Attached below for download are several press releases regarding storm preparedness measures taken by power companies.
Updates on the storm are best viewed on Facebook @CattCoPrepared, or Cattaraugus County Individual and Family Emergency Preparedness page. Critical information will be posted here, as we are able.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE
Date and Time: February 12, 2019 at 11:35 a.m.
Re: Oil well fire in the Town of Allegany
Summary of Incident:
This morning, at approximately 05:35 a.m. Allegany Fire Department (Allegany, Cattaraugus County, New York) was dispatched to an oil well fire with an approximate location of Flatstone Rd at Chipmonk…
When residential fires happen at night while people are sleeping, deaths are more likely to occur. Smoke alarms are important for preventing these deaths, yet many young children don't wake up to traditional high-pitch tone alarms. In a study published online today in The Journal of Pediatrics, researchers in the Center for Injury…
The Little Valley Fire Department is hosting an American Heart Association BLS CPR Course on Sunday December 16, 2018 from 5PM - 9PM.
For additional information or to sign up please call 716-938-2244 or you can sign up online at www.cattco.org/ems-training
With severe weather events becoming more frequent and more extreme, it is more important than ever that New Yorkers are prepared for disasters. The NY Citizen Preparedness Training Program teaches residents to have the tools and resources to prepare for any type of disaster, respond accordingly and recover as quickly as possible to pre-disaster…
Attached is a packet from National Grid titled "Before, During and After the Storm: Your guide to natural gas and electric outage preparation and safety"
State-wide Burn Ban in Effect
March 16 - May 14, 2018
Information from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC):
Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today reminds residents that with spring approaching and conditions for wildfires heightened, residential brush burning is prohibited…
Attached below is a press release from National Grid regarding power restoration. The major message for our area:
Estimated Restoration Times
Western NY:
Restoration in the southwest region will be complete for the majority of customers by midnight tonight, with isolated pockets and scattered single customer outages restored in the…
Warming Shelters Available in Cattaraugus County:
Randolph Fire Department Bingo/ Community Hall, 70 Main St, Randolph, NY 14772
Salamanca High School, 50 Iroquois Dr, Salamanca, NY 14779
Out of Cattaraugus County but close:
Springville Senior Center, 40 Commerce Rd, Springville, NY
*as of 3/2/18 at 6 p.m.
Updates on the weather January 12-13, 2018:
There are concerns regarding travel safety for the afternoon commute today, Friday, January 12, 2018. The warm temperatures, rain, and wet roadways we are currently experiencing will quickly turn cold and slippery around 3 p.m. today.
The temperatures will be dropping rapidly causing rain…
