Safety Assessment Program Evaluator Student Manual

CA Emergency Mgmt. Agency Safety Assessment Program Evaluator Manual April 2011Building 4Photo courtesy Raymond Lui, SEAFigure 4-131. The town of Wonder Creek, CA had a flood that overwhelmed the east portion of thetown. The above residence is at 145 Salamander Court, and is a two-story wood framestructure with a footprint area of 850 square feet.2. The damage to the structure includes being floated off its foundation. The water, sewer,and gas lines have been snapped. The flood line on the house is up to the bottom of thewindows, and water has soaked up the interior sheetrock walls to about seven feet abovethe floor. Mold has been observed growing on the interior walls and the furnishings.3. A ten-gallon drum marked “pentachlorophenol” was found in the back yard that floatedthere from upriver. Power lines are also seen hanging about four feet above the groundon the side of the house.4. Perform a Rapid Evaluation, and complete the appropriate placard for this building.124