The Yale-Tulane ESF #8 Program is a multi-disciplinary, multi-center, graduate-level, program designed to produce ESF #8 planners and responders with standardized skill sets that are consistent with evolving public policy, technologies, and best practices. The group that produced this summary and analysis of the current situation are graduate students from Yale and Tulane Universities. It was compiled entirely from open source materials. Please feel free to forward the report to anyone who might be interested.

1. YALE/TULANE ESF-8 PLANNING AND RESPONSE PROGRAM SPECIAL REPORT
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To support our neighborhoods and communities in New ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
York City that have been significantly affected by
Hurricane Sandy, the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, U.S. GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY
Global Initiative are taking action to help with relief
efforts. On Sunday, November 18, we will bring people
and organizations together to join us for a day of
volunteering in a community – one where many of our
employees, partners, and friends live and work – that is
still picking up the pieces. President Clinton and Chelsea AS OF 11:00 AM EST
Clinton, at a Day of Action for New York. THE FOCUS OF THIS REPORT WILL BE PRIMARILY ON NY AND NJ
16 NOV 2012

2. BACKGROUND
OVERVIEW: Hurricane Sandy was a late-season US LANDFALL NOR’EASTER: Immediately after Sandy made
tropical cyclone that first affected Jamaica, Cuba, Just before 8 a.m. EDT, on October 29, Sandy turned to the north- landfall, forecasters were already discussing the
The Bahamas, Haiti and Florida before slamming into northwest and started to make its expected approach towards possibility of a nor'easter directly impacting the
the U.S. East Coast and Canada. In diameter, it was the U.S. coast. At 7 p.m. EDT that evening, Sandy was declared a North East during the following week. In
the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, with winds post-tropical cyclone, while still maintaining Category 1 strength. preparation for the storm, some residents of
spanning 1,100 miles (1,800 km) Sandy made its final landfall 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Atlantic the state's coastal areas were evacuated once
City, New Jersey at about 8 p.m. EDT on October 29 . again due to the threat of high winds, flooding,
TROPICAL DEVELOPMENT: The eighteenth tropical and storm surge of up to three feet; . The
cyclone and tenth hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic storm hit New Jersey, New York, Connecticut
hurricane season, Sandy developed from an and New England on November 7, a little more
elongated tropical wave in the western Caribbean than a week after Sandy's landfall bringing
Sea on October 22. It quickly strengthened after snow, freezing temperatures, downing trees
becoming a tropical depression and was upgraded to and power lines.
a tropical storm six hours later. On October 24,
Sandy was upgraded to a hurricane. The storm
made landfall on Cuba during the early morning of
October 25 as a Category 2 hurricane. During the
late evening of October 25, Sandy weakened to
Category 1 strength; in the early hours of October
26, it headed north through the Bahamas and north
along the U.S. East Coast. Sandy showed some
characteristics of both tropical and extratropical
cyclones on October 26 and briefly weakened to a
tropical storm in the early morning hours of October
27, then strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane U.S. IMPACT: Sandy impacted 14 states along the U.S. East Coast, RESPONSE: Sandy caused billions in damage.
later that morning. from Florida to New England, stretching tropical storm force The widespread destruction has resulted in
winds far inland, causing major flooding in coastal communities the largest relief effort since Hurricane
FATALITIES BY COUNTRY and New York City, exacerbating mountain snows in the Mid Katrina. Local, tribal, state and federal assets
Atlantic Appalachian region, especially in West Virginia, halting have been mobilized to meet the needs.
mass transit and cutting power to more than 7 million homes and
businesses, and causing at least $50 billion in estimated damages
across the East Coast, Mid Atlantic and Appalachian regions.

3. CURRENT SITUATION
ENEREGY ASSITANCE
As of 3 p.m., 12 NOV , more than 382,000 individuals in New Jersey, New York
POWER OUTAGES: As of 9:00 am EST November 16, there are 2,129 customers and Connecticut have registered for assistance. More than $499 million has been
without power in the State of New York. approved in FEMA housing and other needs assistance and the SBA has issued
262,668 disaster loan applications to residents and businesses.
