State Fair Exhibit Focuses on Rebuilding Safer
Release Date: October 22, 1999
Release Number: 1292-77
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 Raleigh, NC - The crowd looks on as an US Army Corps of Engineers flooding demonstration sends water through a model town at the state fair exhibit hall.  Raleigh, NC - Model homes on this FEMA/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers table-top display are used to demonstrate various ways flooding can cause damage. |
RALEIGH, N.C. -- In the aftermath of Hurricanes Dennis, Floyd, and Irene, this year's North Carolina State Fair offered visitors a chance to learn how to prevent future flood damage. FEMA and state mitigation experts along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers designed and built a flood simulator exhibit.
Fair-goers got a first hand look at a flooding disaster, how it happens, its impact, and what they can do about it. The thousands of people that visited the FEMA booth learned how to prevent flooding in their homes and businesses from the experts.
Last Modified: Thursday, 11-Dec-2003 14:02:07