Preparedness and Communications

The official hurricane season for the Atlantic basin is from June 1 to Nov. 30, with peak activity blowing in around Sept. 10, and most of the activity swirling around the area between mid-August and mid-October.

Results of the survey confirm that staffing continues to be an issue in the 911 call-taking industry, as does outdated technology — 75 percent of emergency communications centers lack the budget to keep up with hiring.

Tornados can happen at any time and that’s why the National Weather Service will be issuing two fake warnings today on social media. The idea is to make people aware that they need to make preparedness plans and practice them.

The National Weather Service advises residents who live in a flood-prone area or are currently camping in a low-lying zone that it is crucial to promptly seek higher ground. If told to evacuate, do so immediately.

The company, in business for eight years, sells software for records management and response. First Due also serves state and local customers, along with the Department of Defense and other agencies.

The project, delayed in part by supply chain issues, was first announced in 2021 in response to first responders' complaints about having difficulty communicating in certain rural areas where the terrain is rugged.

City mayors, town supervisors and other government officials from across Niagara County, along with first responders and law enforcement agencies from the federal to local level, engaged in countless hours of preparation.

The Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project team forecasts 23 named storms, including 11 hurricanes. The Climate Adaptation Center in Florida is predicting 24 named storms, 12 hurricanes.

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren wrote that federal grant money is a “key resource to ensure that firefighters — and the cities, towns you serve — are appropriately protected from fire-related dangers.”

The Allen County, Ohio, Sheriff's Office and Allen County Emergency Management Agency set up an Emergency Operations Center. Weather conditions appear to be nearly perfect for today's eclipse.

The United States Geological Survey has a burgeoning camera system that monitors mostly river systems that emergency managers can use to visualize and gather data on flooding threats.

“It’s the one place that I can think of in the country that you can walk into and just punch a worker in the face and the response is something like, ‘Okay, we’re sorry that something upset you, do you want a sandwich?’”

"We get to see the different types of container cars — how they function. This helps us relay information to the railroad. We learn the terminology so we can tell Norfolk Southern what's needed."

The state began transitioning in November 2018 when Durham County 911 joined via AT&T ESInet, hosting a hosted call solution and text messaging, and Anson County 911 completed the state’s transition in February.

The Ohio Department of Transportation will tell motorists not to stop along Interstate 90 but expects that “impromptu” events will spring up as the eclipse starts and cars begin pulling over.