Brew City Flood: FEMA Surveys Nicolet H.S.
GLENDALE - Federal Emergency Management Agency officials have arrived at a Milwaukee-area high school to survey some of the worst damage from last Thursday's "Brew City Flood."
Staff at Nicolet High School in Glendale continue to clean up flood damage as FEMA officials are set to tour the school.
Everywhere yo ulook, restorations teams are working to clean up the mess after 80% of the school was damaged in the storm. Up to eight feet of water filled parts of the school.
Many areas of the school are still not completely dry.
Two FEMA crews spent Thursday touring Glendale after taking time in the city of Milwaukee.
They found fire alarms going off, no power, buckling floors, fans, wires, cables, drywall problems, and an overall mess everywhere.
"We know that every disaster is different and every disaster that affects an individual is a disaster, so FEMA will work closely with the state to continue these damage assessments until they are complete," said Cat Langel of FEMA.
The school's gym seems like a construction zone.
The smell of mold has begun to set in at the school, which is a big concern for restoration teams.
"We;re not so much concerned with the water we can see," said one worker. "We're concerned with the water we can't see."
Contractors from across the country, including some who worked in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, are trying to get the school back in shape.
One worker graduated from Nicolet.
"(It's) where I played football, where the lockers were, just to see 6 feet of water where the waterline was, is amazing," said Brian Hollenbeck, a local contractor.
Despite the mess, officials expect to have the school open for its first day.
"After we're done, it's going to be much cleaner than it's been since the day it was built," said J Murphy of Paul Davis National.
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