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Well

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good morning, everyone. Welcome

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to Huntington Town Hall. I'm

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town supervisor

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Ed Smith. We're here for an

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emergency preparedness

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conference and, uh, a

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uh, introduction of many of the

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experts that will

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be called upon in the event of

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an emergency in

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the town. Also some advice to

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our residents on what they

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can do to prepare for any type

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of weather emergency, while

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the focus of this today would be

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on a warm weather emergency such

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as a hurricane or heavy winds or

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rain. Much of it applies

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to winter storms as well,

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whether it's a blizzard or an

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ice storm.

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Uh, as I a Huntington town

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supervisor Ed Smith, and

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with me today, I will hold the

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applause until the end because I

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have

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quite a, quite a long list of

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experts that we'll be

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hearing from many of, starting

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with uh Andre Sorrentino

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our highway superintendent. A

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fire marshal Paul Lotuso.

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Emergency preparedness

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coordinator Mike Pastore.

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Director of

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Public Safety Chris Lau. Our

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director of it, Dave Genoway.

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Our director of Environmental

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waste Management, John Clark.

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Our director of Maritime

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Services, Fred Uvina. Our animal

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shelter supervisor, Michael

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Costa. Director of Parks and Rec

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Todd Jamison Deputy Director of

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Parks and Recreation. Rob Conti

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Scott Spittle. Director of Human

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Services Kevin

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Thorborn, director of General

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Services Bill Musto. And in

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addition, we have with

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us from the 2nd precinct today,

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we have Inspector Kevin Williams

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have a warning coordinator,

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meteorologist Nelson Vaz from

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the National Weather

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Service. In addition, we have

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Lorraine Mayer from Huntington

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Hospital who

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is also on the Suffolk County

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and Greg MAY and

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Lee h Beck from Island Harvest.

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me from out of Huntington, we

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have Sal Farrow and

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I have everyone's favorite

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receiver of taxes, Gillian

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Guthman. So

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So today, we're here

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to discuss weather preparedness.

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Uh, we

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we just witnessed Hurricane

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Aaron grow from a

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category 1 to a category 5

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hurricane in just 24 hours. Uh

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I highlight that just to

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illustrate how quickly storms

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develop and go from a very small

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storm to a very big one with

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little warning. Nelson Vaz, our

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expert from the National Weather

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will speak a little bit more

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about that in a few minutes. The

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next major life

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disrupting storm is just a

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question of when, hopefully not

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any time soon,

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but it's important that that

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your government is prepared for

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that eventuality.

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The town has a fully functional

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and equipped emergency

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operations center

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or eoc that is functioning and

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ready to go In the event of

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a hurricane or other weather

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emergency, the eoc would be

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activated and used

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the emergency. The Huntington

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eoc is equipped

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with a fully functional kitchen

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and office space with uh

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workstations as

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well. It's operational 24 hours

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a day throughout the

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uh emergency. Redundancy of all

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town functions takes place

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there. It's fully

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stocked. With fuel tanks open

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communications by and with all

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of our law

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enforcement and fire services.

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It has cloud-based technology

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allowing telephone, computer

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and and camera services to

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ensure full communications and

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options for constant

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public safety and emergency

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response. For the town and the

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citizens both, the time to

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prepare is now, not when the

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storm is days away.

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My office has produced an

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emergency preparedness handbook

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to inform residents

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on how they should be prepared

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for a hurricane. And

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it provides them with resources

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for emergency updates before

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during, and after a storm. There

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will be hard copies available

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in town hall. In town senior

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center as well as digital

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downloads available

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on the town's website at

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Huntingtonny.Gov and I will tell

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you also that there

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are very similar guidebooks

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available on fema's

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website state emergency County

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emergency, and practically any

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emergency website

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will have a similar guide and it

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be very specific guides online

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your circumstances in at home

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warranted whether you have

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somebody

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with special needs, whether you

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have pets, whether you have

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uh boats or you have equipment

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in your yard or anything like

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that, that

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will be very specific emergency

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preparedness guidelines

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available for you.

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So this is a very general one,

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but I would encourage you to go

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online and,

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and find one specific to

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whatever circumstances that you

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MAY have so that

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you are prepared in the event of

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an emergency. So without further

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am going to call on our highway

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superintendent, whether he likes

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it or not.

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Andre Sorrentino, to say a few

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words about our roadways. Thank

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the biggest thing I have to say

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is being safe

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there's wires in it, leave

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it alone. Don't touch it, just

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let the guys and girls come and

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take care

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of it. We will make sure, call

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it in, let the emergency people

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take care

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of what they got to take care of

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and try and stay safe. The

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biggest thing

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I can say is make sure you

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generate a batteries. Work,

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don't go out there

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if we have a storm and go out

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there and try and start your

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generators and

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they don't work because you

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haven't tested them. So the

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biggest thing I

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can say is be safe, call us,

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we'll come. I've been through a.

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3 or 4 different hurricanes in

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my time and the biggest thing I

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just let us do what we have to

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do. Let the fire departments do

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it alone, just be safe, let us

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do what

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we have to do to make your life

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better. Thank you. Thank you

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emergency but in, in

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you can get your cars off the

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highway department can plow curb

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to curb, which is what they do

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the issue

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from us, from the National

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Weather Service with us today,

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morning everyone, and uh

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pleasure to be here. Uh

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um, you know, with, with, uh,

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town supervisor, um, and

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also all the public safety

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the Hunting the. This is always,

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the hurricane season to kind of

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uh with our community, with each

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what are we, what are we doing?

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season, and I think this is a

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great event anytime we can reach

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public as well to get people

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thinking about, all right, am I

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prepared for

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this hurricane season? And you

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know, uh, as a town supervisor

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said, we,

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we did dodge a Hurricane Aaron,

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which was a major hurricane just

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know, tracking about 350 miles

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southeast of Long Island, you

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last week, and you know, so far

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this season's been a little bit

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a slow start. We've had 6 named

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a major hurricane. Um, so, you

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remember Sandy was at the end of

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OCTOBER, even into early

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NOVEMBER, we can

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see tropical activity. So as

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we're going into the peak of

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season, this is

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an important time for us. If you

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haven't prepared already to get

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prepared,

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and from our partners at the

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climate prediction Center and

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the National

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Hurricane Center, uh, they did

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update the hurricane outlook in

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early AUGUST,

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and so we're still looking for a

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13 to 18 named storms

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5 to 9 of which potentially

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could be hurricanes, and we did

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have one hurricane

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already. And 2 to 5 major

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hurricanes. That's across the

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Atlantic hurricane,

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uh, the, the Atlantic Basin. Um,

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so not necessarily they're going

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to make

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landfall, but you know, still

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looking for that uptick and

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almost

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3 quarter of the season or 2/3

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of the activity to be in the

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next few months

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So something if you haven't

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prepared, we certainly want

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everybody to start

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thinking about are we fully

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prepared? And, and remember,

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even if it's gonna,

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even if it was uh looking at

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something that is not

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necessarily

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an active season. It only takes

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one storm for really for it to

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be potentially

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life changing, destructive and

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deadly. So we need to think

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about that. And

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and it is a preparedness

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challenge for us because most

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residents have not

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experienced the hurricane. It's

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been you know 40 years since we

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saw

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uh Hurricane Gloria make

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landfall in this area. Uh, 1985

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i was, you know, at that time I

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was 5 years old, or sorry, 10

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years old

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But if you're in your mid-40s,

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uh, you probably haven't, uh, or

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or younger, you probably don't

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remember Hurricane Gloria. And

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then if you

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go um in terms of a major and

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when we're talking about a

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hurricane, we're

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talking about 74 mile per hour

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sustained winds and even higher

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gusts Now

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when you talk about a major

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hurricane, uh, like Aaron was,

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where you're talking

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about 111 mile per hour

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sustained winds, you know, gusts

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maybe 140

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150 mph. We haven't seen that

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since the 1954

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Hurricane Carol, so you're

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talking about, um, you know

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over 70 years ago, and so most

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of our most of our population

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does not

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have an experience with a major

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hurricane, which is really

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a destructive catastrophic type

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of hurricane

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and as town supervisor was

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saying, uh, unfortunately for

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our area it's not

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a question of, you know, is it

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gonna happen? It's, it's more

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a question of when it's going to

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happen. You

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just climatologically, we should

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be seeing a hurricane in our

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area, uh,

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you know, based on 150 year

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period. Every 15 to 20 years we

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do see a hurricane.

