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COLUMBIA COUNTY DECEMBER 2008 ICE STORM

COLUMBIA COUNTY DECEMBER 2008 ICE STORM. Columbia County hit with worst storm in over 20-years on December 11 – 12, 2008. A State of Emergency and Travel Ban Were Initiated on December 12, 2008. Final Restoration took over 7-Days. APPROXIMATELY 70-PERCENT OF Utility Customers

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COLUMBIA COUNTY DECEMBER 2008 ICE STORM

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  1. COLUMBIA COUNTY DECEMBER 2008 ICE STORM

  2. Columbia County hit with worst storm in over 20-years on December 11 – 12, 2008

  3. A State of Emergency and Travel Ban Were Initiated on December 12, 2008

  4. Final Restoration took over 7-Days APPROXIMATELY 70-PERCENT OF Utility Customers Without Service

  5. Storm sparks fires, outages

  6. Central and Western Part of County Worst Affected Area of most intensity

  7. Approximately 40% of State, County and Town Roads Impassable or Impaired 17-County Roads closed for 1-3 days Town Roads Impaired or Impassable County Road Closures December 12, 2008 3-roads in Austerlitz 1-road in Cannan 1-road in V/O Chatham NYS Roads Impaired or Impassable 5-roads in T/O Chatham 13-roads in Claverack Rt. 9J in Stuyvesant Rt. 9H in Kinderhook Rt. 9H in Ghent Rt. 66 in Ghent Rt. 203 Rt. 22 in Austerlitz Rt. 23 in Claverack Rt. 82 in Tachkanic Rt. 82 in Gallatin TSP from Rt. 23 south to County line 1-road in Clermont 4-roads in Copake 12-roads in Hillsdale 9-roads in Kinderhook 2-roads in Stockport 6-roads in Stuyvesant 3-roads in Taghkanic 16-roads in Ghent 76-Town Roads Impaired or Impassable

  8. Shelters and Warming Stations Established Throughout County Kinderhook Town Hall Stuvyesant Fire House Location of Shelters, Warming Stations and Distribution Centers New Lebanon Fire House Chatham Fire House Warming Stations Philmont Fire House Distribution Points Ichabod Crane High School Stuyvesant Town Hall Kinderhook Fire House Claverack Fire House Hudson Middle School Taghkanic Fire House Warming Stations Germantown Youth & Activity Bldg Distribution Points Clermont Hwy Garage Gallatin Hwy Garage Shelter

  9. Shelters keep victims warm

  10. Shelters provide a place to gather and enjoy a warm meal

  11. A cross-section included the following: Columbia County EOC Opens 4:50 am Friday December 12, 2008 14 County Departments / Agencies Were utilized to address Storm Effects Other Agency Involvement Included: Columbia County Attorney’s Office American Red Cross Central Hudson Columbia County Board of Supervisors City of Hudson Police Department Columbia County Emergency 911 Fairpoint Communicaltion Columbia County Emergency Management Germantown Telephone Columbia County Emergency Medical Services Greene County Highway Department Columbia County Facilities Department National Grid Columbia County Fire Coordinator NYS Department of Transportation Columbia County Health Department NYSEG Columbia County Highway Department NYS Troopers Columbia County Office for the Aging State Emergency Management Office Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Columbia County Social Services Columbia County Solid Waste Department Columbia County Treasurer’s Office

  12. County Organizes Response Through Emergency Operations Center Columbia County Emergency Operations Center Provided leadership and coordination throughout the ice storm event Held update meetings twice daily Facilitated the National Incident Management System (NIMS) to mitigate the effects if the incident Maintained up-to-date status reports for the condition of utilities and roadways Networked through other state agencies to obtain the critical services needed within Columbia County during the incident Coordinated the needs of other important service providers during the event, such as: Columbia County Emergency Management Services, Columbia County Fire Coordinator, Columbia County 911 and the American Red Cross.

  13. Columbia County Department of Public Works Picked-up and distributed cots, blankets and pillows to shelters at moments notice Picked-up and distributed dry ice and water to shelters and distribution points Picked-up generators and supplies from SEMO throughout the week Coordinated the hook-up of a generator for a family with special health needs Entire Highway Department worked Saturday & Sunday clearing County roads Highway Department assisted Towns in the County with local road clean-up Made fuel available for municipalities and not-for-profit agencies during power outage Provided daily updates of road conditions in Columbia County Provided school districts with information they needed to make decisions Assisted municipal water / wastewater facilities with generator failures Assisted Taghkanic Fire House with their generator failure Assisted Town of Germantown with wastewater pump station failure

  14. Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Conducted health and welfare checks for residents with special needs Provided traffic control for down power lines and unsignalized intersections Provided security at shelters and warming stations Provided communications Assisted utility companies Safeguarded road hazards

  15. Office For The Aging 323 recipients of Home Delivered Meals were contacted Health and Welfare visits scheduled if no answer Staff delivered shelf stable meals to recipients

  16. County extends State of Emergency, two school districts remain closed

  17. Thousands of Pounds of Dry Ice and Gallons of Water were provided To Storm Bound Residents Consumable Commodities Distributed During the period 12/12/08 – 12/18/08

  18. NYSEG, Central Hudson and National Grid offers dry ice and water at local points

  19. The Financial Impact of the Storm to the County and Towns is Significant… And FEMA reimbursement is uncertain Cost Estimate County Agencies

  20. Cost Estimates Local Municipalities

  21. Cost Estimates Fire Departments

  22. Cost Estimates Rescue Squads

  23. Cost Estimates School Districts

  24. Cost Estimates Summary

  25. Columbia County EOC Closes 4:00 pm Friday December 18, 2008 A special thanks is given to all that participated: County Agencies Columbia County Attorney’s Office Columbia County Board of Supervisors Columbia County Emergency 911 Columbia County Emergency Management Columbia County Emergency Medical Services Columbia County Facilities Department Columbia County Fire Coordinator Columbia County Health Department Columbia County Highway Department Columbia County Office for the Aging Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Columbia County Social Services Columbia County Solid Waste Department Columbia County Treasurer’s Office

  26. Columbia County EOC Closes 4:00 pm Friday December 18, 2008 A special thanks is given to all that participated: Fire Departments School Districts Chatham Fire Department Claverack Fire Department Kinderhook Fire Department Livingston Fire Department New Lebanon Fire Department Philmont Fire Department Stuyvesant Fire Department Taghkanic Fire Department Ichabod Crane School District Hudson City School District Ichabod Crane School District Towns Town of Clermont Town of Gallatin Town of Germantown Town of Kinderhook Town of Stuyvesant Other Agencies State Agencies Greene County Highway Department Central Hudson National Grid NYSEG NYS Department of Corrections NYS Department of OPRHP NYS Department of Transportation NYS Emergency Management Office NYS Police

  27. COLUMBIA COUNTY DECEMBER 2008 ICE STORM

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