CITY OF ALTOONA WINTER STORM ELLIOTT INFORMATION
News Date: Friday, December 23, 2022
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Emergency Management
News Release - For Immediate Release
Date: December 24, 2022
Contact: Linda Rickens Schellhammer, City Clerk/Public Information Officer lrickens@altoonapa.gov
THE CITY OF ALTOONA PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO WINTER STORM ELLIOTT:
1. KEEP YOUR CELL PHONES CHARGED IN THE EVENT YOU LOSE POWER.
2. BE PREPARED FOR A POWER OUTAGE. HAVE FLASHLIGHTS READY AND CHECK BATTERIES IN FLASHLIGHTS AND RADIOS. REPORT POWER OUTAGES TO PENELEC AT 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877).
3. DON’T FORGET YOUR PETS – BRING THEM INDOORS.
4. LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO PREPARE FOR A WINTER STORM AT WWW.PEMA.PA.GOV/PLANNINGANDPREPAREDNESS
5. LIKE AND FOLLOW THE ALTOONA POLICE DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE AND THE ALTOONA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FACEBOOK PAGE FOR WEATHER RELATED ANNOUNCEMENTS.
6. REVIEW AND UNDERSTAND THE CITY OF ALTOONA’S WINTER WEATHER RESOURCES INFORMATION LOCATED ON THE CITY’S WEBSITE WWW.ALTOONAPA.GOV UNDER THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. THIS GUIDE PROVIDES INFORMATION ON PLOWING/SALTING AND SIDEWALK SNOW/ICE REMOVAL.
7. THE CITY EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER (EOC) PHONE NUMBER IS:
814-949-2550. PLEASE WRITE THIS NUMBER DOWN NOW IN THE EVENT THE CITY WOULD OPEN THE CENTER DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. (this number is only active if the City officially announces the opening of the EOC for a winter storm)
8. REGISTER TO RECEIVE EMERGENCY ALERTS BY GOING TO WWW.ALTOONAPA.GOV
LOOK FOR EMERGENCY ALERTS UNDER RESIDENTS/EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
FOLLOW THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFO AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
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Emergency Management
News Release - For Immediate Release
Date: December 24, 2022
Contact: Linda Rickens Schellhammer, City Clerk/Public Information Officer lrickens@altoonapa.gov
CITY OF ALTOONA
WINTER STORM ELLIOTT INFORMATION
WINTER STORM ELLIOTT INFORMATION
THE CITY OF ALTOONA PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO WINTER STORM ELLIOTT:
1. KEEP YOUR CELL PHONES CHARGED IN THE EVENT YOU LOSE POWER.
2. BE PREPARED FOR A POWER OUTAGE. HAVE FLASHLIGHTS READY AND CHECK BATTERIES IN FLASHLIGHTS AND RADIOS. REPORT POWER OUTAGES TO PENELEC AT 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877).
3. DON’T FORGET YOUR PETS – BRING THEM INDOORS.
4. LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO PREPARE FOR A WINTER STORM AT WWW.PEMA.PA.GOV/PLANNINGANDPREPAREDNESS
5. LIKE AND FOLLOW THE ALTOONA POLICE DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE AND THE ALTOONA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FACEBOOK PAGE FOR WEATHER RELATED ANNOUNCEMENTS.
6. REVIEW AND UNDERSTAND THE CITY OF ALTOONA’S WINTER WEATHER RESOURCES INFORMATION LOCATED ON THE CITY’S WEBSITE WWW.ALTOONAPA.GOV UNDER THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. THIS GUIDE PROVIDES INFORMATION ON PLOWING/SALTING AND SIDEWALK SNOW/ICE REMOVAL.
7. THE CITY EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER (EOC) PHONE NUMBER IS:
814-949-2550. PLEASE WRITE THIS NUMBER DOWN NOW IN THE EVENT THE CITY WOULD OPEN THE CENTER DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. (this number is only active if the City officially announces the opening of the EOC for a winter storm)
8. REGISTER TO RECEIVE EMERGENCY ALERTS BY GOING TO WWW.ALTOONAPA.GOV
LOOK FOR EMERGENCY ALERTS UNDER RESIDENTS/EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
FOLLOW THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFO AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
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