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Hurricane Sandy storm info from Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice Paul Quander
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Brian Pate
Neighbors, Paul Quander, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice and Steven Glaude, Director of Community Affairs ?held a conference call about Hurricane Sandy for ANC Chairs this morning. ?Some useful information follows:
?1. The peak storm time will be overnight Monday through Tuesday evening with sustained winds of 25 to 45 miles per hour, up to 60 miles per hour.? Because of the wind and rain, tree damage, falling limbs, and power outages are likely. ?2. ?It's a good idea to??charge all cell phones and technology NOW and get 72 hours worth of water and food ready. 3. ?No regularly scheduled trash pick up tomorrow. ?Please keep your cans in and secured. ?DPW will announce new times once the situation settles. 4.????? Report Pepco outages to 1.877.737.2662.? Pepco has 500 crew members on their way or already here at Montgomery Country fairgrounds. 5. Five emergency shelter locations, with back up emergency generators, will open today (Sunday) at 4 p.m. Turkey Thicket Recreation Center 1100 Michigan Avenue, NE (202) 576-9238 ? Deanwood Recreation Center 1350 49th Street, NE ? Emory Heights 5701 Georgia Avenue, NW (202) 576-3211 ? Bald Eagle Ward 8 100 Joliet Street, SW (202) 671-5125 ? Guy Mason Chevy Chase 3600 Calvert Street NW (202) 282-2180 ? 6.?Please call 311 to report vulnerable senior citizens who need assistance. 7.? ? DCPS and other DC government offices will be closed tomorrow. 8.? ? Dc.gov will be updated constantly with situation reports. 9. ?I recommend taking down any campaign signs until the storm subsides--no need to create any more flying debris. 10. Stay safe and call 911 if there¡¯s an emergency. Regards, Brian Pate ANC6B05 |