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- [Peter] As the water
level continues to rise

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along rivers and streams in Lake Ontario,

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state and county officials are trying

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to keep the rising water
from destroying nearby homes.

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Five emergency services personnel

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from the 914th Air Refueling
Wing Fire Department

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responded to an area along
the shoreline of Lake Ontario

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in Olcott, New York, where
they assisted in setting up one

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of the newest methods in trying
the keep the waters at bay.

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- What we're doing here today
is we're building an AquaDam

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that we're gonna fill up with water.

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It'll protect these structures that are

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along the shores of Lake Ontario.

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The water is rising pretty quickly

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and we're pretty much just hooking up

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some portable pumps here as you can see.

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We're gonna pump water out of the lake

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into these plastic bladders.

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It fills up about nine feet wide

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and it creates a dam
protecting the structures

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from any water damage.

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- [Peter] The 84 foot dam is
designed as a basic barrier

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to keep the water out.

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Once the bladder is filled,

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it will reach a height of about four feet.

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(engine starting)

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Captain Kovacs explained why
the 914th was called to assist.

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- We have a mutually agreement

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with the surrounding communities.

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They'll call us if they
need help, manpower,

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a lot of times during the
weekdays the volunteer company,

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a lot of the volunteer firefighters
that work at other jobs

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and they can't get out to the
area where they live quickly

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to respond to events like this.

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So we have guys manned 24/7 at the airbase

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and we have a good working mutually

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with the surrounding communities
and they'll call us out.

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- [Peter] Meanwhile the lake level

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is expected to rise by nearly a foot.

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The 914th Air Refueling
Wing Fire Department

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may be requested to assist again.

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Peter Boris, 914th Air
Refueling Wing, Public Affairs.