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If You Must Go Outside

If you must go outside……protect yourself from winter storm hazards. Wear layered clothing, mittens or gloves, and a hat. Layering clothes will keep you warmer than a single heavy coat. Outer garments should be tightly woven and water repellent. Mittens or gloves and a hat will prevent loss of body heat. Mittens are warmer than gloves because fingers maintain more warmth when they touch each other. Half of your body heat loss is from the head….

Disaster Mitigation

Disaster Mitigation Disaster Mitigation is the cornerstone of emergency management. It’s the ongoing effort to lessen the impact disasters have on people and property. Mitigation involves keeping homes away from floodplains, engineering bridges to withstand earthquakes, creating and enforcing effective building codes to protect property from hurricanes, and more. Mitigation is defined as “sustained action that reduces or eliminates…

Storm Watch

Storm Watch What to Do During a Winter Storm WATCH Listen to a NOAA Weather Radio, or local radio or television stations for updated information. Local authorities will provide you with the best information for your particular situation. New Bedford residents should tune to the New Bedford Government Access Channel 18 or WBSM-AM 1420 radio for local information. Be aware of changing weather conditions. Severe weather can happen quickly….