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And so again, it's been 40

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years. Um, and then every 70

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years ago or so.

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Climatologically a major

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hurricane. And so we're kind of

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right up on that

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time period. Not that it's going

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to happen like clockwork, but I

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think just

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again we need to keep that in

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mind. The longer we go without

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seeing it, a

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landfalling hurricane, the

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greater the chances, um, as each

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year progresses.

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But remember, we don't even need

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a hurricane. Excuse me, we don't

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even need

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a hurricane land falling in the

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area for it to be a deadly and

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destructive

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event. We did have excuse me, we

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did have Sandy in 2012, um, it

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was a, not

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to get too scientific, but it

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was a post-tropical hurricane

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making landfall

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on southern New Jersey, but it's

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still brought very strong

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high-end tropical

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storm force winds, um, which, as

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we know, we had 77 fatalities in

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the local tri-state

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area. Most due to the storm

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surge was that that big storm

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pushing water

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towards our coast and our

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coastlines gotten hit very hard.

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Destructive storm

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surge, deadly storm surge, but

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we still had 20 plus fatal ities

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due to wind,

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and that was not even from a

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hurricane level winds in our

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area. We of course

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had Issaeus in 2020, just a

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mid-grade tropical storm, but we

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had a

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lot of power outages, a lot of

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trees down, some, some parts of

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the area without

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power for 1 week to 10 days. Um,

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and then we also had Ida, which

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was actually what we call a

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remnant low pressure system from

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a

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tropical system. So this was a

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category 3 that made landfall, a

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major

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hurricane mid landfall on the

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Gulf Coast, but it came up here

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as a

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weakened storm, but inherently

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had a lot of moisture inter act

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ed with

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the instability and the, you

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know, some of the lift in the

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area, and we

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ended up with a deadly rainfall

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event, 20 plus fatalities in

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the tri-state area. So just to

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say that, um, a lot of time we

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want to focus

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on, you know, uh, what is the

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intensity of the uh of the, of

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the storm?

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What's the track of the storm?

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Uh, we're following like maybe

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that skinny

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black line, that cone. But it's

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really important to remember

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that the impacts

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can be a lot greater than that,

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and we don't need just we don't

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even need

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a hurricane in our area to

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really have deadly and

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destructive events. So

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I think it's important for us to

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stay aware through the through

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the season.

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Um, you know, pay attention to

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your official forecast from the

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National

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Hurricane Center. Pay attention

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to our media, uh, partners who

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are relaying

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those forecasts. Pay attention

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to our public safety officials

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who are providing

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guidance. We're continuously

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working with our public safety

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officials ahead

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of big storms. To provide them

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the best information so that

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they can make

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the best decisions to keep our

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community safe, um, and just,

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you know, just,

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uh, and I like I said, don't

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focus on maybe the, the track,

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the exact track

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or the intensity of the center

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of the storm. You want to pay

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attention to

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these national Weather Service

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alerts do we have the potential

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for tropical

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storm force winds or hurricane

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force winds in our area. Pay

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attention to

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Tropical storm watches and

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warnings that were issued.

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Hurricane watches

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and warnings, that tells you the

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wind hazard, but as as I also

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said, there's

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a storm surge hazard. Pay

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attention. Do we have uh storm

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surge watches or

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warnings for that potential for

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deadly storm surge affecting our

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area. How

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00:14:03,253 --> 00:14:03,754
about heavy rainfall, extreme

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00:14:03,754 --> 00:14:04,210
rainfall, we've seen more of

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those type of

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00:14:07,391 --> 00:14:07,858
events that can be a threat to

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anywhere. Do we have flood

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watches up? So

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pay y y y y y y y ofse type ype of information, the

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for r r e cast

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00:14:16,500 --> 00:14:17,670
information, what are the

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00:14:17,670 --> 00:14:17,368
hazards and impacts going to be

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on our area and

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00:14:21,105 --> 00:14:21,672
not so much as the center of the

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storm going to affect our area?

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Just a

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couple more things. 80% of

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fatalities from tropical storms

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00:14:26,377 --> 00:14:28,377
and from tropical

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00:14:30,140 --> 00:14:30,581
systems, excuse me, are due to

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the water. So, um, in one of the

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things that

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00:14:34,752 --> 00:14:35,319
we have is to run from the water

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and hide from the winds. So when

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00:14:35,453 --> 00:14:37,453
you're

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00:14:38,989 --> 00:14:39,557
talking about water, it could be

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00:14:39,557 --> 00:14:39,690
freshwater flooding, it could be

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00:14:39,690 --> 00:14:41,690
storm

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00:14:43,694 --> 00:14:44,261
surge flooding. It could be rip

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00:14:44,261 --> 00:14:44,428
currents. That could be another

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00:14:44,428 --> 00:14:46,428
one. It

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00:14:47,764 --> 00:14:48,199
could be even on the marine, but

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80% of fatalities due to

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tropical storms

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00:14:52,303 --> 00:14:52,870
across, you know, uh, the

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Atlantic and the eastern United

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States coast.

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00:14:56,941 --> 00:14:57,474
Think about that, are due to

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water and not necessarily the

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wind hazards.

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00:15:01,445 --> 00:15:02,120
So, um, you know, we, we think

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00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:02,213
about storm surge, we especially

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00:15:02,213 --> 00:15:04,213
have a lot

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00:15:05,783 --> 00:15:06,250
of susceptibility on our north

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00:15:06,250 --> 00:15:06,517
shore here. Um, you know,

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00:15:06,517 --> 00:15:08,517
whether you're

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00:15:09,819 --> 00:15:10,387
talking about Huntington Harbor,

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Cold Spring Harbor, all the way

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up to Asherroin.

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00:15:14,725 --> 00:15:15,126
These are all areas that, you

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00:15:15,126 --> 00:15:15,459
know, can be affected,

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especially we have

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that open expanse of the Long

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Island Sound. We talk about our

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kind of we

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have terrain here and especially

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in the town of Huntington, kind

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00:15:25,436 --> 00:15:27,436
of 300

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400 ft of uh difference in

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terrain, um, that if you get a

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00:15:29,607 --> 00:15:32,700
lot of heavy rain,

585
00:15:33,770 --> 00:15:33,644
those low lying areas could get

586
00:15:33,644 --> 00:15:33,811
affected and and areas that are

587
00:15:33,811 --> 00:15:35,811
a little

588
00:15:37,681 --> 00:15:38,248
more organized organized. So are

589
00:15:38,248 --> 00:15:38,449
you in an area that potentially

590
00:15:38,449 --> 00:15:40,449
could get

591
00:15:41,919 --> 00:15:42,453
affected by storm surge or by

592
00:15:42,453 --> 00:15:42,686
flooding. You, you're in a low

593
00:15:42,686 --> 00:15:44,686
lying area,

594
00:15:46,190 --> 00:15:46,690
residents need to think about

595
00:15:46,690 --> 00:15:46,957
that as well. And so I think

596
00:15:46,957 --> 00:15:48,957
these are, you

597
00:15:50,528 --> 00:15:51,280
know, as we're going into the

598
00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:51,395
season, um, you know, think

