New York Citizens' Views of the Impact of Superstorm Sandy

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Thu, 2012-11-01 21:30 — mdmcdonald

The New York Citizen's working group is focusing on providing citizen perspectives on the Superstorm Sandy disaster

The mission of the New York Citizen's working group is to provide citizen perspectives on the impacts from the Superstorm Sandy disaster.

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Prevent Frozen Pipes - Homes Without Heat at Risk as Temperatures Drop

Mon, 2012-11-05 12:43 — admin

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New York Citizens' Views of the Impact of Superstorm Sandy

In homes without heat, home owners need to make sure their pipes are empty. Water that's left in pipes, when frozen, will expand and potentially crack the pipes leading to damage that could have been prevented.

If you don't have heat in your home, get in touch with a plumber or emergency worker and make sure they blow out your pipes.

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Rockaway, Queens

Sun, 2012-11-04 23:01 — mdmcdonald

Whereas some areas of New York City appear to be coming back into near normal conditions, areas of Rockaway have been hit hard and are potentially degenerating.

Please report your observerations from the ground.

Freeport Electric Preventing Fire as it Restores Power

Sun, 2012-11-04 09:42 — admin

On Thurs and Fri, Nov 1 & 2, some Freeport residents received notices in their mailboxes that power would be restored on Sat, Nov 3 at 10am. Residents were instructed to have certified electricians come in and look at the electrical panels in their homes to ensure that it was safe to turn on the power. Salt water damage to an electrical panel can easily lead to fire if current runs through the panel.

As of this morning, Sun, Nov 4, power has not yet been restored but Stage 1 (of 3 stages) of restoring power is currently underway.

Stage 1 is that inspectors are going door to door and inpecting electrical panels. If the property is deemed 'safe', a green sticker is placed on the outside of the house.

Stage 2 will be electrical crews removing the electric meters from (cutting electricity to) any house without a green sticker

Stage 3 will be deployment of fire trucks to areas where power is being restored just in case and turning on the power

Although residents would certainly like their power on sooner, they understand that this is perhaps time well spent.

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Susan's Perspective on Superstorm Sandy

Thu, 2012-11-01 21:34 — mdmcdonald

This e-mail may be more stream of consciousness than anything else but I'll do my best to organize my thoughts. I'll also include video links where I can.

Citizens did not follow the mandatory evacuation order because
- When they evacuated for Irene, they found that the places to which they evacuated were hit hard whereas the homes they left behind were fine.
- Many residents live in highrises and feel that as long as the water doesn't reach their apartment, they'll be safe. They stock up on batteries, food, water, and medication for a few days but not enough to sustain them for over a week without power.
- Folks living in houses figured that if things got really bad, they could flee at the last minute. They did not expect the water to flow in in such a violent fashion nor did they expect the water levels to rise as quickly nor as high as they did. A friend of mine thought she was prepared because parked her car in her driveway facing outward. I haven't been able to speak with her since Monday morning, but my guess is that her car is totaled and possibly has floated away.

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