Wolf Creek Dam Preparedness Information
Wolf Creek Dam Flood Inundation Maps For Davidson County Now Available Online!!
Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County has been planning and preparing for a possible breech of Wolf Creek Dam, located in Burkeville, Kentucky, that may affect Davidson County with flood waters. As a part of the planning process, Metro is preparing to utilize its Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan to respond to and recover from any flooding that may be caused by a failure of Wolf Creek Dam. Metro is also near completion of a comprehensive contingency plan specific to a wolf creek dam breach.
The U.S Army Corps of Engineers has Flood Inundation Maps of Davidson County available for the public to view at select public libraries. Please visit the Army Corp of Engineers website for a list of current locations.
Metro Government Access Channel 3 filmed a community awareness event on this subject several months ago in Nashville attended by nearly 2,000 citizens and hosted by the Corps of Engineers. To watch the meeting in its entirety from your web browser, click here: Wolf Creek Dam Videos Archive
For publications and brochures on Flood Safety and the National Flood Insurance Program, visit our Emergency Publications Page.
For more information on the Army Corp of Engineers' plans for Wolf Creek Dam, please visit their Web site at http://www.orn.usace.army.mil/, or contact the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Public Affairs office at (615) 736-7161.
List of Emergency Community Shelters
Metro OEM, in conjunction with the Red Cross would activate community shelters for evacuees on an as-needed basis. County wide evacuations would not be necessary in the event of a breach of Wolf Creek Dam. Davidson County evacuations would be confined to areas near the Cumberland River, its tributaries and certain flood prone areas.
Priority for activation would be given to shelter locations in close and safe proximity to evacuee neighborhoods. Secondary provisions are also in place with the Tennessee Hotel / Motel Lodging Association for additional evacuee accommodations.
Hermitage Hills Baptist Church, Inglewood Baptist Church, Donelson Senior Center, Gordon Jewish Community Center, First Baptist Church (Joelton) and Saint Edward Church are pre-designated by the Red Cross as Disaster Registration Centers for evacuees and others in need of emergency assistance.
Shelter Name |
Street Address |
City |
Zip |
|---|---|---|---|
First Baptist Church Joelton |
7140 Whites Creek Pike |
Joelton |
37080 |
Hermitage Hills Baptist Church |
3475 Lebanon Pike |
Hermitage |
37076 |
Inglewood Baptist Church |
3901 Gallatin Rd. |
Nashville |
37216 |
Donelson Senior Center |
108 Donelson Pike |
Donelson |
37214 |
Gordon Jewish Community Center |
801 Percy Warner Blvd. |
Nashville |
37205 |
St. Edward Church |
188 Thompson Lane |
Nashville |
37211 |
Provisions for Pet Evacuation and Transportation with Owners
The evacuation plan for Metro Nashville and Davidson County includes a pet provision that allows residents to evacuate with their pets.
Pet owners are encouraged to plan ahead by creating a family disaster plan that includes their pets. Information on creating disaster plans is available through OEM. Special considerations are made for the needs of the elderly, disabled, groups that cannot help themselves, and persons requiring evacuation assistance during a disaster situation. When transport arrives to evacuate residents, domestic animals will be permitted to board transport buses or any other transportation vessel with their owners.
Animals will be transported, sheltered and cared for by qualified personnel at a pet shelter designated by the Red Cross and Humane Association. Attempts will be made to ensure pet shelters are in proximity to established Red Cross shelters.
Following guidelines from the Nashville Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Nashville Humane Association, Nashville pet owners will have access to emergency domestic pet shelters. These shelters will be staffed by credentialed animal handlers. Shelters and living conditions will be monitored by Nashville Humane association staff as well as Metro Health department (Animal Control division).
The Red Cross shall:
- Notify local emergency management officials of the activation of program and location of open shelters for residents and pets.
The Nashville Humane Association shall:
- Determine animal-friendly shelter locations (area boarding clinics, groomers and veterinary offices) and deploy personnel according to the Standard Operating Procedure. The shelters will be set up at locations near Red Cross shelters, thereby sheltering pets near their owners.
- Activate care and sheltering of domestic animals network.
- Provide program participant list to appropriate agencies.
- Provide shelter personnel including qualified (credentialed) animal handlers, animals care givers and trained animal search and rescue teams.
- Provide animal first aid kits at shelters.
- Coordinate with participating boarding facilities, appropriate agencies and local media of the activation and cessation of emergency and timing of owner retrieval of animals.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture will serve as the lead state agency for livestock management in emergencies and disasters.
- Recovering Lost Pets Should your animal be left behind, lost pets are often picked up by Metro Animal Control or dropped off at the Nashville Humane Association. Please contact these agencies or stop by to find out if your lost pet may be in a shelter.
- Exotic Pets Owners of exotic pets will be advised though the media to leave such pets as reptiles, parrots and ferrets with friends or relatives who are safely out of harm's way. Exotic pets usually require specialized care and feeding, and are more sensitive to environmental changes than dogs and cats.
- Birds Bird owners will be advised though the media to do the following:
Transport their birds in a secure travel cage or carrier; in cold weather wrap a blanket over the carrier and warm up the car before placing birds inside; during warm weather carry a plant mister to mist the birds' feathers periodically; water should not be placed inside carriers during transport; provide a few slices of fresh fruits and vegetables with high water content; have a photo for identification and leg bands; if the carrier does not have a perch, line it with paper towels and change them frequently. Try to keep the carrier in a quiet area. Do not let the birds out of the cage or carrier. - Reptiles Snakes can be transported in a pillowcase but they must be transferred to more secure housing when they reach the evacuation site. If snakes require frequent feedings, owners should carry food provision along with them. Take a water bowl large enough for soaking as well as a heating pad. When transporting house lizards, pet owners are advised to follow the same directions as for birds.
- ‘Pocket’ Pets Small mammals (hamsters, gerbils, etc.) should be transported in secure carriers suitable for maintaining the animals while sheltered. Take bedding materials, food bowls, and water bottles.
Special Needs Evacuation To meet the needs of those persons who have medical and/or mobility problems that require shelter during major emergency or disaster.
- Metro Transit Authority is primarily responsible for transportation of special needs citizens to special needs shelter.
- Metro OEM in conjunction with Metro Public Schools is primarily responsible for coordinating management of a special needs shelter, as designated in the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan.
- Nashville Electric Service has developed -- in cooperation with OEM -- a voluntary registry of persons with special needs.
- For health and safety of the sheltered, Metro Government will provide a nurse at community shelters on a 24-hour basis.
- American Red Cross will provide feeding and other support for activated shelters.
- Special considerations will be made for the needs of the elderly, disabled, or any groups of persons that cannot help themselves and/or persons requiring evacuation assistance during a disaster situation.
Citizen’s Directions for Evacuation
- Remain calm
- Account for all family members, pets and other animals.
- Collect only ESSENTIAL items to take (changes of clothes, shoes, raincoat, and important family documents).
- Take personal ID with you and proof of address.
- Collect all medications and bring them with you.
- Bring enough food/water for each person to last at least a week. (Non-perishables)
- Bring cash, credit cards and checks to purchase essentials.
- Bring emergency gear – flash lights, blanket, sleeping bags, glasses, sanitation items, extra batteries, battery power radios.
For more information, please contact Scott Harris at (615) 862-8530.