599
00:15:51,395 --> 00:15:53,395
about the following

600
00:15:55,166 --> 00:15:55,733
steps. First, finding out from

601
00:15:55,733 --> 00:15:55,933
your public safety officials, if

602
00:15:55,933 --> 00:15:57,933
you don't

603
00:15:59,569 --> 00:16:00,104
know, are you in a storm surge

604
00:16:00,104 --> 00:16:00,337
flood zone? Are you in an area

605
00:16:00,337 --> 00:16:02,337
that's prone

606
00:16:04,542 --> 00:16:05,750
to freshwater flooding. You can

607
00:16:05,750 --> 00:16:05,409
find that out from your public

608
00:16:05,409 --> 00:16:07,409
safety officials,

609
00:16:08,846 --> 00:16:09,380
and if you are having an

610
00:16:09,380 --> 00:16:09,679
evacuation plan because again,

611
00:16:09,679 --> 00:16:12,790
we work with our

612
00:16:13,451 --> 00:16:13,984
public safety officials to give

613
00:16:13,984 --> 00:16:14,251
them the best information. If

614
00:16:14,251 --> 00:16:16,251
they're making

615
00:16:18,550 --> 00:16:18,589
a decision that you should

616
00:16:18,589 --> 00:16:18,923
evacuate, um, he that with a,

617
00:16:18,923 --> 00:16:21,923
with a lot of um,

618
00:16:22,426 --> 00:16:22,893
you know, with a lot of

619
00:16:22,893 --> 00:16:23,294
intensity because that is

620
00:16:23,294 --> 00:16:25,294
information that they,

621
00:16:26,597 --> 00:16:27,131
they're making those decisions

622
00:16:27,131 --> 00:16:27,364
based on the based on the best

623
00:16:27,364 --> 00:16:29,364
information

624
00:16:30,801 --> 00:16:31,335
and to help protect lives and

625
00:16:31,335 --> 00:16:31,602
property. So if you're told to

626
00:16:31,602 --> 00:16:33,602
evacuate, uh,

627
00:16:35,806 --> 00:16:36,373
it's important to have a plan

628
00:16:36,373 --> 00:16:36,574
where you're gonna go? What are

629
00:16:36,574 --> 00:16:38,574
you gonna

630
00:16:40,478 --> 00:16:41,110
take with you? Uh, who are you

631
00:16:41,110 --> 00:16:41,278
gonna tell? Um, you know, and

632
00:16:41,278 --> 00:16:43,278
remember your

633
00:16:45,150 --> 00:16:45,582
pets as well. Um, if you're not

634
00:16:45,582 --> 00:16:45,816
in a flood zone, then all right,

635
00:16:45,816 --> 00:16:47,816
think about

636
00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:50,187
sheltering, but when you're

637
00:16:50,187 --> 00:16:50,588
sheltering, do you have an

638
00:16:50,588 --> 00:16:52,588
emergency preparedness

639
00:16:54,358 --> 00:16:54,924
kit? A disaster supply kit,

640
00:16:54,924 --> 00:16:55,226
having at least 3 days of food,

641
00:16:55,226 --> 00:16:57,226
water, medicine,

642
00:16:59,130 --> 00:16:59,663
any batteries, kind of anything,

643
00:16:59,663 --> 00:16:59,897
any essentials that basically

644
00:16:59,897 --> 00:17:01,897
you can you

645
00:17:03,501 --> 00:17:04,100
can keep yourself, for those 3

646
00:17:04,100 --> 00:17:04,435
to 5 days, potentially keep

647
00:17:04,435 --> 00:17:06,435
yourself self-sufficient

648
00:17:07,972 --> 00:17:08,506
until first responders can get

649
00:17:08,506 --> 00:17:08,739
to you. And then also this is

650
00:17:08,739 --> 00:17:10,739
the time to

651
00:17:12,420 --> 00:17:12,576
kind of think about, you know,

652
00:17:12,576 --> 00:17:12,777
your home insurance, checking

653
00:17:12,777 --> 00:17:14,777
your home,

654
00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:17,470
the strength, um, you know, is

655
00:17:17,470 --> 00:17:17,448
there anything, any

656
00:17:17,448 --> 00:17:19,448
vulnerabilities around

657
00:17:21,252 --> 00:17:21,786
my house that will affect my

658
00:17:21,786 --> 00:17:22,119
property? Or, or my home that

659
00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:24,119
could, that could

660
00:17:26,230 --> 00:17:26,590
harm somebody ahead of a storm.

661
00:17:26,590 --> 00:17:26,757
So these are all things that we

662
00:17:26,757 --> 00:17:28,757
want to

663
00:17:30,161 --> 00:17:30,694
take into account now before a

664
00:17:30,694 --> 00:17:30,928
storm hits and just you know,

665
00:17:30,928 --> 00:17:32,928
last thing,

666
00:17:34,398 --> 00:17:34,964
even after the storm, I think uh

667
00:17:34,964 --> 00:17:35,132
one of the things we've seen is,

668
00:17:35,132 --> 00:17:37,132
um, over

669
00:17:39,336 --> 00:17:39,904
the last 10 years, there's been

670
00:17:39,904 --> 00:17:40,700
almost as many fatalities after

671
00:17:40,700 --> 00:17:42,700
a storm,

672
00:17:43,574 --> 00:17:44,141
as during the storm. So I think

673
00:17:44,141 --> 00:17:44,307
we want to think about, um, are

674
00:17:44,307 --> 00:17:46,307
we, um,

675
00:17:47,978 --> 00:17:48,512
when we're, when we're cleaning

676
00:17:48,512 --> 00:17:48,746
up and after the storm, are we

677
00:17:48,746 --> 00:17:50,746
susceptible

678
00:17:52,183 --> 00:17:52,716
to electrical elelectrocution. You

679
00:17:52,716 --> 00:17:52,916
know, take things slowly, loss

680
00:17:52,916 --> 00:17:54,916
of power,

681
00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:56,854
proper use of generators as was

682
00:17:56,854 --> 00:17:57,121
discussed before, improper use

683
00:17:57,121 --> 00:17:59,121
of generators,

684
00:18:01,158 --> 00:18:01,725
you know, unfortunately, carbon

685
00:18:01,725 --> 00:18:01,926
monoxide poisoning and then also

686
00:18:01,926 --> 00:18:03,926
just your

687
00:18:06,130 --> 00:18:06,697
exposure without, without the uh

688
00:18:06,697 --> 00:18:06,964
electricity, you don't have air

689
00:18:06,964 --> 00:18:08,964
conditioning.

690
00:18:10,634 --> 00:18:11,202
Uh, check on those who might be

691
00:18:11,202 --> 00:18:11,368
more susceptible to either heat

692
00:18:11,368 --> 00:18:13,368
or even

693
00:18:15,206 --> 00:18:15,739
cold. So with all that, um, you

694
00:18:15,739 --> 00:18:15,973
know, I think really important

695
00:18:15,973 --> 00:18:17,973
again, stay

696
00:18:19,810 --> 00:18:20,344
whether aware heed the advice of

697
00:18:20,344 --> 00:18:20,544
your public safety officials.

