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Williamsburg officials outline new emergency-alert approach as crews prep for winter storm
Summary
Chief Snyder told the City Council the Surry power station siren system has been removed and Dominion Energy now relies on IPAWS alerts and QR-coded magnets; public-works crews pretreated streets with brine and spread roughly 25 tons of salt-and-sand ahead of a forecasted winter storm.
Williamsburg — Chief Snyder told the Williamsburg City Council on Jan. 9 that Dominion Energy has moved the community’s emergency-notification strategy away from the Surry siren poles and toward cellphone alerts and printed materials that link to online resources.
"They obviously went to the IPAWS," Chief Snyder said, referring to the federal Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, adding that Dominion has also stopped distributing the printed Surry calendars. "What everybody should have received is a…
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