Survivors in declared counties in New York, New Jersey,
and Connecticut can register for assistance. Learn more: information and
FAQs before you apply for assistance.
PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING
DEBRIS: USACE is augmenting state and local efforts to remove and dispose of debris
DOE SITREP – 16 NOV 2012 in New York. 76 dump trucks and 220 long-haul trucks are in operation for debris
FUEL RATIONING:
removal, and 18 barges have been identified for long haul to Albany, New York.
On 13 NOV 2012, New Jersey stopped the rationing of motor fuel purchases
77,237 cubic yards of debris have been removed at this time.
based on the last number of the license plate.
TEMPORARY POWER: USACE is currently working to provide temporary emergency
Temporary fuel rationing measures continue into November 18 for New York
power to 13 identified public housing sites in New York City. 198 generator
City and Nassau and Suffolk Counties. (NYC.GOV)
installations at critical facilities have been completed in New York (97) and New
Jersey (101).
In New York, about 89% (up from 54%) of stations have gas available, 4%
(down from 38%) of stations have low/uncertain inventories, and about 7%
DE-WATERING: Pumping is complete at all 14 tunnels in New York. During this
(down from 8%) of stations do not have gas available. (Google Crisis Center,
unwatering effort, USACE provided teams and equipment to operate 162 pumps and
4:00 p.m., 15 NOV 2012)
removed over 275 million gallons of water.
SHELTERS AND WARMING CENTERS MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH
NEW YORK: 7 DMATs, 1 Public Health Service (PHS) Rapid Deployment Force (RDF), 1
Mental Health Team (MHT), 1 Federal Medical Station (FMS), 1 National Veterinary
Response Team (NVRT), and 1 Incident Response Coordination Team (IRCT) are
engaged. 2 DMATs, 1 MHT, and 1 PHS RDF have been demobilized. (NRCC -15 NOV)
NEW JERSEY: All assets have been demobilized
AMBULANCES: Of 240 ambulances/EMS units supplied to New York City through the
National Ambulance Contract to support EMS operations in New York, 100 have
begun demobilization as of November 15.
NRCC SENIOR LEADERSHIP BRIEF – 15 NOV 2012

4. CURRENT SITUATION
LOGISTICS OIL AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE
27 points of distribution (PODs) are open in New York: 3 in Brooklyn, 16 in Nassau • In New York, hazardous household waste (HHW) collection
County, 6 in Queens, and 2 in Staten Island. and transfer in Nassau and Suffolk Counties are ongoing, but
activities have concluded at Fresh Kills #1 and Father
RED CROSS Capadanno.
Approximately 5,760 American Red Cross (ARC) workers are deployed from all 50
states with the majority working in New York and New Jersey. To date, there have • Crews are moving to Cedar Grove in Staten Island to
been 8,824 ARC disaster responders assigned to Hurricane Sandy operations (90% commence household hazardous waste segregation
volunteer).
activities. The cumulative total of hazardous waste
Approximately 5,828,277 meals and snacks have been served and 1,885,635 containers is 14,578, with the majority in New York.
aggregate relief items, such as hygiene kits, have been distributed. Red Cross
volunteers are also driving through neighborhoods to hand out water, food, and • EPA continues to meet with officials regarding the
relief supplies. movement of sand deposited in residential communities in
ANIMAL SHELTERS the Rockaways, New York to the Mariner’s Marsh Park as
Pet Shelters: There are 10 open pet shelters in New York (354 occupants) and 3 part of an ongoing Brownfields project.
open pet shelters in New Jersey (258 occupants) as of November 14. (NRCC SENIOR
LEADERSHIP BRIEF – 15 NOV 2012) • EPA continues work at the Passaic Valley Sewerage
Commission (PVSC) to restore the plant to full operations.
Ten primary clarifiers are expected to be operational by
November 15, pending the installation of motor control
centers. 7 secondary clarifiers and all 12 oxygen tanks are
now operating.