698
00:18:20,544 --> 00:18:22,544
Excuse me,

699
00:18:26,884 --> 00:18:29,947
and then we will, um, and rest

700
00:18:29,947 --> 00:18:29,996
assured that we are continuously

701
00:18:29,996 --> 00:18:30,888
working

702
00:18:30,888 --> 00:18:31,455
with your public safety

703
00:18:31,455 --> 00:18:31,922
officials for them, helping them

704
00:18:31,922 --> 00:18:34,322
with the best information

705
00:18:35,593 --> 00:18:36,160
so they can make the best

706
00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:36,427
decisions and to make sure that

707
00:18:36,427 --> 00:18:38,427
we are already

708
00:18:39,764 --> 00:18:40,264
responsive and resilient

709
00:18:40,264 --> 00:18:40,698
community. So thank you for

710
00:18:40,698 --> 00:18:43,980
that. Thank you, Nelson

711
00:18:44,535 --> 00:18:45,102
Vaz from the National Weather

712
00:18:45,102 --> 00:18:45,336
Service. And uh there's a lot of

713
00:18:45,336 --> 00:18:47,336
information

714
00:18:49,874 --> 00:18:50,441
there, but all excellent advice

715
00:18:50,441 --> 00:18:50,674
to follow. Our following now is

716
00:18:50,674 --> 00:18:52,674
from public

717
00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:54,445
safety, uh, excuse me, from the

718
00:18:54,445 --> 00:18:54,812
Suffolk County Police

719
00:18:54,812 --> 00:18:56,812
Department. I would

720
00:18:58,282 --> 00:18:58,783
like to introduce Inspector

721
00:18:58,783 --> 00:18:59,183
Kevin Williams from the 2nd

722
00:18:59,183 --> 00:19:01,183
precinct. Good morning

723
00:19:02,953 --> 00:19:03,521
everybody, and, uh, thank you

724
00:19:03,521 --> 00:19:03,721
for inviting me today. Uh, that

725
00:19:03,721 --> 00:19:05,721
was quite

726
00:19:07,191 --> 00:19:07,625
a lot of good information. That

727
00:19:07,625 --> 00:19:07,958
you just got there. I'm

728
00:19:07,958 --> 00:19:09,958
certainly no, um,

729
00:19:11,295 --> 00:19:11,828
hurricane expert, but, um, I

730
00:19:11,828 --> 00:19:12,620
can't talk about responding to

731
00:19:12,620 --> 00:19:14,620
these types

732
00:19:15,866 --> 00:19:16,400
of emergencies. I've experienced

733
00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:16,600
many of them in my career. Um.

734
00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:18,600
One thing

735
00:19:20,204 --> 00:19:20,771
I would like to say is that uh I

736
00:19:20,771 --> 00:19:20,938
speak with my command staff on a

737
00:19:20,938 --> 00:19:22,938
regular

738
00:19:24,708 --> 00:19:25,275
basis about the relationship we

739
00:19:25,275 --> 00:19:25,443
have with the town officials and

740
00:19:25,443 --> 00:19:27,443
all the

741
00:19:29,113 --> 00:19:29,680
cooperation and, um,

742
00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:30,114
communication we have with them.

743
00:19:30,114 --> 00:19:32,514
And I'm truly fortunate

744
00:19:33,951 --> 00:19:34,518
to be able to work with such

745
00:19:34,518 --> 00:19:34,785
professionals, Ed Andre, Chris,

746
00:19:34,785 --> 00:19:36,785
Public safety.

747
00:19:38,355 --> 00:19:38,923
Anytime we ask for any kind of

748
00:19:38,923 --> 00:19:39,900
resources or help They're always

749
00:19:39,900 --> 00:19:41,900
there to

750
00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:43,594
help us out. So, uh, whether

751
00:19:43,594 --> 00:19:43,861
it's a parade or a festival or

752
00:19:43,861 --> 00:19:45,861
like a serious

753
00:19:47,398 --> 00:19:47,898
storm that's coming up. Uh, we

754
00:19:47,898 --> 00:19:48,165
can always rely on them. So

755
00:19:48,165 --> 00:19:50,165
thank you for

756
00:19:52,303 --> 00:19:52,736
that. I really appreciate that.

757
00:19:52,736 --> 00:19:53,700
Uh, when it comes to the

758
00:19:53,700 --> 00:19:55,700
precinct, we have

759
00:19:56,774 --> 00:19:57,241
a, uh, emergency preparedness

760
00:19:57,241 --> 00:19:57,508
plan. We used to call it a

761
00:19:57,508 --> 00:19:59,508
hurricane plan

762
00:20:00,845 --> 00:20:01,378
We update that on an annual

763
00:20:01,378 --> 00:20:01,645
basis. Um. So in that plan is,

764
00:20:01,645 --> 00:20:03,645
uh, ways that

765
00:20:05,416 --> 00:20:05,983
we can deploy our resources and

766
00:20:05,983 --> 00:20:06,317
personnel. To problem areas that

767
00:20:06,317 --> 00:20:08,317
we've experienced

768
00:20:09,987 --> 00:20:10,488
in the past from past

769
00:20:10,488 --> 00:20:10,920
experience. Um, we also have

770
00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:13,320
many contact numbers for

771
00:20:14,325 --> 00:20:14,859
all the municipalities that we

772
00:20:14,859 --> 00:20:15,192
need to be uh, that we need to

773
00:20:15,192 --> 00:20:17,192
have contact with

774
00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:19,296
all our critical, uh, locations,

775
00:20:19,296 --> 00:20:21,296
hospitals,

776
00:20:23,501 --> 00:20:23,667
medical buildings, things like

777
00:20:23,667 --> 00:20:25,667
that. So

778
00:20:26,504 --> 00:20:26,971
we are certainly up to date on

779
00:20:26,971 --> 00:20:30,174
that, um we will bring an

780
00:20:30,174 --> 00:20:30,608
extra personnel to respond to

781
00:20:30,608 --> 00:20:33,800
all the emergencies. Um.

782
00:20:34,512 --> 00:20:35,450
On the police department side

783
00:20:35,450 --> 00:20:35,245
and headquarters, they operate

784
00:20:35,245 --> 00:20:37,245
what they

785
00:20:39,150 --> 00:20:39,716
call the police operations

786
00:20:39,716 --> 00:20:43,316
center. Uh, and we're in contact

787
00:20:43,654 --> 00:20:44,187
with them probably on an hourly

788
00:20:44,187 --> 00:20:44,522
basis they coordinate between

789
00:20:44,522 --> 00:20:46,522
all the precincts.

790
00:20:48,225 --> 00:20:48,626
They have a lot of contacts for

791
00:20:48,626 --> 00:20:51,626
state and and other um

792
00:20:52,496 --> 00:20:53,630
resources that we MAY need, so

793
00:20:53,630 --> 00:20:53,230
we can go through headquarters,

794
00:20:53,230 --> 00:20:55,230
uh, and

795
00:20:57,134 --> 00:20:57,667
and they have direct contact

796
00:20:57,667 --> 00:20:57,835
with the county people also in

797
00:20:57,835 --> 00:20:59,835
the Fres

798
00:21:02,273 --> 00:21:02,840
uh, headquarters. So that's kind

799
00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:03,730
of how we do it when we get a, a

800
00:21:03,730 --> 00:21:05,730
big storm. I

801
00:21:06,710 --> 00:21:07,244
just talk a little bit about

802
00:21:07,244 --> 00:21:07,410
maybe the public's cooperation

803
00:21:07,410 --> 00:21:09,410
uh, when

804
00:21:10,915 --> 00:21:11,415
Ed or maybe the county exec puts

805
00:21:11,415 --> 00:21:11,782
out a warning that like, you

806
00:21:11,782 --> 00:21:13,782
know, people, please

807
00:21:15,352 --> 00:21:15,820
stay off the roadways. Um,

808
00:21:15,820 --> 00:21:16,253
unless you're like a first

809
00:21:16,253 --> 00:21:18,653
responder or someone in

810
00:21:19,890 --> 00:21:20,424
the medical field that really

811
00:21:20,424 --> 00:21:20,691
needs to be driving around in

812
00:21:20,691 --> 00:21:22,691
these storms.

