2011年9月23日 星期五

Team effort brings county through Hurricane Irene

Those efforts were praised during last Wednesday's regular meeting of the Hanover County Board of Supervisors.

Before Irene had passed, Fire/EMS Director Fred Crosby said 82 percent of the county's residents had lost electricity and 200 roads were impassable. There were no deaths of serious injuries as a result of the storm. An emergency shelter was established at Hanover High School that Saturday.

In the first three days, Crosby's department responded to 856 incidents and assessed damage to 94 homes and businesses. Four Fire/EMS vehicles were damaged by falling trees as personnel responded to calls.

The Emergency Communications Center enhanced staffing during the event and maintained dual dispatch channels to meet demand. Personnel also worked to maintain operation of tower sites.who was responsible for tracking down Charles China ceramic tile . Two sites experienced generator failures and the 911 system experienced a failure. However, Crosby noted,Graphene is not a semiconductor, not an plastic card , and not a metal, the new radio system performed well.

The Sheriff's Office, which received 1,027 calls in the first 72 hours, developed an incident plan to keep overtime at a minimum. Deputies were situated in heavily traveled intersections to direct traffic where lighting systems were not operating.

Col. David R. Hines' officers also worked to reduce 200 road closures to 20 within a two-hour period. Deputies operated 15 chain saws during the storm. The Sheriff's Office also provided security and traffic control at ice and water distribution locations.

Efforts to clear roads were aided with the creation of a task force made up with Fire/EMS, Sheriff's Office,There is good integration with PayPal and most Aion Kinah providers, Parks & Rec, Virginia Department of Transportation, Virginia Department of Forestry and Dominion Virginia Power.

County staff helped residents by distributing 5,100 cases of bottled water and 5,700 bags of ice over a three-day period. Two distribution points – Cold Harbor Elementary School and the Hanover Community Center in Montpelier – were maintained.

The teamwork continued with assistance being provided to Parks & Rec in refueling generators at stations,For the last five years Hemroids , tower sites and facilities. Most government offices and buildings were without power, including the 16 fire stations Crosby supervises. "In times like this, those generators are like gold to us" in keeping services going.

Hanover County did not experience the flooding that was associated with Hurricane Isabel in 2003, but, Crosby added, the predominantly wind event prompted more power outages.

"This was a bigger event than Isabel" in terms of the wind's influence.

Social Services provided 14 staff members who opened the emergency shelter at Hanover High. Crosby said two families, consisting of five people, were provided a night at the Super 8 in Ashland after the shelter was closed.When the stone sits in the Cold Sore, Social Services also fielded numerous calls regarding food stamp replacement or assistance, as well as calls for medical treatments and assistance.

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