NRCC SENIOR LEADERSHIP BRIEF – 15 NOV 2012
NRCC SENIOR LEADERSHIP BRIEF – 15 NOV 2012

5. FEDERAL ACTIVITIES
FEMA
FEMA
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More than 7,700 FEMA personnel have been deployed
(SBA) SBA has an electronic loan application (ELA)
• SEEKING ASSISTANCE: call1-800-462-7585 to support response operations, including search and
for homeowners, renters and businesses to apply
rescue, situational awareness, communications and
• SHELTERS: for those who are unable to for a disaster loan for Hurricane Sandy damages.
logistical support in states affected by the storm.
return home, states, tribes, localities and ELA provides a convenient alternative to visiting a
Community relations teams are on the ground in the
the Red Cross continue to operate Disaster Recovery Center or mailing in a paper
emergency shelters along the East Coast. hardest hit areas going door-to-door to inform disaster
loan application. The online program checks for
Download the Red Cross Hurricane app, survivors about available services and resources and to
errors, prompts for more information when
visit the Red Cross web site, call 1-800- gather situational awareness.
needed and provides a quicker decision than the
RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767), or check
hand-written applications. Visit
local media outlets. Download the FEMA FEMA continues to coordinate with the federal family
smartphone app. To search for shelters
https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela to apply online.
who has mobilized hundreds of staff from various federal
via text message, text: SHELTER and your agencies to support community relations and operational
zip code to 43362 (4FEMA). For example: The SBA also offers Economic Injury Disaster
activities. More than 2,040 housing inspectors are on the
Shelter 01234 (Standard rates apply). Loans to small businesses, small agricultural
ground, meeting with disaster survivors to identify
cooperatives, small businesses engaged in
• FEMA Housing Portal: Individuals and damages to homes, to further expedite assistance to
aquaculture, and most private non-profit
families who have been displaced by the individuals; and more than 90,000 damage inspections
organizations, to help meet working capital needs
disaster can use the FEMA Housing have already been completed in New Jersey, New York
caused by the disaster. Economic Injury Disaster
Portal to help find a place to live. and Connecticut.
Loan assistance is available regardless of whether
• Recovery Tips: ensuring your the business suffered any physical property
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)
safety and coping with disasters damage.
through the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
• DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS: A Disaster Administration (FMCSA) established a 24-hour hotline at
SBA continues to operate several Business
Recovery Center is a readily accessible 1-800-832-5660 to address questions of motor carrier
Recovery Centers in New York and New Jersey. In
facility or mobile office where applicants drivers and operators providing direct emergency relief
may go for information about FEMA or
addition to SBA staff in each Disaster Recovery
related to Hurricane Sandy on individual registration,
other disaster assistance programs, Center, SBA continues to open and staff Business
certification, tax, or other barriers to the flow of fuel
Currently, a total of 40 Disaster Recovery Recovery Centers in New York, New Jersey and
transportation to affected states. The DOT’s Federal
Centers are open in New York, New Jersey Connecticut For more information, call the SBA
Transit Administration (FTA) continues to work with
and Connecticut. Search for a Disaster Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-
FEMA and the U.S. General Services Administration
Recovery Center - To search for a Disaster 877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or go
Recovery Center via text message, text: (GSA) to secure buses which are being used in New
to www.sba.gov.
DRC and your zip code to 43362 (4FEMA). Jersey to help commuters connect to or reach
For example: DRC 01234 (Standard rates Manhattan and the surrounding area. The buses will
apply). supplement NJ Transit commuter rail and PATH rail lines
where service is not yet restored.

6. FEDERAL ACTIVITIES
TREASURY DEPARTMENT AND THE INTERNAL REVENUE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S (USDA'S)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY: SitRep
SERVICE (IRS) announced special relief intended to Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has
November 7 a Nor’easter impacted the Mid-
support leave-based donation programs to aid survivors distributed an initial $5.3 million to 11 states
Atlantic and Northeast with strong winds, rain or
who have suffered from the extraordinary destruction affected by Hurricane Sandy. NRCS provides this
snow, and coastal flooding. People without
power: 8,661,527 caused by Hurricane Sandy. Under these programs, funding through its Emergency Watershed Protection
Petroleum Stations lists and closures or call 202- employees may donate their vacation, sick or personal (EWP) program.
