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County hit hard by winter |
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December 20, 2017 |
By Michael Meier
Director, Emergency Management
Public Information Officer
During the last 24 hours, Boundary County has
suffered 18 to 24 inches of snow depending on
the location, power outages, internet failure,
overloaded Verizon phone system, stop lights not
functioning, and a bunch of fender benders and
accidents closing roads and highways. First
responders have been stretched to the limit.
Speaking of snow, if you have a large
accumulation of snow on your building, remove it
now before the next bit of weather arrives. Do
your sidewalks and decks and roof tops as
necessary, do not wait or put it off.
At this time it appears most people have power
back or have crews working to restore that
power. If you are one of those without power, do
not heat your home with a barbeque or similar
device. Use an alternate heat source designed to
heat with. Or, if needed stay with a neighbor or
friend until the power is back on.
Internet and cell phone is slow as the system
seems to be overloaded at this time. Be patient,
it will get better.
Solid waste sites also experienced the snow and
they will require time to get back to their
pristine working conditions and will be open and
operating as conditions allow.
The secondary roads are all dangerous right now,
so treat them all with respect and drive slowly.
The highways also are suffering the onslaught of
dangerous conditions with stop light failures
and drivers in a hurry. Drive very defensively
while on the roads and treat all non-working
stop lights as a four way stop.
Cold weather will be approaching later tonight,
so be prepared. Winter is here with a bit of a
bang, work together and be safe.
We wish you Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
from Boundary County Emergency Management. |
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