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County emergency management urges residents to report flood damage after flash-flood emergency
Summary
Sedgwick County Emergency Management reported a flash-flood emergency in early June, noted hundreds of 911 calls and water rescues, said the county did not meet FEMA damage thresholds, and urged residents to complete an online damage-assessment survey so officials can pursue assistance, including SBA low-interest loans.
Sedgwick County Emergency Management briefed the commission on a flash-flood event in early June that produced localized rainfall up to about 7–8 inches on the county's east side and a surge of 911 activity.
The emergency manager said the county received 555 911 calls in a roughly four-hour surge and 95 water-rescue calls during the height of the event. "We did have some homes that sustained some damage," the official said, and urged residents to use the state-created public-damage reporting survey so county staff can assess impacts and determine eligibility for assistance.
Staff warned that Sedgwick County did not meet the federal threshold for a FEMA public-disaster declaration (the county's uninsured-loss threshold cited as $2,700,000), but said officials are pursuing Small Business Administration low-interest disaster loans and working with Butler County to set up a local SBA customer service center. The emergency manager emphasized: "It is loans. It is not free money." Residents were directed to the county resource page for cleanup guidance and to sign up for Civic Ready alerts for future flash-flood warnings.
