Blizzard 2015: Southbury Taking All Necessary Precautions to Prepare

Code Red Message sent out at 8:30 p.m. by the First Selectman Ed Edelson.

Good evening, this is First Selectman Ed Edelson with an update. By now I hope all Southbury residents are home, prepared to shelter in place through the duration of the storm and are adequately supplied in case of a power interruption. Our Emergency Operations Center is activated, we are in direct communication with CL&P, our Public Works crew has pre-treated the roads and is keeping up with the initial snowfall. However, it is expected that the snowfall will intensify after midnight. We have kept extra police in town as a precaution. I appreciate that people are staying off the roads as this makes the work of our drivers safer and faster. If you have an emergency situation, do not hesitate to call 911 or 203 264 5912 (police department).

5pm Update from Southbury First Selectman Edward Edelson

The Town has officially opened its Emergency Operations Center.

All Town offices are closed tomorrow, Tuesday, except for emergency personnel.

All State and Town roads are closed for non-emergency travel as of 9 pm tonight.

I encourage everyone to go home as soon as possible and stay home until the storm passes and roads are clear.

Allow our Public Works staff to clear roads without complication of non-emergency traffic. At this point, Shelter in Place is the best strategy. If you have an emergency, please call 911 and the dispatchers will get you the help you need. If there is a major loss of electric power, we will provide shelter options as soon as safe and practical.

Original post From the office of Southbury First Selectman Ed Edelson:

The following Code Red message was issued earlier this afternoon:

“This is First Selectman Ed Edelson. Southbury is busy preparing for the upcoming storm event by pre-treating the town roads, pre-positioning employees and equipment, topping off our fuel supplies and planning for overnight housing and feeding of our emergency personnel.

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Homeowners should be doing the same: Make sure you have enough fuel and food to weather the duration of the storm. Be prepared for possible power outages and to shelter in place for the first 72 hours following the storm event.

The Governor has declared a State of Emergency and issued a travel ban on all State roads after 9 p.m. today. This applies to town roads also. Only emergency response and recovery vehicles will be permitted to travel.

Town Hall will be closed on Jan. 27.

Important Information:

Power outages - To report a power outage to CL&P call 1-800-286-2000. Click here to report outage online. Click here to view CL&P outage map.

Charter - Please call 1-888-GET-CHARTER (1-888-438-2427) with any service related questions. Or go to Charter Storm Center site for outage updates.

Frontier Communications - Please call 1-800-921-8101 to report any disruptions in your residential service.

For more information on preparing for an emergency, please visit the town’s website.

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