Rock County flood shelter opens
JANESVILLE -- St. John's Lutheran Church, 302 N. Parker Drive, Janesville, opened its doors as a flood shelter Thursday afternoon, said Barb Barrington-Tillman, chief deputy for the Rock County Sheriff's Office.
If people decide to evacuate their homes, she asked that they contact the Rock County Sheriff's Office with the following information: --Address of the property evacuated. --Name of the homeowner and a daytime telephone number. --Names of the residents and their daytime telephone numbers. --Location of where they will stay temporarily and a contact phone number for their temporary location.
Such information should be relayed by calling the sheriff's office at (608) 757-8000 and contacting the records department. A recorded prompt directs callers to the records department.
If people are affected by flooding and want to report their situations, they should call the 911 Dispatch Center's non-emergency number (608) 757-2244, Barrington-Tillman said.
If people encounter an emergency, they should call 911.
Jun 12, 2008 at 7:58 p.m.
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Thank goodness for shelters in this type of situation!!
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