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NYC Emergency Management briefs precinct council on coastal-storm and flood preparedness
Summary
A New York City Emergency Management representative told the 40th Precinct Community Council about coastal-storm risks, urged residents to sign up for Notify NYC and create go-bags, and described shelter and outreach resources ahead of the late-summer coastal storm window.
Dustin Bridal, special projects administrator in the New York City Office of Emergency Management, told the 40th Precinct Community Council that the city is in the middle of the coastal-storm season and urged residents to plan, sign up for alert services and prepare go-bags.
Bridal said the city’s community engagement bureau focuses on preparedness education across all five boroughs to help residents “come through that event a little easier, a little faster, because they were more prepared.” He described the coastal-storm period as running June 1 through Nov. 30 and said the peak window for storms that affect the New York region generally is August through October.
Why it matters: Coastal storms can bring both intense rainfall and storm surge. Bridal emphasized that flooding risk can increase rapidly and…
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