CAP Again Ready To Fight Flooding In North Dakota, Minnesota | Aero-News Network
Aero-News Network
RSS icon RSS feed
podcast icon MP3 podcast
Subscribe Aero-News e-mail Newsletter Subscribe

Airborne Unlimited -- Most Recent Daily Episodes

Episode Date

Airborne-Monday

Airborne-Tuesday

Airborne-Wednesday Airborne-Thursday

Airborne-Friday

Airborne On YouTube

Airborne-Unlimited-07.07.25

Airborne-NextGen-07.08.25

AirborneUnlimited-07.09.25

Airborne-FlightTraining-07.10.25

AirborneUnlimited-07.11.25

Fri, Mar 19, 2010

CAP Again Ready To Fight Flooding In North Dakota, Minnesota

Filling Sandbags, Ready To Fly

Seventy-five members of the Minnesota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol are on the ground in the Fargo, ND/Moorhead, MN, area filling sandbags and building dikes in areas threatened by the rising Red River.

"We've been checking and packing our gear and finalizing our call-down list for the past week in anticipation of getting the call," said 1st Lt. Steven Parker, the St. Cloud Composite Squadron's emergency services officer. Parker, a former CAP cadet, is a full-time student at St. Cloud State University who will be commissioned as a U.S. Marine Corps second lieutenant in May.

Twelve cadets and two senior officers departed St. Cloud Regional Airport Tuesday evening for the three-hour trip to the Fargo/Moorhead area. The St. Cloud squadron was working this morning south of Moorhead with CAP members from the Minnesota Wing's Anoka and North Hennepin squadrons laying sandbags in flood prone areas.

A man in his 70s greeted the CAP vans as they rolled up. "He was awfully glad to see us," Parker said. "This is a situation where a community is in need of our support. We're here to help in any way we can."

The ride to the site and a quick reconnaissance of the area told CAP members all they needed to know about what they're facing. "Waterways running high and the saturated ground have created ideal conditions for flooding," Parker said. "We're going to be busy."

Minnesota's Hutchinson, Red Wing, St. Croix, Mankato and St. Paul squadrons have similar missions at other locations. Other squadrons are in route. Several senior officers and cadets are working at the mission base at Fargo's Hector International Airport. Weather conditions brought both relief and concern to Parker. "The weather is ideal for working outside, sunny and in the '50s, a far cry from the blizzard conditions we experienced during last year's flood," he said.

Ice jams on the Red River north of Fargo have slowed the rushing waters, but the warmer temperatures and sunshine will hasten their melt. "That concerns everyone here," Parker said. "We're watching. It's all we can do."

Maj. Paul Pieper, Minnesota Wing's emergency services director, said Minnesota air crews are standing by to assist. "We just finished up a series of training missions in anticipation of supporting disaster relief efforts in the Red River Valley, as well as other areas of Minnesota threatened with flooding."

"The flood fight is on again in North Dakota and Minnesota," Pieper said.  "It's go time."

FMI: www.gocivilairpatrol.com

 


Advertisement

More News

NTSB Final Report: Aviat A1

Airplane Bounced About 3 Ft Then Touched Back Down And Then, With No Brakes Applied, The Airplane Began Veering To The Left Analysis: The pilot entered the airport traffic pattern >[...]

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (07.08.25)

Aero Linx: British Microlight Aircraft Association (BMAA) The primary focus within all aviation activity is SAFETY. In all aspects of our sport SAFETY must come first, whether it b>[...]

Classic Aero-TV: Fly Corvair’s Reliable Engine Alternative

From SnF25 (YouTube Edition): William Wynne Builds Practical Aircraft Engines on the Corvair Platform Seeking an affordable alternative to the traditional aircraft engine options, >[...]

ANN FAQ: Contributing To Aero-TV

How To Get A Story On Aero-TV News/Feature Programming How do I submit a story idea or lead to Aero-TV? If you would like to submit a story idea or lead, please contact Jim Campbel>[...]

Classic Aero-TV: CiES Fuel-Quantity and e-Throttle Systems Praised

From 2023 (YouTube Edition): Bridge of CiES CiES Inc. is a Bend, Oregon-based designer and manufacturer of modular embedded aircraft systems and sensors. The company’s fuel-l>[...]

blog comments powered by Disqus



Advertisement

Advertisement

Podcasts

Advertisement

© 2007 - 2025 Web Development & Design by Pauli Systems, LC