I work in Communications for a municipality and when Alberta Environment opened the Oldman Dam they released a Flash Flood warning and our Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) kicked into high gear. As a Communications person, I play a vital role in the EOC as I have to ensure timely updates are given to the media and the public.
It was a crazy and intense three days as we had flood warnings in two different rivers. I worked from 8:30 am- 11 p.m. on Thursday and 1 am- 8 am, 8:30 am -5:30 pm on Friday AND 5 pm- 7:30 pm on Saturday. I am exhausted. I did get to meet Premier Redford and shake her hand when she was here for a press conference which I thought was pretty cool.
We were lucky that the flash floods predicted never manifested and we had slow, steady rising waters. Unlike Calgary, High River, and Canmore, we are lucky that the Oldman River is in the coulees far away from any homes or businesses.
I am sending positive energy to all the folks affected by the flooding and a kudos to the municipal workers manning the EOC’s round the clock.
Here is an interview I did with Global Lethbridge to talk about how we used social media during the flood emergency-Â http://globalnews.ca/video/675494/social-media-and-crisis