586-7517, William N. Bryan leave in exchange for employer cash payments made to
qualified tax-exempt organizations providing relief for CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY: Call 1- the survivors of Hurricane Sandy. Also, the Treasury SERVICE (CNCS) has more than 1000 national service
800-424-8802. NEW YORK: EPA has assessed 3 Department and the IRS announced an expedited members who have been deployed to seven
drinking water facilities and 7 wastewater review and approval process will be offered for states. AmeriCorps and Senior Corps members in
treatment plants. Hurricane Proof plan. NEW organizations seeking tax-exempt status in order to Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, New York,
JERSEY: EPA has assessed 14 drinking water provide relief for victims of Hurricane Sandy. efforts. Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and West Virginia are
facilities and 11 wastewater treatment plants. assisting with shelter operations, call centers, debris
All 105 of the short-term, removal sites have DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) in response to a removal, and mass care. More than 430 members of
been assessed and do not pose an immediate request from the State of Connecticut, DOE will loan an FEMA Corps, an innovative partnership between
threat to public health or the environment. additional 4.2 million gallons of ultra-low sulfur diesel FEMA and AmeriCorps, are working directly with
fuel from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve to disaster survivors in New York and New Jersey.
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), to provide
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION as secured emergency loans to fuel distributors in Connecticut to
as many as 350 buses which will be used across USDA'S FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE (FNS) is
address fuel shortages in the state. This is a allowing flexibility to New York City Public School
New Jersey to help commuters connect to or
continuation of the agreement announced a week ago District to serve all meals free through the National
reach Manhattan and the surrounding area. 1-
when President Obama declared that Hurricane Sandy School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program
800-877-8339, or DOT Customer Service
has created a severe energy supply interruption. The for the month of November. FNS has also approved
Center: 202-366-4000
fuel will then be provided to fuel distributors in the New Jersey's request to allow Supplemental
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, U.S. state and will be repaid in the next 30 days by the Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP- formerly Food
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY The USGS has released a distributors directly. DOE and DLA stand ready to make Stamps) recipients that reside in designated areas to
series of aerial photographs showing before-and- available additional fuel as needed. be allowed to purchase hot foods and hot food
after images of Hurricane Sandy’s impacts on the products with SNAP benefits through the end of the
Atlantic Pre- and post-storm images of the New UNITED STATE POSTAL SERVICE (USPS) wants to month.
Jersey and New York shoreline in particular tell a remind customers who have evacuated or relocated
story of a coastal landscape that was due to hurricane Sandy to submit a change of address,
considerably altered by the historic storm. place mail on hold or request that mail be temporarily
forwarded to their new location. For the latest service
updates regarding hurricane Sandy, call 1-800-ASK-
USPS ( 1-800-275-8777).
:

7. FEDERAL ACTIVITIES
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
The Department's Occupational Safety and Health FLOOD CLEANUP ELECTRICAL HAZARDS TREE TRIMMING AND
Administration (OSHA) is making available technical HAZARDS DOWNED ELECTRICAL DEBRIS REMOVAL
assistance and resources to help protect those WIRES AERIAL LIFTS
Flood Cleanup QuickCard [PDF*] [Español*]
participating in cleanup and recovery efforts. Fact Sheet [PDF*] Fact Sheet [PDF*]
Learn how to keep workers safe during clean up and Fact Sheet [PDF*]
Electrical Safety
recovery operations following hurricanes Molds and Fungi CHAIN SAW SAFETY
Mold QuickCard [PDF*] QuickCard [PDF*] QuickCard [PDF*] [Español*]
OSHA field staff is working diligently to provide assistance [Español*] [Español*] [Portuguese*]
and support to those involved in the Hurricane Sandy [Vietnamese*] Fact Sheet [PDF*] [Español*]
cleanup and recovery. Common hazards include downed [Portuguese*] Working Safely with More...
electrical wires, carbon monoxide and electrical hazards Electricity
Mold Fact Sheet [PDF*] CHIPPER MACHINE SAFETY
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR from portable generators, fall and "struck-by" hazards
from tree trimming or working at heights, being caught in Fact Sheet [PDF*] QuickCard [PDF*] [Español*]
The U.S. Department of Labor is Fungi Hazards Fact
unprotected excavations or confined spaces, burns, [Español*] [Portuguese*]
assisting in the recovery efforts Sheet [PDF*]
in communities affected by this lacerations, musculoskeletal injuries, being struck by [Español*]
traffic or heavy equipment, and encountering TREE TRIMMING AND
season's hurricanes. The More...
