The City of Arlington’s Flood Safety Awareness Campaign is an
annual week long outreach campaign corresponding with National
Flood Safety Awareness Week. It is geared toward raising
awareness about flood safety and preparedness. This year, the
week of March 18-22, 2013 is devoted to revealing how residents’
simple actions can help protect lives and property during a
flood. In 2010, remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine caused
widespread flooding in Arlington, submerging many low-lying
pockets under several feet of water. Firefighters had to use
ladders and boats to reach stranded residents and over twenty
roadways, including several arterial streets, were flooded and
closed due to hazardous conditions. The flooding caused
intermittent power outages, temporary road closures,
evacuations, contaminated water supplies in some areas, and
hazardous post flood conditions. Approximately 250 homes were
flooded or left uninhabitable throughout the city. Residents
were confused about why their homes flooded and why the cit