Date: March 16, 2009
For more information contact: Jim Guidry, (608) 264-6239 or jim.guidry@wisconsin.gov
Media Advisory
State and Local Officials Discuss Spring Flood Preparations
in La Crosse and Green Bay
Madison, WI—Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Sean Dilweg, Wisconsin Emergency Management Administrator Johnnie Smith and representatives from the Department of Natural Resources, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the National Weather Service and the Brown and La Crosse County Emergency Management Offices will hold press conferences on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, to discuss Flood Awareness Week which takes place the week of March 16, 2009. Participants will announce a proclamation from the Governor and discuss the importance of flood insurance and floodplain management in addition to the prospects for flooding this spring in light of the impact of flooding that has occurred in the last two years.
The La Crosse event will take place at the La Crosse County Administration Center, 400 N. 4th St., La Crosse, in Room B190 (Basement Auditorium) at approximately 12:30 p.m. For more location information please contact Jay Loeffler at (608) 785-9860.
The Brown County event will take place at the Brown County Emergency Operations Center, 3030 Curry Lane, Green Bay at approximately 3:30 p.m. For more location information please contact Paul Gazdik at (920) 448-7616.
Created by the Legislature in 1871, Wisconsin's Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) was vested with broad powers to ensure that the insurance industry responsibly and adequately met the insurance needs of Wisconsin citizens. Today, OCI's mission is to lead the way in informing and protecting the public and responding to its insurance needs.