A Winter Safety
Tip from
the
Steuben County
Emergency Services Office
“Neighbor Helping
Neighbor”
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If
someone you know
is elderly or dependent on life-sustaining or health-related equipment
such as a ventilator, respirator or oxygen concentrator, you should
make
plans now to ensure their needs are met during severe winter weather
and
possible power outages.
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Help
them stock a
home disaster kit including a flashlight and extra batteries, a
battery-operated
radio, bottled water, non-perishable foods, essential medicines,
and extra blankets or sleeping bags.
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Check
on them during
– if possible -- and after a storm or power outage.
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Register
them as
a special needs customer with the emergency services office or local
utilities
so they can become a priority customer.
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Notify
others who
could provide help such as neighbors, relatives, nearby friends and
local
emergency responders such as the fire department.
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Have
a list
of emergency numbers readily available.
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Have
a standby
generator or an alternative source of power available. Be aware of the
safety rules for its use.
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This is
a Winter
Weather Safety tip from The Steuben County Office of Emergency Services.
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