and Jean Falbo-Sosnovich
Valley Reporters
pvillers@nhregister.com
jean.sos@snet.net
In Ansonia emergency officials said they received several carbon monoxide calls, while in Seymour officials said several plows got stuck trying to remove snow from local roads.
In Ansonia, the Emergency Operations Center has been open since 8 a.m. Friday.
Eileen Krugel, public information officer for the EOC, said at noon today the city has received calls from residents requesting their road be plowed.
“People are not supposed to be on the road,” she said.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s order to have roads in the state closed until further notice remains in effect.
Krugel said emergency personnel responded to a call at 3 Lester St. after someone started a car with a blocked exhaust pipe, causing carbon monoxide to build up.
“We’ve been getting a lot of CO calls,” she said. Krugel reiterated key points that have been broadcast via the city’s Code Red Alert system.
People are urged to clear furnace and dryer vents on their houses, she said, to reduce the possibility of carbon monoxide buildup.
Also, she said even if residents can simply “uncover the top” of a fire hydrant near their houses it will greatly help firefighters quickly locate it when they get there to shovel it out.
“We’re asking people to be patient,” Krugel said. The city has requested help from the state for equipment to clear roads.
She said personnel who have been
out said streets that have been plowed “look like tunnels” because of
the large piles of snow that have been moved.
“There has been some serious drifting,” she said.
There are two representatives from the United Illuminating Co. at the operations center, who “work with us on a priority list” in the event of an outage, Krugel said.
Krugel spoke this morning with Mayor James Della Volpe who is on vacation out-of-state.
“He has been keeping in close contact with other city officials,” she said.
Seymour
Seymour First Selectman Kurt Miller updated residents with a Code Red System. Heavy snowfall overnight has left all roads impassable, he said.
“While Public Works has done its best to try and keep up, they were no match for the volume of snow that fell in such a short period of time,” Miller said.
“We had several issues overnight of trucks being stuck and needing to be pulled out. At this point, we are focusing on the main arteries of town with our larger trucks,” Miller said.
He said once the main roads are passable crews will work on the side streets.
The town will be bringing in some private contractors to assist in opening the roads as quickly as possible, Miller said.“There has been some serious drifting,” she said.
There are two representatives from the United Illuminating Co. at the operations center, who “work with us on a priority list” in the event of an outage, Krugel said.
Krugel spoke this morning with Mayor James Della Volpe who is on vacation out-of-state.
“He has been keeping in close contact with other city officials,” she said.
Seymour
Seymour First Selectman Kurt Miller updated residents with a Code Red System. Heavy snowfall overnight has left all roads impassable, he said.
“While Public Works has done its best to try and keep up, they were no match for the volume of snow that fell in such a short period of time,” Miller said.
“We had several issues overnight of trucks being stuck and needing to be pulled out. At this point, we are focusing on the main arteries of town with our larger trucks,” Miller said.
He said once the main roads are passable crews will work on the side streets.
“Please don’t think your road is being ignored or forgotten. We need to do this in a systematic fashion to make sure it is safe for everyone, especially our public works drivers. I am asking that all residents stay in their homes and do not attempt to travel,” Miller said.
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