Friday, January 4, 2013
Recent deaths on New York City subways may demonstrate need for plan.
Two high profile incidents involving deaths in the New York City subway system may provide an opportunity for exploring plans for dealing with emergencies while navigating underground transit. What would you do if you encountered an emergency situation while riding Metro? A recent article in The Washington Post illustrates that many riders tune out the assistance information messages broadcast on the trains: If you are in urgent need of police assistance while riding the Metro system, please call Metro Transit Police at 202-962-2121. “I hear it so often I don’t pay attention anymore,” said one woman interviewed for the story. Between the Transit Police phone number, 911 and on-site Metro and police personnel, riders have at least three …
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
One shelter remains open in Prince George's County.
The county shelters opened during Hurricane Sandy at Charles H. Flowers and Gwynn Park high schools are closed, Prince George's County Office of Emergency Management announced Tuesday night. The College Park shelter will remained open Wednesday until further notice, it added. The open shelter is state operated and located at University of Maryland's Ritchie Coliseum at 7950 Baltimore Ave. It is pet-friendly and allows evacuees to shelter along with their pets, but does not allow animals to be dropped off without their owners, according to Carol Terry, a spokesperson for the county Department of Environmental Resources. The county's Office of Emergency Management asks residents to report emergencies to its 24-hour 911 Call Center. Non-…
Residents with and without pets may evacuate to any of three Prince George's County shelters.
The Prince George's County Office of Emergency Management has three shelters open for county residents Tuesday in the aftermath of Sandy's strongest blows. All three shelters are now "pet friendly," said Carol Terry, a spokesperson for the county Department of Environmental Resources. The shelters will take in owners who evacuate with their pets, but they are not drop offs for unattended animals, according to Terry. The shelters are Charles H. Flowers High School located at 10001 Ardwick Ardmore Rd. in Springdale, Gwynn Park High School at 13800 Brandywine Rd in Brandywine, and University of Maryland's Ritchie Coliseum at 7950 Baltimore Avenue in College Park. Residents can check the county website for updates or call the 311 call center…
