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Residents of Lincoln County are able to fill their own sandbags, free of charge, thanks to Lincoln County Emergency Management. The sand and bags are being made available as flooding is expected when spring temperatures rise.
Sandbag filling stations are located at the Lincoln County Road & Bridge Yard in both Thayne and Afton, as well the Town Shop in Cokeville, Town Hall in Diamondville and the Town Shop in Opal. A map of all the locations can be found by clicking here. The county says they hope to have roughly 1000 sandbags available at each station throughout the season.
Emergency Management advises that when filling sandbags, only fill them 1/2 to 2/3 full and then tie off or fold over. If you overfill the bags, you will have large gaps when you stack them. Stack them up to 3 layers high, with 1/2 bag alternating overlap. Please keep fill station areas clean, and do not block access to other parts of the facilities.
They also remind residents that you are responsible for the resources you take. When you are done with the bags, you are responsible for their proper disposal. The county will not come get them from your property. When you divert water, be sure that it will not cause impact to your neighbors or other property.
Please only use our provided sandbags for structure protection at this time and only take what you need. The county does not have unlimited amounts, and they will be needed more when the peak of runoff begins. It is our goal to keep a stock of ~1000 sandbags available at each station throughout the season.
For those that are unsure if you are in a flood prone area, you visit the Lincoln County Emergency Management flood plain layer at
maps.lcwy.org/webmaps.LinCoParcels. A similar resource is also available through
FEMA’s website. Emergency Management advised that flood plain maps do not cover every area of potential, only those that FEMA has studied previously.
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