Local agencies undergo flood fight training
More than 40 people from six local agencies came together this week to practice flood fighting techniques in Yuba County, the Yuba Water Agency said on Wednesday. … The training period covered general flood fighting techniques used during high-water events and floods. Attendees learned how to create wave wash protection, which helps prevent erosion when river waters are high on the levees, how to combat levee boils and how to effectively fill and place sandbags. … Participants represented agencies such as Reclamation District 784, Yuba Water Agency, Yuba County Office of Emergency Services, Reclamation District 1001, Levee District 1 in Sutter County, the Marysville Levee Commission and the Plumas Lake community, officials said.