813
00:21:24,950 --> 00:21:24,562
It would, it would, we, we, uh,

814
00:21:24,562 --> 00:21:24,862
expect that you heed these

815
00:21:24,862 --> 00:21:26,862
warnings because

816
00:21:28,833 --> 00:21:29,300
we tend to have to waste

817
00:21:29,300 --> 00:21:29,733
resources rescuing people,

818
00:21:29,733 --> 00:21:32,733
whether it's in a puddle

819
00:21:33,437 --> 00:21:33,904
or a tree branch falls down. So

820
00:21:33,904 --> 00:21:34,205
I mean, uh, we usually get

821
00:21:34,205 --> 00:21:36,205
overwhelmed with

822
00:21:37,674 --> 00:21:38,142
the amount of calls and, uh a

823
00:21:38,142 --> 00:21:38,441
lot of times we'll have a

824
00:21:38,441 --> 00:21:40,441
backlog So like

825
00:21:42,246 --> 00:21:42,746
if you just take that advice and

826
00:21:42,746 --> 00:21:43,470
stay at home until the storm

827
00:21:43,470 --> 00:21:45,470
passes and maybe

828
00:21:46,649 --> 00:21:47,218
shortly afterwards too. Andre

829
00:21:47,218 --> 00:21:47,518
mentioned why is down. That's a

830
00:21:47,518 --> 00:21:49,518
serious danger.

831
00:21:51,288 --> 00:21:51,822
It's one of the things, uh that

832
00:21:51,822 --> 00:21:52,220
we're always concerned about,

833
00:21:52,220 --> 00:21:54,220
you know,

834
00:21:55,993 --> 00:21:56,527
you never know if the Warriors

835
00:21:56,527 --> 00:21:56,794
alive or not. I worry about my

836
00:21:56,794 --> 00:21:58,794
officers when

837
00:22:00,197 --> 00:22:00,731
they respond to those calls as

838
00:22:00,731 --> 00:22:00,931
well. So, um, you know, if you

839
00:22:00,931 --> 00:22:02,931
could just

840
00:22:04,634 --> 00:22:05,169
take some of those warnings and,

841
00:22:05,169 --> 00:22:05,436
uh, make our job a little bit

842
00:22:05,436 --> 00:22:07,436
easier. That's

843
00:22:10,341 --> 00:22:10,808
great. We are, I am very

844
00:22:10,808 --> 00:22:11,242
confident that we are well

845
00:22:11,242 --> 00:22:14,242
prepared. If we do have

846
00:22:15,813 --> 00:22:16,347
some type of serious storm

847
00:22:16,347 --> 00:22:16,647
coming up in the future. And,

848
00:22:16,647 --> 00:22:18,647
uh, that's about

849
00:22:20,584 --> 00:22:21,118
it ok, thank you Thank you,

850
00:22:21,118 --> 00:22:21,485
Inspector Williams This time,

851
00:22:21,485 --> 00:22:23,885
uh, many people are

852
00:22:24,789 --> 00:22:25,289
are aware or under a false

853
00:22:25,289 --> 00:22:25,756
impression that because you

854
00:22:25,756 --> 00:22:28,756
can't see water from your

855
00:22:29,360 --> 00:22:29,894
back door, that they do not live

856
00:22:29,894 --> 00:22:30,590
in a waterfront community when

857
00:22:30,590 --> 00:22:32,590
in fact,

858
00:22:33,998 --> 00:22:34,498
as I say, every community on

859
00:22:34,498 --> 00:22:34,799
Long Island is a waterfront

860
00:22:34,799 --> 00:22:36,799
community. When

861
00:22:38,302 --> 00:22:38,769
hurricanes and major storms come

862
00:22:38,769 --> 00:22:39,350
through Long Island. Every

863
00:22:39,350 --> 00:22:41,350
community has

864
00:22:43,730 --> 00:22:43,607
to be prepared. The impact of

865
00:22:43,607 --> 00:22:43,841
tides and wind can wreak havoc

866
00:22:43,841 --> 00:22:45,841
on our area.

867
00:22:47,478 --> 00:22:47,912
To share Huntington's plans for

868
00:22:47,912 --> 00:22:48,212
storms from the maritime

869
00:22:48,212 --> 00:22:50,212
perspective and

870
00:22:54,751 --> 00:22:55,252
to help homeowners and boat

871
00:22:55,252 --> 00:22:55,619
owners prepare. I'd like to

872
00:22:55,619 --> 00:22:57,619
welcome our director

873
00:22:59,123 --> 00:22:59,690
of Maritime Services, Fred

874
00:22:59,690 --> 00:22:59,957
Yvina. Thank you very much, uh,

875
00:22:59,957 --> 00:23:01,957
couple things

876
00:23:03,561 --> 00:23:04,128
again, Huntington, we have 60

877
00:23:04,128 --> 00:23:07,631
miles of shore front and one of

878
00:23:07,631 --> 00:23:08,990
the biggest two areas when we

879
00:23:08,990 --> 00:23:11,990
start to prepare and we're

880
00:23:12,403 --> 00:23:12,870
ready to go because we've done

881
00:23:12,870 --> 00:23:16,470
it for years, is we worry

882
00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:17,208
two areas, eat and snack and

883
00:23:17,208 --> 00:23:20,808
Lloyd neck to let everybody know

884
00:23:21,479 --> 00:23:21,946
we are ready to go, uh, in

885
00:23:21,946 --> 00:23:22,179
conjunction with the fire

886
00:23:22,179 --> 00:23:24,179
departments

887
00:23:26,500 --> 00:23:26,283
and the town highway department

888
00:23:26,283 --> 00:23:28,283
if there is

889
00:23:30,870 --> 00:23:30,521
flooding, the volunteer fire

890
00:23:30,521 --> 00:23:32,921
departments do have high

891
00:23:33,824 --> 00:23:34,390
water rescue trucks, if we have

892
00:23:34,390 --> 00:23:34,625
to get people off, but if there

893
00:23:34,625 --> 00:23:36,625
is a breach

894
00:23:38,280 --> 00:23:38,429
in the roadway, if polls come

895
00:23:38,429 --> 00:23:40,829
down, wires, and it's

896
00:23:41,732 --> 00:23:41,932
impassable, our boats are ready

897
00:23:41,932 --> 00:23:43,932
to go. We

898
00:23:45,102 --> 00:23:45,402
will convert, we will meet at

899
00:23:45,402 --> 00:23:47,402
Hobart Beach and

900
00:23:48,572 --> 00:23:48,773
we'll be at Fiddler's Green Dock

901
00:23:48,773 --> 00:23:50,773
if we need

902
00:23:51,776 --> 00:23:52,209
to be, if there's a medical

903
00:23:52,209 --> 00:23:54,609
emergency, you gotta eat

904
00:23:55,613 --> 00:23:56,460
and snack far par and down in

905
00:23:56,460 --> 00:23:58,446
Lloyd Neck we'll always

906
00:23:59,183 --> 00:23:59,717
have Huntington Fire Department,

907
00:23:59,717 --> 00:23:59,917
Huntington Community Ambulance

908
00:23:59,917 --> 00:24:01,917
there. If

909
00:24:03,788 --> 00:24:04,320
we have to for a medical

910
00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:04,655
emergency to evacuate somebody

911
00:24:04,655 --> 00:24:07,655
we will do it with

912
00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:08,893
our boats. Also, if we have to

913
00:24:08,893 --> 00:24:11,893
bring supplies. In saying that

914
00:24:12,620 --> 00:24:12,363
next would be for our mariners

915
00:24:12,363 --> 00:24:14,763
that I know all

916
00:24:15,266 --> 00:24:15,433
their vessels are their pride

917
00:24:15,433 --> 00:24:17,433
and joy.

918
00:24:18,502 --> 00:24:18,803
But you have to understand, in

919
00:24:18,803 --> 00:24:20,803
times like this

920
00:24:22,239 --> 00:24:22,639
you can't replace your life. You

921
00:24:22,639 --> 00:24:25,390
can replace your boat.

