There are 100 college-age volunteers available to help property owners rid houses and land of flood debris the mornings of Aug. 18 and 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Volunteers will be available to help homeowners move flood debris, including working indoors to remove walls and floors, but the homeowners will have to provide whatever safety gear is needed. Items needed include gloves for picking up and carrying, facemasks if working in dusty or moldy environment, and preferably a pair of cheap safety glasses. The volunteers will not have tools or trucks, but can load, unload, and tear out walls, with supervision.

Homeowners who want to use the help should call, write, or E-mail Carroll County Emergency Management Agency Director Dave McDowell with contact information and a description of the work to be done. Use only McDowell's cell phone number as the courthouse number does not save messages to voicemail.

McDowell should be notified as soon as possible to facilitate planning.

McDowell reported he is working with NIPSCO, NWS, and USGS to update flood inundation maps. Data is needed for the project. Copies of photographs with accurate dates and times, showing flood levels are needed. Descriptions of locations and contact information is also requested.

By correlating the dates, times, and locations with river flow information, more accurate information than presently available will be compiled.

Another component of the project is obtaining accurate elevation numbers for every house in the floodplain. Volunteers on Aug. 18 and 19 will be collecting the data. Several surveyor grade GPS units are being acquired. Volunteers will visit residences door-to-door, documenting the elevation of each home's living areas. This is only for flood mapping purposes, and has no input or reporting to any regulatory agency.

For information concerning flood debris clean-up and GPS mapping contact Mc- Dowell at dmcdowell@cacoshrf. com (765) 564-0028.