REMOVAL SAFETY
Department of Labor support contaminated water during flood cleanup.
QuickCard [PDF*] [Español*]
includes the following income [Vietnamese*] [Portuguese*]
and job assistance: DOL's Protective measures involve evaluating the work area for Fact Sheet [PDF*] [Español*]
National Contact Center 1-866-4- all hazards; assuming all power lines are live; following
USA-DOL (1-866-487-2365) safe practices when doing tree work; using fall protection FALLS Portable Generators WORK ZONE TRAFFIC
and proper ladder safety when working at heights; task Portable Generator SAFETY
specific exposure monitoring; and utilizing proper AERIAL LIFTS Safety QuickCard [PDF*] [Español*]
precautions for traffic work zones. For additional QuickCard [PDF*] Fact Sheet [PDF*]
information on US Department of Labor recovery efforts [Español*] QuickCard [PDF*]
Fact Sheet [PDF*] [Español*]
in communities affected by Hurricane Sandy, see DOL's
Fact Sheet [PDF*]
Hurricane Recovery Assistance page. PREVENTING FALLS Grounding Portable
Fact Sheet [PDF*] Generators
If you need to contact OSHA for an emergency situation, [Español*] [Portuguese*] Fact Sheet [PDF*]
please call the toll-free hotline Carbon Monoxide
Poisoning
1-800-321-OSHA. PORTABLE LADDERS
QuickCard [PDF*]
For non-urgent matters, you can call the OSHA hotline QuickCard [PDF*]
[Español*]
Slips, Trips, and Falls
or send an email.
OSHA urges workers and members of the public engaged
in cleanup and recovery activities to be aware of the
hazards they might encounter and the necessary steps
they should take to protect themselves.

8. DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA)
The Joint Logistics Operations Center (JLOC ) is Defense Logistics
Agency’s (DLA) focal point for gathering and analyzing information FEMA’s requests, coupled with DLA’s ability to deliver
involving the agency’s operations from within and outside of the supplies and USACE’s engineering expertise, led to
agency. The center typically runs in two eight-hour shifts, with a full apartment buildings getting power back in the Breezy
staff ready to respond to requests between 4 a.m. and 8 p.m. with a Point neighborhood in Queens, N.Y., a borough where
staff duty officer able to respond between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m. As the power outages still remain a challenge.
storm approached the Northeast, the JLOC added a third shift and
went to 24-hour operations.
The extra personnel came from other entities within DLA
Headquarters, including civilians, active-duty service members and
reservists. Other personnel took on roles as liaison officers at critical
partners in the relief effort.
Liaison Officers were sent to work with other federal government
agencies providing relief for Sandy as well as state governments.
As of Nov. 13, the JLOC had helped coordinate the delivery of more
than 6.2 million meals, 48 pallets of bottled water, 7.8 million
gallons of fuel, 107 water pumps, 51 generators, 500 sets of cold-
weather clothing, 172,000 blankets, 4,000 cots, 200 hypothermia-
prevention kits and six portable X-ray machines to affected areas.
Contracting for generators to ease the burden of power outages and
pumps to aid in drying out soaked buildings and infrastructure were Sgt. Rockieve Givian (top right), petroleum specialist, Company E, 310 Task Force
two challenges unique to this storm. The agency positioned Phoenix, Fort Drum, N.Y, fills his fuel truck at the fueling point, Nov. 8, Fort Dix, N.J.
generators and high-capacity pumps at Joint Base McGuire-Dix- Soldiers are working along Federal Emergency Management Agency contractors who
bring fuel from other parts of the nation in support of Hurricane Sandy. The fuel is
Lakehurst, N.J., to augment and support the U.S. Army Corps of later distributed at coordinated points in New Jersey and New York. (photo by: Sgt.
Engineers in meeting those needs. The agency has also helped Ferdinand Detres Jr, 10th Press Camp Headquarters, Fort Bragg, N.C.)