922
00:24:26,343 --> 00:24:26,677
So again, very, very to help

923
00:24:26,677 --> 00:24:28,677
yourselves out, to

924
00:24:29,580 --> 00:24:29,880
keep your boats, to make sure

925
00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:32,280
you double up on

926
00:24:33,350 --> 00:24:33,717
your pennant lines, um, make

927
00:24:33,717 --> 00:24:36,117
sure you remove your

928
00:24:36,787 --> 00:24:37,254
anchors off the bow of the boats

929
00:24:37,254 --> 00:24:40,254
because when you double up

930
00:24:40,458 --> 00:24:41,250
on pennant lines or even your

931
00:24:41,250 --> 00:24:44,250
pennant lines, they'll chafe on

932
00:24:44,361 --> 00:24:44,829
the anchor itself, and then the

933
00:24:44,829 --> 00:24:48,299
boat takes off like a sail

934
00:24:48,299 --> 00:24:48,699
Sailboaters, please remove your

935
00:24:48,699 --> 00:24:51,990
sales. You have plenty

936
00:24:51,869 --> 00:24:52,369
of days before a hurricane

937
00:24:52,369 --> 00:24:55,369
should hit or tropical storm

938
00:24:55,773 --> 00:24:56,340
or storm-like Sandy. So you do

939
00:24:56,340 --> 00:24:56,507
have time if you can remove your

940
00:24:56,507 --> 00:24:58,507
boat out

941
00:25:00,277 --> 00:25:00,811
of the water, that's the best

942
00:25:00,811 --> 00:25:04,648
way to do it, but if you can't

943
00:25:04,648 --> 00:25:04,815
for boats that are um a little

944
00:25:04,815 --> 00:25:06,815
smaller

945
00:25:07,651 --> 00:25:08,180
on moorings they call it what

946
00:25:08,180 --> 00:25:10,418
they call scoop and

947
00:25:11,489 --> 00:25:12,210
bail as the waves come, the boat

948
00:25:12,210 --> 00:25:15,226
goes up, it goes down, and it

949
00:25:15,226 --> 00:25:15,726
lifts water up and it fills

950
00:25:15,726 --> 00:25:16,160
their boats with water. Make

951
00:25:16,160 --> 00:25:18,560
sure all you're through

952
00:25:20,765 --> 00:25:21,332
hole fittings are clean what

953
00:25:21,332 --> 00:25:24,932
they call scuppers or the holes

954
00:25:25,236 --> 00:25:25,736
that allow water to come out of

955
00:25:25,736 --> 00:25:29,336
the transoms of the boat. Um

956
00:25:29,473 --> 00:25:29,740
batten down your hatches. Batten

957
00:25:29,740 --> 00:25:31,740
down all your

958
00:25:32,777 --> 00:25:33,144
companionways, remove anything

959
00:25:33,144 --> 00:25:36,144
on top of the decks

960
00:25:36,447 --> 00:25:36,781
such as people at paddle boats,

961
00:25:36,781 --> 00:25:38,781
paddle boards now

962
00:25:39,682 --> 00:25:40,840
small kayaks or anything you

963
00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:43,840
like to put out there.

964
00:25:43,254 --> 00:25:43,487
Everything could become

965
00:25:43,487 --> 00:25:45,487
projectile.

966
00:25:46,230 --> 00:25:48,423
Please again safety first

967
00:25:48,526 --> 00:25:48,726
marinas. If you have a boat in a

968
00:25:48,726 --> 00:25:50,726
marina, go

969
00:25:52,620 --> 00:25:52,196
down, double up your lines.

970
00:25:52,196 --> 00:25:54,196
Always

971
00:25:55,566 --> 00:25:58,566
strength is better. But again

972
00:25:58,903 --> 00:25:59,690
do not, do not go down and check

973
00:25:59,690 --> 00:26:01,690
on your

974
00:26:01,939 --> 00:26:02,306
boat until you get an all-clear

975
00:26:02,306 --> 00:26:04,306
from Suffolk County

976
00:26:05,743 --> 00:26:06,430
Police from highway from the

977
00:26:06,430 --> 00:26:08,430
supervis office

978
00:26:08,913 --> 00:26:09,380
Our supervisor and their staff

979
00:26:09,380 --> 00:26:12,516
will be right on top of it

980
00:26:12,516 --> 00:26:12,850
Please don't leave your house as

981
00:26:12,850 --> 00:26:15,250
you just heard all

982
00:26:16,754 --> 00:26:17,188
the things that can happen to

983
00:26:17,188 --> 00:26:20,188
you. Please be safe and

984
00:26:20,291 --> 00:26:20,858
again we're on call, we'll be

985
00:26:20,858 --> 00:26:21,580
there to protect the waterfront.

986
00:26:21,580 --> 00:26:23,580
Thank you.

987
00:26:28,265 --> 00:26:30,265
Well

988
00:26:31,335 --> 00:26:34,805
as a pet owner, I know firsthand

989
00:26:34,805 --> 00:26:35,380
how important it is. And how

990
00:26:35,380 --> 00:26:37,380
important is

991
00:26:37,975 --> 00:26:38,408
to take care of our animals and

992
00:26:38,408 --> 00:26:40,808
when the forecast calls

993
00:26:41,545 --> 00:26:41,979
for an emergency uh, we need to

994
00:26:41,979 --> 00:26:44,379
remember that there are

995
00:26:46,350 --> 00:26:46,851
steps that we need to take for

996
00:26:46,851 --> 00:26:49,251
our four-legged friends. For

997
00:26:50,788 --> 00:26:51,188
a quick set of tips, I welcome

998
00:26:51,188 --> 00:26:53,188
Mike Costa, supervisor

999
00:26:57,394 --> 00:27:00,331
of the town's animal shelter.

1000
00:27:00,331 --> 00:27:00,864
Hi everyone What we're going to

1001
00:27:00,864 --> 00:27:04,340
talk about right now is. What

1002
00:27:04,340 --> 00:27:04,268
we do for storm prep as far as

1003
00:27:04,268 --> 00:27:06,268
our animals

1004
00:27:07,304 --> 00:27:07,805
are concerned, and really this

1005
00:27:07,805 --> 00:27:10,805
is mostly common sense. Our

1006
00:27:10,875 --> 00:27:10,975
pets are parts of our families

1007
00:27:10,975 --> 00:27:12,975
and

1008
00:27:13,611 --> 00:27:13,943
so very simply, when we make a

1009
00:27:13,943 --> 00:27:15,943
plan for. Whether

1010
00:27:17,748 --> 00:27:18,315
we're gonna shelter in place or

1011
00:27:18,315 --> 00:27:18,482
need to evacuate. We include our

1012
00:27:18,482 --> 00:27:20,482
pets in

1013
00:27:22,186 --> 00:27:22,753
that plan. Whether you are able

1014
00:27:22,753 --> 00:27:22,853
to take your animals with you or

1015
00:27:22,853 --> 00:27:24,853
not

1016
00:27:26,757 --> 00:27:27,324
will depend on your specific

1017
00:27:27,324 --> 00:27:27,390
circumstances, but having a plan

1018
00:27:27,390 --> 00:27:29,390
in

1019
00:27:31,829 --> 00:27:32,329
place beforehand is essential

1020
00:27:32,329 --> 00:27:32,563
Some of the things that are

1021
00:27:32,563 --> 00:27:34,563
really vital

1022
00:27:36,133 --> 00:27:36,600
will include some of very, very

1023
00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:39,600
obvious things to you. But

1024
00:27:40,171 --> 00:27:40,704
you'd be surprised on how many

1025
00:27:40,704 --> 00:27:40,805
pets we encounter every single

1026
00:27:40,805 --> 00:27:42,805
day

1027
00:27:44,809 --> 00:27:45,309
They don't meet these very

1028
00:27:45,309 --> 00:27:45,609
simple very, very simple and

1029
00:27:45,609 --> 00:27:47,609
protective steps

1030
00:27:49,460 --> 00:27:49,146
like having collars with clear

1031
00:27:49,146 --> 00:27:51,146
and

1032
00:27:51,916 --> 00:27:52,316
legible identification on it.

