U.S. Flood Control & Tiger Dam Miami Fire Fighters Training

Being prepared for flooding is the number one thing you can do to prevent flood damage to home & property.

Detailed deployment instructions and training video are available upon request/purchase     

Tiger Dams™ emergency flood control equipment is typically shipped in 50 foot sections on 4×4 skids.Tubes are 50 feet in length when they are filled (54 feet when empty) and the tubes are 19 inches in height. Each section is inspected, tested and certified prior to shipping. After a safety inspection of the deployment site, Tiger Dams™ are laid out, joined together and prepped for filling.

The Dams™ are filled individually and secured with straps and anchors if needed. If more than on layer in height is required, the second layer of dams are laid out and prepped for filling. Once they are filled they are also secured. The same deployment steps are followed with subsequent levels. After the flood waters have receded and the dam is no longer required, the system can be drained, cleaned and packaged for storage.

The emergency flood control equipment (US Flood Control Emergency Diversion Tiger Dams™) has had extensive testing thoroughly at the University of British Columbia facilities.

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Each dam takes only minutes to fill with water, using a fire hydrant or pump.

The Assembly PDF and Training Video are password protected.
Please contact 1-866-852-1118 or email info@usfloodcontrol.com for the password

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Being Prepared for Flooding is More than Half the Battle

Prepared for Flooding

A good flood protection strategy can not only save millions when it comes to cities and municipalities but it also saves residential property and lives.

U.S. Flood Control and Tiger Dam™ work with cities, municipalities and home owners not only to protect their citizens and property but to help them develop effective strategies to stop flooding from Hurricane, Storms Surges, Overflowing Rivers, Melting Snow and Ice and much more.

U. S. Flood Control provides direction for a good flood prevention plan and supplies training courses for large cities, towns, large properties and individual properties such as at-risk, low laying neighborhoods, standalone box stores like Walmart, Power Stations and Schools.

See Tiger Dams New York City Hurricane Isaias » https://bit.ly/3mWdUTq

Tiger Dams can protect and act as:

  • Homeland Security
    The Tiger Dam™ system may be able to contain spilled bio-hazardous materials, wastewater and terrorist intended chemical liquids. The 90 second rapid deployment diversion Tiger Dam™ weighs 65 lbs. when empty, can be immediately filled to 50 feet holding 6300 lbs. of chemical liquid or slurry type mixtures. Simply use a 2″ pump to pump the sand/debris into the tube. The tube becomes an airtight holding tank, with over 6000 lbs. capacity –remove as weight capacity changes with the density of what it is filled with. Once contained in the holding tank, the spill can be pumped out at a safe and convenient time into a bio-hazardous tank truck/water truck and disposed of according to environmental standards.
  • Retention Ponds
    The Tiger Dam™ system can be used as an alternative to reduce the number of acres required for storm water retention and the costs associated with excavating and removing fill material from subdivisions.
    The Tiger Dam™ system can retain spring run off for future seasonal irrigationSee Tiger Dams Retention Pond » https://bit.ly/2S0eUb9
  • Telephone, Fiber Optics, Hydro Dams and Utilities
    The Tiger Dam™ system can replace the use of sandbags and crews needed to man the sandbag walls to protect the utility and the employees in a time of flooding.See Tiger Dams Jackson Mississippi » https://bit.ly/2S0Qyhj
  • Chemical Plants / HAZMAT
    The Tiger Dam™ system can be used as containment or secondary containment to mitigate spills versus expensive earth works and containment membranes.
    The Tiger Dam™ system can also be used to protect refineries from threatening flood water.
  • Containment for Sewage
    Many cities in older areas have combined sewer systems (sewage and storm water). During peak rain events, the system cannot handle the capacity and spills directly into the river system, bypassing the sewage treatment. Containment, specifically placed could control large volumes of water accumulation to reduce the threat of the combined system reaching its capacity causing raw sewage from going into the river system.
  • Golf Courses
    The Tiger Dam™ system can be used to protect golf course fairways and greens from costly damages caused by flooding by diverting rivers and other threatening water sources.See Tiger Dams South California » https://bit.ly/3cx3ZPo
  • Personal Property
    The Tiger Dam™ system can quickly protect your property from the onset of floods. By strategically placing the flexible barrier around your home you can prevent floodwaters from destroying your property and assets.
  • Road Ways
    Tiger Dam™ can be used to keep roadways open during flood events, and can be used when constructing roadways, crews can effortlessly implement the Tiger DamTM system to prevent runoff issues. This enables a hassle free environment to easily and efficiently complete a project.See Tiger Dams Detroit Flooding » https://bit.ly/2G7M85A
  • River Crossings
    Whether the need is to contain parts of a river for environmental reasons or simply to repair walkways or bridges, the Tiger Dam™ system is an economical and environmentally friendly product that assists in making any project easier.
  • Bridge Repair
    The Tiger Dam™ system can assist in creating safe work areas for crews working on jobs such as major bridge repairs. It can be used to create coffer dams and as temporary river diversion to keep the work area accessible.
  • Water Storage
    Some floods cause irreparable damages, possibly even to a town’s water supply. When the Tiger Dam™ system is filled with clean water it can be used for safe drinking water in case of emergencies.
  • Irrigation Ditches
    The Tiger Dam™ system can be used to transport or divert water from rivers similar to irrigation channels. The product can be used to contain or channel water to agricultural areas versus excavating costly irrigation ditches, used only in low precipitation years.
    Many cities in older areas have combined sewer systems (sewage and storm water). During peak rain events, the system cannot handle the capacity and spills directly into the river system, bypassing the sewage treatment. Containment, specifically placed could control large volumes of water accumulation to reduce the threat of the combined system reaching its capacity causing raw sewage from going into the river system.
  • Golf Courses
    The Tiger Dam™ system can be used to protect golf course fairways and greens from costly damages caused by flooding by diverting rivers and other threatening water sources.
  • Personal Property
    The Tiger Dam™ system can quickly protect your property from the onset of floods. By strategically placing the flexible barrier around your home you can prevent floodwaters from destroying your property and assets.See Tiger Dams Hurricane Isaias » https://bit.ly/2G7N5uG
  • Road Ways
    Tiger Dam™ can be used to keep roadways open during flood events, and can be used when constructing roadways, crews can effortlessly implement the Tiger DamTM system to prevent runoff issues. This enables a hassle free environment to easily and efficiently complete a project.
  • River Crossings
    Whether the need is to contain parts of a river for environmental reasons or simply to repair walkways or bridges, the Tiger Dam™ system is an economical and environmentally friendly product that assists in making any project easier.
  • Bridge Repair
    The Tiger Dam™ system can assist in creating safe work areas for crews working on jobs such as major bridge repairs. It can be used to create coffer dams and as temporary river diversion to keep the work area accessible.
  • Water Storage
    Some floods cause irreparable damages, possibly even to a town’s water supply. When the Tiger Dam™ system is filled with clean water it can be used for safe drinking water in case of emergencies.
  • Irrigation Ditches
    The Tiger Dam™ system can be used to transport or divert water from rivers similar to irrigation channels. The product can be used to contain or channel water to agricultural areas versus excavating costly irrigation ditches, used only in low precipitation years.