USACE in contracting out the removal of more than 30 million
pounds of trash and debris
OPERATIONS CENTER FACILITATES, COORDINATES DLA SUPPORT TO SANDY RELIEF

9. NAVY/MARINE FORCES
• The three amphibious ships supporting Hurricane Sandy relief A number of Navy personnel remain deployed to the affected
efforts off the coast of New York and New Jersey returned to their region to provide support. Those shore-based forces include some
homeports in Virginia, on Nov. 12. that originally deployed aboard the amphibious ships:
• Marines from the 26th MEU also returned to Camp Lejeune, • Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) forces are
N.C. on Nov. 12. operating out of Craven Point and Rockaway N.J., and Breezy
Point, N.Y. These forces include Seabees from Navy Mobile
• Operations in support of relief have shifted into the recovery Construction Battalion 5 (NMCB-5);
phase. FEMA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are fully
operational and providing sustained assistance as requested by • Mobile Diving & Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU-2); and
state and local authorities.
• The commander of NECC, Rear Adm. Michael P. Tillotson,
• Navy and Marine Corps forces aboard the ships systematically continues to serve as the Deputy Commander of the Joint
transitioned the services they were providing to FEMA and the Coordination Element (JCE). The JCE remains in place to
USACE as a way to maintain continuity during long long-term coordinate Defense Department support for relief operations.
disaster response.
• Sailors from all three ships, and Marines embarked from the
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), provided support
throughout the affected region. They assisted with repair of the
Hoboken Ferry Terminal and the Sandy Hook Coast Guard Station;
emergency clearance and restoration efforts in Staten Island, N.Y.,
and New Jersey's Barrier Islands; dewatering efforts at Rockaway
Beach, N.Y., Staten Island, Ellis Island, and at locations in the
vicinity of the World Trade Center Memorial.
• The ships also served as a landing platform for U.S. Coast
Guard assets conducting search and rescue operations.
US NAVY - NNS121112-01- Release Date: 11/12/2012 1:25:00 PM

10. US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
• USACE has established Recovery Field Offices in New York and New
• USACE has more than 3,000 employees from the North Atlantic
Jersey. The NJ RFO is co-located with the FEMA Joint Field Office,
Division with an additional 990 team members deployed from other
USACE divisions across the Nation engaged to support the response and the NY RFO is 7 miles from FEMA JFO.
mission. USACE currently has 68 FEMA Mission Assignments
• USACE assigned a liaison to the Department of Energy and to the
exceeding a total of $254 million.
National Guard Bureau to coordinate any combined response
actions.
• The USACE Water Delivery Mission is complete.
• USACE temporary housing advisors are on scene in New York and
• De-watering - With local authorities USACE concentrated pumping
New Jersey working to assist with the evaluation of temporary
efforts at 14 critical locations as determined by local
housing requirements.
officials. Pumping is complete at all 14 locations.
• Work continues at Manasquan Inlet restoration near Mantoloking,
• USACE debris teams are in ports, waterways and coastal areas in NJ
New Jersey.
and NY clearing debris along the Atlantic seaboard. 35 debris teams
are assisting local NY and NJ authorities.
• 76 dump trucks are in operation for debris removal along with 220 Task Force Neighbor 1st Lt.
Andrea Gongaware, 554th
long haul trucks in operation; 34,835 cubic yards of debris have Engineer Battalion, speaks
been removed. 16 barges have been identified for debris removal with local officials Nov. 8 in
operations. Highlands, N.J., as a member
of U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers North Atlantic
• Planning response teams also are assisting with debris Division local government
management, infrastructure assessment, temporary roofing, critical liaison team. The team
sends information back to
public facilities, and temporary housing. the USACE Emergency
Operations Center where
• USACE is supporting States’ and FEMA Regions I, II and III operations personnel work with FEMA,
local and state officials and
centers to organize response efforts. More than 25 team leaders or agencies and military
assistant team leaders have been alerted and/or deployed to partners to begin the
provide public works and engineering expertise to include damage recovery process.
modeling, storm surge modeling, and coastal preparations.
