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Media Alert: Red River Valley Flooding Media Availability

Posted on 3/20/2009

Topics covered will include an overview and timeline of flooding in the Fargo area, an overview of ND National Guard efforts in support of local flood responders, and information about the coordinated flood response effort of local, state, and federal agencies.

When: Saturday, March 21, 2009 - 11:00 am

Where: 2301 8th Ave. N in Fargo, Site of sandbagging efforts

Interview opportunities: Governor Hoeven, Major General David Sprynczynatyk, Mayor Walaker, and Greg Wilz, Deputy Director of NDDES.

For video and photographs of flood conditions, please visit the ND National Guard FTP site:

FTP server: ftp://ftp.state.nd.us/
ID: ndngftp
Password: PIO2493 (this is case sensitive)

Contacts:
Cecily Fong
NDDES, PIO
701-328-8100
701-391-8158
cfong@nd.gov

Don Larson
701-328-2200
701-425-2604
ddlarson@nd.gov

Captain Penny Ripperger
701-451-2195
701-238-6944
Penny.ripperger@ndfarg.ang.af.mil

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