Preparations Are In The Works For Smoke On The Water

The Hammondsport Fire Department says, they have 14 competitors and five vendors, for Smoke on the Water.  Smoke on the Water is coming up on August 24 there in Hammondsport. 

 

Bridge Closing In Addison, Coming Up In Two Weeks

Steuben County Public Works Commissioner Eric Rose says, the Tracy Creek Bridge in the Town of Rathbone will be closed to all through traffic beginning August 12 and that will be for 16 weeks.  The off-site detour will consist of Sherwood Road and County Route 80.

 

Mid-July Severe Storm Update, From Steuben County

Press Release:   The severe storms on July 15 and 16  were a busy period for the Steuben County 911 center, according to Steuben County Public Safety Director Tim Marshall.  In a recent written report to Steuben legislators, Marshall said county 911 operators took in a total of 310 calls the evening of July 15, with the busiest hour between 5 and 6 pm, when six staff members handled 126 emergency calls.  During that time, the county entered 104 “Wire Calls” and 65 “Tree Down” calls for a total of 169 entries, Marshall reported.  The total does not include any other call types during the evening of July 15, he said.

 

Marshall noted during the initial start of the storm, so many calls came into the center that some rolled over into nearby Yates County.   “This is a part of the process to allow for overflow when one center gets too busy,” Marshall said.  He noted additional staff was called in to help with a high call volume.  While the storm on July 16 was not as severe, county 911 operators answered 99 calls between the hours of   1-4 pm, Marshall said.  Total storm-related calls for the two days amounted to 631, according to the report. 

 

Marshall added that during these storms it becomes very busy in the 911 Center, and it is important for the public to know not to call 911 and unless it's a true emergency period.
 

“In many of these incidents,  there is not much that police, fire or EMS can do. First Responders must wait on the electric company in order to make many of these situations safe,” he said.

 “This was a great job by everyone during a very difficult storm,” Marshall said. “Let's hope we don't do that again anytime soon.”