Search and Rescue Operations in Georgia During Major Floods

During a three-week span in July 1994, the state of Georgia sustained its worst damage ever as the result of flooding. In addition to billions of dollars of property loss, more than 50 lives were lost, and thousands of homeowners were displaced for several weeks. Municipal services in several communities were severely disrupted, as riverscut communities into several pieces and water supplies were contaminated. The flood was the direct result of the stalled Hurricane Alberto, which was later downgraded to a tropical storm. The storm stalled on-shore for more than a week, with its low center hanging over the middle of the state, between Albany and Macon.

» Overview
» Griffin and Spalding County
» Macon Bibb Fire Department - Chiefs Hinson and J.P. Hartley
» Lessons Learned

Reproduced from Report 163d produced under contract EMW-94-C-4436 to the United States Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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