(FEMA) Confirms Many Flood Insurance Policies Provide Compensation

(FEMA) confirms many flood insurance policies provide compensation up to $1,000 for reasonable expenses incurred to protect insured property prior to a flood.

US Flood Control Home Owners Kit Front-DoorwayIn the last 10 years, flooding cost the U.S. $40.3 billion in damages. This does not include the damage associated with tropical cyclones, which represented an additional $431.3 billion, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA).

NAIC President and South Carolina Department of Insurance Director, Ray Farmer, is encouraging national residents to reduce their flood risk by leveraging flood loss avoidance.

Read More: Flood Insurance Policies Compensate
Article courtesy of NAIC National Association of Insurance Commissioners

U.S. Flood Control & Tiger Dams™ provides a home flood protection kit that is now available. No need for heavy, smelly, ugly and contaminated sandbags that don’t work anyway. Use the Mini Tiger Box over and over again. Installs easy and disassembles and stores with no hassle.

PRODUCT FEATURES

  • 48 inches long x 12 inches wide x 12 inches high
  • Fill with standard garden hose, takes several minutes to fill depending on water pressure and can be drained within seconds when opened
  • Made from industrial strength poly
  • Mini Tiger Box can be used during all seasons (can be frozen).
  • Simply empty when done with cap off, hang to dry on garage hook. Disassemble and fold up in bag for easy storage and re-use when needed.

Get more information and purchase this home flood prevention kit here »

New! Residential Flood Barrier Kits

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Weather Ready Nation

U.S. Flood Control is proud to be an embassador of the Weather Ready Nation.

The Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador™ initiative is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) effort to formally recognize NOAA partners who are improving the nation’s readiness, responsiveness, and overall resilience against extreme weather, water, and climate events. As a WRN Ambassador, partners commit to working with NOAA and other Ambassadors to strengthen national resilience against extreme weather. In effect, the WRN Ambassador initiative helps unify the efforts across government, non-profits, academia, and private industry toward making the nation more ready, responsive, and resilient against extreme environmental hazards. Weather-Ready Nation (WRN) is a strategic outcome where society’s response should be equal to the risk from all extreme weather, water, and climate hazards.

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Be Prepared for Flooding

What are some reasons for flooding?