USACE – 14 NOV 2012

11. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE (HHS) MENTAL HEALTH
Approximately 840 HHS personnel remain
Public Health Emergency – ASPR These teams include behavioral health professionals from
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deployed to provide public health and medical
assistance. the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps deployed
• HHS has more than 1,200 personnel in
to provide mental health support in shelters and for first
New York and New Jersey, providing – NEW YORK: 7 DMATs, 1 Public Health
public health and medical assistance. responders. Residents also can connect with local crisis
Service (PHS) Rapid Deployment Force (RDF),
• A Disaster Distress Help Line has been counselors through the National Disaster Distress Helpline.
1 Mental Health Team (MHT), 1 Federal
established with counselors to provide This toll-free, multilingual, crisis support service is available
support and referrals to mental help Medical Station (FMS), 1 National Veterinary
24/7 via telephone ( 1-800-985-5990) and SMS (text
resources: Call 1-800-985-5990 or SMS Response Team (NVRT), and 1 Incident
(text “TalkWithUs” to 66746) Response Coordination Team (IRCT) are ‘TalkWithUs’ to 66746).
engaged. 2 DMATs, 1 MHT, and 1 PHS RDF
CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL
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have been demobilized. (NRCC SENIOR ESAR-VHP AND MRC
LEADERSHIP BRIEF – 15 NOV 2012 )
• Text “SANDY” to 87000 for Sandy Storm In addition to requesting HHS medical team support, New
Health Updates
• CASPER: Community Assessment for
York and New Jersey health departments have called on more
– NEW JERSEY: All assets have been than 615 medical volunteers available through two HHS
Public Health Emergency Response
(CASPER) Toolkit demobilized. (NRCC SENIOR LEADERSHIP BRIEF sponsored programs: each state’s Emergency System for
• CDC house proof vs hurricane – 15 NOV 2012 )
Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-
VHP) and local Medical Reserve Corps (MRC). ESAR-VHP and
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND HEALTH (NIOSH) DISASTER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TEAMS MRC are fully integrated programs in New York and New
Hurricane Sandy - Common Hazards: As hospitals, nursing homes and other Jersey. These volunteers are assisting in shelters, including
Please be extra vigilant for hazards likely to
healthcare facilities return to service, HHS teams general, American Red Cross, and special medical needs
appear during the Hurricane Sandy response, shelters; emergency departments; special needs registries,
including: exposures while cleaning up flood return to their home states. Nine Disaster
water and mold, carbon monoxide Medical Assistance Teams from the National and call centers.
exposures, working in cold weather. Disaster Medical System with caches of medical
supplies and two teams of U.S. Public Health
Service commissioned corps officers remain
deployed to New York in medical shelters and
augment hospital staff the states’ and city’s
request.
DMAT TX-1 helps augment emergency room
services at the Nassau University Medical Center
following Hurricane Sandy.

12. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION:
NATIONAL VETERINARY RESPONSE TEAM
• How to keep food and water clean HHS has deployed a National Veterinary Response
and safe
Team of nine veterinarians and veterinary technicians
• Immediate assistance with water and
to provide primary and acute care for pets in the hard
food 1-888-INFO-FDA (1-888-463- hit area New York City known as Far Rockaway and at
6332). The FDA reminds consumers a large pet shelter in the New York City area. The vet
to take precautions for storing water team members will work from a mobile vet clinic in
and ensuring the safety of their food Far Rockaway as local veterinary practices repair their
and medical supplies for themselves, offices and become available again in the community.
their families, and their pets during The large pet shelter will be managed by the ASPCA,
and after any hurricane-related rain, representing one of the first times HHS has partnered
possible flooding and power outages. with a non-profit organization to provide pet care
after a disaster. Members of the HHS vet team came
• For food and drug safety messaging,
visit the Food and Drug
from as far as Alaska and Florida to support the New
Administration hurricane safety York City community.
checklist, available in English and
Spanish EMERGENCY PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Pu
(EPAP)
blicHealthFocus/ucm317232.htm.
