being reported to [email protected] or 714-990-7691, he said.
If you have areas of your property that could flood or start a slide during heavy rains, be prepared and pick up free sandbags at any Brea fire station or the city yard, 545 North Berry Street. You can have 10 bags per household.
Lisa Keyworth, Brea’s emergency preparedness coordinator, said now is the time to get prepared for emergencies.
“Being prepared for any disaster should include preparing a plan, building an (emergency) kit and staying informed,” she said.
The city’s website is an excellent source of emergency information. In an emergency, especially an ongoing one, information is frequently updated on site and the city’s hotline, 714-990-7732, Keyworth said.
It is also recommended that we register with AlertOC.org. It is the county’s communication system that informs residents and businesses when there is an emergency that could affect your home, family or business. You can sign up your cell phones, landlines, email, text messages and TTY devices to receive AlertOC messages.
Also available is the Wireless Emergency Alert, or WEA, a national alert system that sends area alerts through local cell towers. That’s how the Amber Alerts arrive on our cell phones.
While I doubt we have to worry about being stuck in a home half buried in snow, wildfires, earthquakes and floods could, and have, happened here. We need to be prepared…
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