Coastal FloodingThere are many reasons for flooding and not all flooding causes damage or is catastrophic.

Flooding mostly occurs when stream or river systems fill beyond their capacity. It can also happen on lake or coastal shorelines during periods of high water levels encroach on flood plains or low-lying areas.

The intensity and duration of precipitation saturates the soil and alters the ability of the earth to absorb the water and that influences the rate of runoff. This will eventually affect the capacity of the area to contain the flow of the water downstream.

Climate has an important influence on heavy flooding as well. In the north sudden melting of winter snow or ice formations on rivers causing ice jams can cause severe flooding.

Coastal Storms

Sudden changes in atmospheric pressure and moving storm systems cause surges. Storm systems in some areas are frequent and can potentially cause higher water levels at coastlines. Elevated water levels combined with wind and atmospheric pressure produce by tropical hurricanes often result in storm surges resulting in heavy flooding in coastal towns and cities.

Cyclones and Hurricanes

The tropical cyclone differs from the extratropical cyclone because it focuses energy in a small area. Only a few hundred kilometres away the weather can be calm. With the approach of a tropical cyclone the weather suddenly deteriorates into a violent maelstrom. The fury of such a cyclone is never forgotten by those who have experienced it.

Tropical cyclones tend to follow seasonal tracks. The early season storms of June and July originate in the Gulf of Mexico and the western Caribbean Sea. These storms are most likely to affect the Atlantic in a broad band from Florida southeast to the Cape Verde Islands during August, September and October.

Any of these situations are devastating to property and communities when they occur. Why not be prepared.

Whether you’re a home owner or a large municipality or city, being prepared for a major flood can save human lives and millions in property damage. Courtesy of @canada.ca/

U.S. Flood Control and Tiger Dam™ systems is the ONLY system patented to connect together to create an impervious barrier for miles, in any shape (circles, 90 degrees turns etc.) and is the ONLY system that is stackable, from 18 inches to 32 ft. in height.  It has mitigated flood damage all across North America and its home door kit system is a proven, fast solution for home owners in flood situations.

For information on Tiger Dam™ systems or immediate flood relief call 866-852-1118.

Detroit Lakeshore Flood Warning

Significant lakeshore flooding is being reported for today in the Detroit lakeshore area.  The flooding has caused road closures and flooding of parking lots, homes, businesses and any low laying areas.

Check out this incredible aerial footage of Tiger Dams in action currently over the City of Detroit. Miles of dams snaking through properties – protecting homes and infrastructure from the rising waters of the Detroit River. Be like Detroit – Be PROACTIVE!

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Thoughts & Prayers

US-Flood-ControlOur thoughts and prayers go out to those who have been impacted by the COVID-19 virus.

We have tremendous appreciation for the many responders in healthcare, science, and government agencies working to deal with the pandemic. Our company is committed to doing our part to support and comply with health and safety guidance and recommendations being communicated by the CDC, WHO, along with other reputable sources.

At the same time, we view our ultimate mission of preparing the nation for impending seasonal flood disasters like snow melt, river flooding, nor’easters and hurricanes as essential services.

We are taking the utmost care to ensure the safety of our dedicated employees, as we continue to manufacture and build inventory of Tiger Dam flood barriers to avoid a shortage or delay in the coming season.

Please continue to reach out with your questions and know that we are here to help in this crisis, and in the spirt of preparedness.

Respectfully,

US Flood Control Corp

Tiger Dam Flood Control System

As Dorian makes its way towards land, I would like to let you know that we have Tiger Dam stockpiled and ready to mobilize.

Please reach out to me directly with any questions or requests.

Visit our website at – www.usfloodcontrol.com and see the Tiger Dams in use at – https://usfloodcontrol.com/tiger-dams-in-action/

USFC has worked closely with government agencies, municipalities, along with public and private companies on their flood mitigation planning for almost twenty years.

The Tiger Dams System is:

    • Temporary water filled flood barriers.
    • FM Approved. Platinum Certified.
    • Reusable. Lifespan of 17-20 years, with repeated use.
    • Rapidly deployed.
    • Standard 50ft long each, joins seamlessly together to create any length of barrier
    • Tubes available in four standard heights – 18”, 24”, 36” and 42”. Stacking in a pyramid configuration allows the tubes to reach up to 32ft high.
    • Flexible – the dams can be bent and turned as much as 90 degree angles
    • Commonly used for Flood protection, Water diversion, Retention ponds, Haz-Mat containment, Dewatering projects,
      and other Construction projects.
    • Made in the USA and shipped globally.

    Kind regards,

    Cheryl Witmer
    Sales Director
    US Flood Control Corp.
    504.235.5233
    www.USFloodControl.com
    emergency – Toll Free: (866)852-1118