Town of Hull Storm Update 1/3/18

Date: January 3, 2018

To: The Board of Selectmen

From: Phil Lemnios, Town Manager

Cc: Department Heads and Staff

RE: REPORT ON STORM PREPARATIONS

Chief Russo, our Emergency Management Director has done a great job in coordinating our preparedness and will be actively managing the event response with Deputy Fire Chief Frazier.

Below is a summary of our Departmental activities in preparation for the storm to begin Thursday morning and continue until late Thursday evening.

Our staff is ready. We began preparing on Tuesday in the event of significant snow fall and flooding.

We are being advised to be the most concerned with high tide on Thursday afternoon at 12:41 pm. We are likely to experience some minor- moderate flooding in northeast and north facing locations. Temporary road closures are likely.

If the forecast changes, we are prepared to adjust our plans to meet the conditions as necessary.

DEPARTMENT REPORTS:

 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT


 All departmental equipment is ready to be deployed as needed

 Sufficient sand, salt and fuel stock piled.

 Staff and sub-contractors on-call and ready for the event.

 We are prepared for several days of full scale operations if the storm requires it

 Straits Pond has been lowered in preparation for the storm

 Gunrock Seawall contractor addressing work site with pre-designated emergency plan




 POLICE DEPARTMENT

 All staff and vehicles ready


     Bay Street to be made one way temporarily to aid in snow removal
 Winter Parking ban in place – Code Red Reminder to be issued




 FIRE DEPARTMENT

 All staff and vehicles ready

 Central and Greenhill Station operational and fully staffed

 Fire Department will open the Village Station

　
 EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER

 Staff ready to open if necessary




 LIGHT DEPARTMENT


 Two stand-by crews will be stationed in Town for the duration of the event to address any outages that may occur.


 SEWER DEPARTMENT

 Staff will be on-site for duration of the event

 All pumps have been exercised and are ready if needed




 COMMUNICATIONS

 Code Red messages will be issued regarding Parking restrictions, Bay Street one way, and general advisory



 This memo will be posted on Town Web Site, Cable TV and Fire Department Facebook page and to the Hull Times.

 Citizen information can be found at the following sites:
 Town of Hull Web Site: www.town.hull.ma.us


 Facebook: Town of- Hull


 Facebook: Hull Emergency Management


 Hull Cable TV