Winter prep | Find, fill sandbags when you need them

Published 2:14 pm Friday, October 19, 2012

When high water threatens, residents can protect their property with sandbags. Bags are typically made available during floods by several agencies in the Valley:

Carnation: Old Public Works Shop site, corner of Myrtle Street and McKinley Avenue

Fall City: Preston-Snoqualmie Trail parking lot at Lake Alice Road Southeast and Southeast 56th Place

North Bend: Public Works Shop, 1155 East North Bend Way; Sandbags and sand are available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, when the city’s Emergency Operations Center is open. It is a self-service operation, and shovels are available on site. Check in with the office before filling sandbags.

Snoqualmie: City property at Railroad Avenue Southeast and Southeast King Street.  Currently available only by request.  Call Snoqualmie Public Works for an appointment to pick up sand and sandbags, (425) 831-4919.

During imminent flood events, sand and sandbags are made available for the public at a downtown location, usually the corner of King and Railroad. Citizens need to bring a shovel and bag the sand themselves. When sand is not provided downtown, citizens can generally pick it up at the Public Works Facility when a flood is predicted.