1033
00:27:52,316 --> 00:27:54,716
Having animals that we

1034
00:27:56,554 --> 00:27:56,754
can quickly decipher who owns

1035
00:27:56,754 --> 00:27:58,754
helps the

1036
00:28:00,291 --> 00:28:00,825
redemption process, and if

1037
00:28:00,825 --> 00:28:00,958
you're in a situation uh where

1038
00:28:00,958 --> 00:28:02,958
we are

1039
00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:05,663
experiencing some type of storm

1040
00:28:05,663 --> 00:28:05,896
or natural disaster. Uh, we want

1041
00:28:05,896 --> 00:28:07,896
to identify

1042
00:28:09,533 --> 00:28:10,670
who owns what pet as quickly as

1043
00:28:10,670 --> 00:28:10,267
possible, and I'm sure you're

1044
00:28:10,267 --> 00:28:12,267
interested

1045
00:28:14,305 --> 00:28:14,672
in making sure your pet is safe,

1046
00:28:14,672 --> 00:28:15,106
and so having clear

1047
00:28:15,106 --> 00:28:17,106
identification is vital

1048
00:28:18,709 --> 00:28:19,143
One step that we have available

1049
00:28:19,143 --> 00:28:21,543
to us as microchipping.

1050
00:28:22,947 --> 00:28:23,447
Microchipping is a very simple

1051
00:28:23,447 --> 00:28:26,447
process where the implant a

1052
00:28:27,718 --> 00:28:28,520
very simple chip into the dog's

1053
00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:30,520
subcutaneous skin.

1054
00:28:31,989 --> 00:28:32,489
And all your information is

1055
00:28:32,489 --> 00:28:32,923
there. We can scan that and

1056
00:28:32,923 --> 00:28:35,323
instantly know who owns

1057
00:28:37,610 --> 00:28:37,495
this dog. Again, talking about

1058
00:28:37,495 --> 00:28:40,731
what we need to do, have

1059
00:28:40,731 --> 00:28:41,265
a plan. It's all preparedness.

1060
00:28:41,265 --> 00:28:41,432
You might not be aware, but in

1061
00:28:41,432 --> 00:28:43,432
New York

1062
00:28:45,703 --> 00:28:46,270
State we're required to have

1063
00:28:46,270 --> 00:28:46,570
rabies vaccines for our dogs. If

1064
00:28:46,570 --> 00:28:48,570
animal controls

1065
00:28:50,174 --> 00:28:50,741
you pick up your dog part of the

1066
00:28:50,741 --> 00:28:50,975
step for the redemption process

1067
00:28:50,975 --> 00:28:52,975
is to ensure

1068
00:28:54,478 --> 00:28:55,450
that you have a rabies vaccine

1069
00:28:55,450 --> 00:28:55,212
before you can be reunited with

1070
00:28:55,212 --> 00:28:57,212
that pet

1071
00:28:59,383 --> 00:28:59,950
If we're in a situation where

1072
00:28:59,950 --> 00:29:00,184
resources are scarce having the

1073
00:29:00,184 --> 00:29:02,184
availability

1074
00:29:03,554 --> 00:29:04,880
to get that vaccine MAY slow

1075
00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:04,355
down the process of you being

1076
00:29:04,355 --> 00:29:06,355
reunited with

1077
00:29:08,859 --> 00:29:09,427
your pets. Some other things to

1078
00:29:09,427 --> 00:29:09,627
consider Have a recent photo of

1079
00:29:09,627 --> 00:29:11,627
your pets

1080
00:29:13,297 --> 00:29:13,864
on your phone, I know if you're

1081
00:29:13,864 --> 00:29:14,310
like me, you've probably got 100

1082
00:29:14,310 --> 00:29:16,310
of them,

1083
00:29:17,734 --> 00:29:18,302
but make sure you have something

1084
00:29:18,302 --> 00:29:18,436
that you can pull up quickly and

1085
00:29:18,436 --> 00:29:20,436
offer

1086
00:29:21,806 --> 00:29:22,373
to public safety agent or uh

1087
00:29:22,373 --> 00:29:22,573
animal control personnel to say,

1088
00:29:22,573 --> 00:29:24,573
hey, this

1089
00:29:26,100 --> 00:29:26,477
is my dog, that's gonna be

1090
00:29:26,477 --> 00:29:26,811
really helpful. If you are

1091
00:29:26,811 --> 00:29:28,811
leaving your pets

1092
00:29:30,214 --> 00:29:30,781
behind because you need to. Have

1093
00:29:30,781 --> 00:29:30,915
a a pet alert placard somewhere

1094
00:29:30,915 --> 00:29:32,915
that's

1095
00:29:34,919 --> 00:29:35,453
visible on the front of your

1096
00:29:35,453 --> 00:29:35,685
house. Now you can get these,

1097
00:29:35,685 --> 00:29:37,685
you can make

1098
00:29:39,490 --> 00:29:40,240
it on a piece of paper and it

1099
00:29:40,240 --> 00:29:40,257
just says I've got two cats, 1

1100
00:29:40,257 --> 00:29:42,257
dog. You can

1101
00:29:43,961 --> 00:29:44,528
buy them, uh, you can download

1102
00:29:44,528 --> 00:29:44,795
them, but just something that's

1103
00:29:44,795 --> 00:29:46,795
in an obvious

1104
00:29:48,699 --> 00:29:49,200
location for first responders so

1105
00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:49,400
that we know that there are

1106
00:29:49,400 --> 00:29:51,400
animals in

1107
00:29:52,970 --> 00:29:53,537
the home and so that that could

1108
00:29:53,537 --> 00:29:53,704
be monitored. Also, you're gonna

1109
00:29:53,704 --> 00:29:55,704
want to

1110
00:29:57,740 --> 00:29:57,541
leave some resources behind for

1111
00:29:57,541 --> 00:29:57,808
your animals, so consider

1112
00:29:57,808 --> 00:29:59,808
several days'

