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Gdovicak, Jason

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Title Gdovicak, Jason Jason Gdovicak oral history interview
Creator Gdovicak, Jason
Contributor Lewis, Zachary
Subject Gdovicak, Jason -- Interviews Floods -- Colorado -- Big Thompson Canyon Oral history -- Colorado Volunteer fire departments -- Colorado Larimer County (Colo.) Estes Park (Colo.) Big Thompson River (Colo.) Big Thompson Canyon (Colo.)
Description Jason Gdovicak interviewed by Zachary Lewis Jason Gdovicak, Chief of the Glen Haven Volunteer Fire Department, recounts his memories of the 2013 flood from the perspective of a local disaster management and human safety specialist. Recalling surprise, fear, and exhaustion, Gdovicak highlights the difficulties faced due to isolation, communication issues, and limited resources. Overall, he is thankful that no lives were lost locally, and is optimistic about recovering from the disaster with time. He notes the helpfulness of volunteers... Transcript -- Interview - Sound recording -- Photo - Jason Gdovicak
Date 2014-07-07 2015-09-29T22:28:37Z 2015-09-29T22:28:37Z
Type Audio Photograph
Identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10217/167358 Water Resources Archive Data Dictionary 2.0
Language English eng
Relation wwdl Gdovicak, Jason. 2014-07-07 Northern Colorado Flood Oral History Collection. Series 1: Oral histories. Finding aid: http://lib.colostate.edu/archives/findingaids/water/wncf.html
Format 40 minutes, 42 seconds application/pdf audio/mpeg image/jpeg
Coverage Larimer County (Colo.) Estes Park (Colo.) Big Thompson River (Colo.) Big Thompson Canyon (Colo.) 1976-2014
Publisher Colorado State University. Libraries
Source Original: 1 audio file, 1 photograph, and transcript

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