The level of operation is a “Level 2 – Watch” which advises that a significant event, in this case weather, may occur. There are 5 Levels of Operation to the E.O.N. System. The National Weather Service has placed the city under a Winter Storm Watch. The city’s main concern is that the event will bring amounts of rain that will produce large amounts of standing water. Freezing temperatures that follow then subsequent snow will produce dangerous conditions. Salisbury Public Works crews have spent today plowing as many residential areas as possible before transitioning to prepare for the next weather event.
Lore’ L. Chambers, Assistant City Administrator, is the designated Emergency Operations Manager. Captain Mark Tyler, of Salisbury Police, is the Emergency Operations Center Director.
Chambers and Tyler have spent the afternoon notifying Emergency Operations staff of the activation.
The City of Salisbury has not declared a state of emergency - but is monitoring police, fire and EMS, the Water and Wastewater plants, and all city services as another weather event approaches. Support staff has been notified of their responsibilities. Salisbury officials will meet with county representatives at 9:00 AM Tuesday (2/9/10) to assess weather conditions and forecasts, and the response and impact of city services to those weather conditions.
County Executive Richard M. Pollitt as well as Sandy Silvia and Dave Shipley of the Wicomico County Department of Emergency Services have been notified of the City’s E.O.N. System and of the “Level 2 – Watch” activation.
“Two snowstorm events in the past week and a third being imminent have made the activation of the Emergency Operations Notification System necessary. The possibility that significant amounts of standing water will freeze – then be followed by a day of snow, will make travel hazardous and the delivery of city services difficult. Section 2.08 of the City Code speaks to municipal emergencies as the issue of public health, safety, and welfare is determined. I ask residents to exhibit extreme caution over the next 48 hours and prepare for another winter event. Please remove cars from Snow Emergency Routes and put cars in driveways when possible.” added Mayor Jim Ireton.
Captain Mark Tyler – Salisbury Police Department – 410-548-3165 and 410-430-0296
Lore’ L. Chambers – Assistant City Administrator – 410-548-3100 and 443-880-6091
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Lore Chambers is enough to make any city employee not cooperate. She knows nothing about emergency management or people either. Its a little late in the game to establish an Emergency Operations Center. Where have you been the last two weekends. What a joke this city is.
ReplyDeleteSalisbury has been an absolute mess for days with unplowed streets and abandoned cars. You see trucks cruising the city with the plows up while streets are impassable. If your going to ride around, drop the plow. The Stae and County did a great job during this storm, but the City was a joke. Fire trucks and ambulances stuck everywhere and cops in borrowed pickups. What do we pay for in taxes ?
ReplyDeleteIsn't the Tyler guy the one that wrote up the bogus story about Debbie Campbell for Chief Webster?
ReplyDeleteAnd yet City workers continued to process wastewater, pump water without incident and the city police were there to help some people out. The whole city is not to blame here. Let's give some credit to the men and women that had to go in during these adverse conditions and work.
ReplyDelete9:48 that is correct. Tyler is such a phony. He also tried to throw former employees under the bus for "tape-gate" when he was in charge of "surveillance" at the time given his technical experience. His only field of expertise is running bullcrap.
ReplyDeleteYour right Anon 9:58
ReplyDeleteIts not the city workers to blame. Its the management that directs the troops. The troops have been giving it their all for days and go where they are told. I saw numerous fire engines and ambulances throughout the city in the worst conditions. The police were even dring fire pickups to get around.
All the brass are at a meeting right now planning for this big event. Where have you been with your emergency plan for the last two weekend EVENTS?
ReplyDeleteWhere is the Fire Dept. involvement? I guess Hoppes isn't going out of his way since ol' Ireton gave him his offical notice that he won't be Fire Chief. The ass-kissing is over, no need for that now.
ReplyDelete11:37
You didn't see the brass doing anything because both storms happened on teh weekends. When they were off! They don't care about this city, they get in their city-owned vehicles and buzz home to be with their families while the employees bust their ass in horrible conditions.
The Pirate was in charge of kissing butt. He drove the mayor around Saturday and filled his head full of s#!t. Fat boy was snowed in in suburban Wango and couldnt care less. Gordo was sipping cool ones in sunny Florida. They made out fine without the three of them.
ReplyDelete"The troops have been giving it their all for days and go where they are told."
ReplyDeleteAnd they continually do that... and for the 4th time in 5 years they'll get no raise in the budget.