1113
00:30:02,790 --> 00:30:02,612
Make sure that your to go plan

1114
00:30:02,612 --> 00:30:02,847
includes a bag of necessities

1115
00:30:02,847 --> 00:30:04,847
for not only

1116
00:30:06,383 --> 00:30:06,917
yourself but for your pet too,

1117
00:30:06,917 --> 00:30:07,840
we'll include medications and,

1118
00:30:07,840 --> 00:30:09,840
Food and

1119
00:30:11,322 --> 00:30:11,889
water and leashes. And if you

1120
00:30:11,889 --> 00:30:12,890
have any further questions, you

1121
00:30:12,890 --> 00:30:14,890
can always

1122
00:30:15,426 --> 00:30:15,993
go on the town of Huntington

1123
00:30:15,993 --> 00:30:16,193
website and go to animalservices

1124
00:30:16,193 --> 00:30:18,193
and speak

1125
00:30:26,971 --> 00:30:27,505
to shelter personnel we're more

1126
00:30:27,505 --> 00:30:27,705
than happy to walk you through

1127
00:30:27,705 --> 00:30:29,705
additional

1128
00:30:31,909 --> 00:30:32,443
steps. Thank you. So on top of

1129
00:30:32,443 --> 00:30:32,676
everything that you've heard,

1130
00:30:32,676 --> 00:30:34,676
there are a

1131
00:30:36,180 --> 00:30:36,747
few more things I just want to

1132
00:30:36,747 --> 00:30:36,914
point out that residents should

1133
00:30:36,914 --> 00:30:38,914
be aware

1134
00:30:40,551 --> 00:30:41,850
of. Uh, one of those is safe is

1135
00:30:41,850 --> 00:30:41,285
a safe center or shelter where

1136
00:30:41,285 --> 00:30:43,285
residents

1137
00:30:44,822 --> 00:30:45,356
can go should they need to

1138
00:30:45,356 --> 00:30:45,656
evacuate. Our Flanagan Senior

1139
00:30:45,656 --> 00:30:47,656
Center is fully

1140
00:30:49,193 --> 00:30:49,759
generated, it has a large

1141
00:30:49,759 --> 00:30:50,270
working kitchen, ample space to

1142
00:30:50,270 --> 00:30:52,270
shelter people

1143
00:30:53,664 --> 00:30:54,131
in the event of an evacuation

1144
00:30:54,131 --> 00:30:54,465
from our shorelines Other

1145
00:30:54,465 --> 00:30:56,465
emergency shelters

1146
00:30:58,680 --> 00:30:58,602
ailable avroughout

1147
00:30:58,602 --> 00:30:58,836
Suffolk County. Also, the town

1148
00:30:58,836 --> 00:31:00,836
has learned

1149
00:31:02,540 --> 00:31:03,400
to rely on the critical support

1150
00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:03,240
of the food pantries on Long

1151
00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:05,240
Island. We

1152
00:31:07,545 --> 00:31:08,770
never know when that need MAY

1153
00:31:08,770 --> 00:31:08,312
arise. Our friends from Island

1154
00:31:08,312 --> 00:31:10,312
Harvest are

1155
00:31:11,749 --> 00:31:12,283
here with us today to help

1156
00:31:12,283 --> 00:31:12,683
remind us that their services

1157
00:31:12,683 --> 00:31:14,683
are always available,

1158
00:31:16,870 --> 00:31:16,487
especially in times of

1159
00:31:16,487 --> 00:31:17,210
emergency. The town of

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Huntington is also initiating

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00:31:21,292 --> 00:31:21,826
a new emergency notification

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00:31:21,826 --> 00:31:22,930
system, Smart 911 through Rave

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00:31:22,930 --> 00:31:24,930
Smart 911 will

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00:31:25,563 --> 00:31:26,630
allow residents to determine how

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00:31:26,630 --> 00:31:26,263
they want to be notified and

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00:31:26,263 --> 00:31:28,263
under what

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00:31:29,667 --> 00:31:30,133
circumstances. When it comes to

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00:31:30,133 --> 00:31:30,434
issuing issues beyond our

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00:31:30,434 --> 00:31:32,434
control, I would

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00:31:34,105 --> 00:31:34,605
hope that the residents would

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00:31:34,605 --> 00:31:34,872
want to be notified. On all

1172
00:31:34,872 --> 00:31:36,872
issues You can

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00:31:38,542 --> 00:31:39,760
sign up online or through a qr

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00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:39,276
code or available link. You'll

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00:31:39,276 --> 00:31:41,276
also find

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00:31:43,214 --> 00:31:43,747
the sign up on the town's social

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00:31:43,747 --> 00:31:43,914
media websites. Another tip I

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00:31:43,914 --> 00:31:45,914
got from

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00:31:47,551 --> 00:31:48,840
John Clark our director of

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00:31:48,840 --> 00:31:48,352
Environmental Waste Management

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00:31:48,352 --> 00:31:50,352
is drain your

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00:31:52,890 --> 00:31:52,656
pool slightly so that when heavy

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00:31:52,656 --> 00:31:52,890
rains are forecasted, pools will

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00:31:52,890 --> 00:31:54,890
not overflow

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00:31:56,660 --> 00:31:57,194
and flood the surrounding

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00:31:57,194 --> 00:31:57,528
property. Of course there are

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00:31:57,528 --> 00:31:59,528
standard reminders

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00:32:01,197 --> 00:32:01,766
when a storm is forecasted, as

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00:32:01,766 --> 00:32:01,931
we've heard already, please have

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a family

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00:32:05,736 --> 00:32:06,270
kit ready to go. Have some cash

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00:32:06,270 --> 00:32:06,504
on hand, have fresh water for

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00:32:06,504 --> 00:32:08,504
every member

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00:32:10,700 --> 00:32:10,574
of your family and your pets for

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00:32:10,574 --> 00:32:10,808
7 days. Fill your cars with gas

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00:32:10,808 --> 00:32:12,808
Use battery

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00:32:14,712 --> 00:32:15,279
operated candles instead of real

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00:32:15,279 --> 00:32:15,546
flames for safety, if you do use

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00:32:15,546 --> 00:32:17,546
real candles,

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00:32:19,116 --> 00:32:19,617
never leave them unattended, and

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you'll find more tips in the

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00:32:19,917 --> 00:32:21,917
town's emergency

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00:32:24,488 --> 00:32:25,220
preparedness guide Once again we

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00:32:25,220 --> 00:32:25,356
urge the public to access one

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00:32:25,356 --> 00:32:27,756
here at town hall

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00:32:28,826 --> 00:32:29,326
or on most emergency government

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00:32:29,326 --> 00:32:29,527
websites will have a similar

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00:32:29,527 --> 00:32:31,527
guide that

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00:32:33,300 --> 00:32:33,564
you should take a look at, and I

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00:32:33,564 --> 00:32:33,730
think the big takeaway is from

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00:32:33,730 --> 00:32:35,730
today's.

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Press conferences, please be, be

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00:32:37,802 --> 00:32:37,968
prepared, have a plan. Take a

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00:32:37,968 --> 00:32:39,968
look at

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00:32:41,639 --> 00:32:42,173
a guide, this one or one

1216
00:32:42,173 --> 00:32:42,673
similar, tailor it to you and

1217
00:32:42,673 --> 00:32:45,730
your family's needs. During

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00:32:46,477 --> 00:32:47,110
an emergency, please shelter in

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00:32:47,110 --> 00:32:47,278
place. Please, as we've heard

1220
00:32:47,278 --> 00:32:49,278
several times,

1221
00:32:50,947 --> 00:32:51,482
stay off the roads because it's

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00:32:51,482 --> 00:32:51,681
not just in uh winter weather.

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00:32:51,681 --> 00:32:53,681
We need to

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00:32:55,352 --> 00:32:55,820
plow, but also in warm weather

1225
00:32:55,820 --> 00:32:56,153
there will be likely heavy

1226
00:32:56,153 --> 00:32:58,153
equipment passing

1227
00:32:59,790 --> 00:33:00,290
through your neighborhood. So

1228
00:33:00,290 --> 00:33:00,624
please, if you can, and it's

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00:33:00,624 --> 00:33:02,624
available, please

1230
00:33:04,328 --> 00:33:04,895
get all of your cars off the

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00:33:04,895 --> 00:33:05,161
roadway and don't travel unless

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00:33:05,161 --> 00:33:07,161
it's absolute

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00:33:08,566 --> 00:33:09,660
necessary. And lastly, don't be

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00:33:09,660 --> 00:33:09,366
complacent about an oncoming

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00:33:09,366 --> 00:33:11,366
storm, as we've

1236
00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:13,471
heard from the National Weather

1237
00:33:13,471 --> 00:33:13,736
Service, we haven't had a

1238
00:33:13,736 --> 00:33:15,736
hurricane hit

1239
00:33:17,608 --> 00:33:18,420
Long Island and yet we've had

1240
00:33:18,420 --> 00:33:18,375
several storms that were

1241
00:33:18,375 --> 00:33:20,375
devastating to our

1242
00:33:22,146 --> 00:33:22,613
area. They were, they were not

1243
00:33:22,613 --> 00:33:22,947
hurricanes. They were wind

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00:33:22,947 --> 00:33:24,947
storms or tropical