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Richard Kiefer interviews Dave Zader for KGNU's program "A Public Affair". Dave Zader is the Wildland Fire Administrator for Boulder County, and was the air operations branch director for the Type 3 incident management team that was activated during the September 2013 floods. He discusses his role during the floods in reconnaissance and coordination of food and water drop-offs, as well as rescue operations. He also talks about how his team's responsibilities intersected with FEMA. the National Guard, US&R (Urban Search and Rescue), and the U.S. Army. He concludes by highlighting the importance of community involvement in firefighting and other emergency efforts that depend on volunteers, as well as the critical nature of aviation support during flood, fire and other emergencies.

View from outside the lake bed of Left Hand Reservoir showing breach in the earth dam. The water flooded the White Raven Mine (Tangen photo #3920)

View from the drained lake bed of Left Hand Reservoir. Three men observing damage (Tangen photo #3923)

Dave Sutherland, interpretive naturalist with Boulder's Open Space and Mountain Parks, shares his experience of, and insights into, the September 2013 flood. He describes how the flood affected him and his home, and how various parts of the city and community were impacted, in both physical and personal ways. He describes the process of assessing trail damage, the closure and subsequent repair of trails, and the various ways in which the Boulder community responded. Dave describes how geologic and ecosystem change are inevitable and natural. He discusses consideration of natural processes and reading the clues of the landscape before making decisions to build in an area.

Views from outside the lake bed of the breach in the dam.

Views of Salina showing the station, mills and trains.

Water level of Sunshine Creek flood at 3rd and Pearl Streets, as illustrated in 1912.