HHS activated the Emergency Prescription Assistance
• Medical Devices - If you have a "life- Program (EPAP) to assist people in the impacted areas
supporting" or "life-sustaining" without any form of health insurance coverage to
device that depends on electricity, replace certain prescription medications and limited
you should contact your healthcare durable medical equipment lost or damaged in the
provider for information on how to hurricane. To learn about EPAP,
maintain function in the event of a visit www.phe.gov/epap.
loss of power. Keep your device and
supplies clean and dry. If possible, ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
notify your local Public Health
A team of specialists from the Administration for
Authority to request evacuation prior
Children and Families continues to support child care,
to adverse weather events. For more
information, see FDA Offers Tips foster care, and Head Start recovery efforts in New
about Medical Devices and Hurricane York and New Jersey, and the U.S. Food and Drug
Disasters Administration personnel are available to assist the
states of New York and New Jersey in assessing FDA-
regulated industries

13. AMERICAN RED CROSS
American Red Cross outreach operations continue to provide disaster relief services and
items across Long Island, Staten Island, Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Far Rockaway’s
in New York and Hoboken, New Jersey.
There are currently 5,770 Red Cross disaster responders supporting operations in the
affected States. To find a shelter, people can download the Red Cross Hurricane app, visit
the Red Cross web site, call 1-800-RED CROSS ( 1-800-733-2767), or check local media
outlets. T he American Red Cross continues to provide food, shelter, relief supplies and
comfort to the many people in the Greater New York Region still struggling even as power is
restored and some communities begin to recover.
SHELTERS: Remain open for people unable to return home, and Tuesday night, 13 NOV
2012, about 2,700 people stayed in 20 shelters.
FEEDING: The extensive Red Cross feeding operation in partnership with the Southern
Baptist Convention continues, with kitchens and fixed feeding sites spread across New York
and New Jersey. To date, 5.6 million meals and snacks have been served. list of Red Cross
feeding sites currently open in NYC and on Long Island See Link
RED CROSS EMERGENCY RESPONSE VEHICLES: Red Cross volunteers are also driving
through neighborhoods to hand out water, food and relief supplies in more than 300 Red
Cross feeding trucks mobilized as well as rental cars, trucks and other vehicles.
Visit Link for more information.
If you are seeking relief as a result of Hurricane Sandy, please go to a service
location or shelter. If there’s not one near you, find an Emergency Response Vehicle on the
ground providing urgently needed meals, water and comfort kits.
http://www.nyredcross.org/?nd=news_room&jid=63888/

14. FEMA RUMOR CONTROL
There is a lot of misinformation circulating on social networks regarding the response and
recovery effort for Hurricane Sandy. Rumors spread fast: please share this page and help
us provide accurate information about the types of assistance available.
TRUE FALSE
Calling 1-800-621-FEMA Due to the large volume of calls, individuals trying to
register with FEMA may experience long wait times. For individuals with internet X Cash Cards -- There are message boards and traffic on social media sites
access, you can register with FEMA for disaster assistance by visiting related to FEMA and/or the American Red Cross distributing cash cards to
www.disasterassistance.gov or http://m.fema.gov on your mobile phone. individuals affected by Hurricane Sandy. This is FALSE
If you are a survivor in a declared county and have losses other than food, X Food stamps are being given out to residents of New York and New Jersey as
including damage to your home, personal property, or vehicle, you can apply for a part of FEMA assistance. This is FALSE.
assistance.
FEMA's Individuals and Households Program does not provide food assistance
If you are seeking additional information about Red Cross assistance, call 1-800- or a $300 food voucher. If you have an emergency need for food, please call
RED-CROSS or visit www.redcross.org. 211. If you reside in the NYC area, you may find information about food
distribution locations by visiting www.nyc.gov.
A Disaster Recovery Center or DRC is a place where individuals seeking
information about disaster assistance can speak face-to-face with FEMA personnel to X There are reports that FEMA is paying $1,000 to go to New York and New
ask questions. Please note, a Disaster Recovery Center is NOT a shelter and is NOT Jersey to clean up debris. This is FALSE.
open 24/7. If you’re looking for a shelter, visit the Red Cross.
X There was an inaccurate report on a radio station discussing a tent city for
To find your nearest DRC: On your computer visit here. On your phone, click here. sheltering at Monmouth Park race track in New Jersey. This is FALSE.
Via text message: text DRC and your Zip Code to 43362 (4FEMA) Smartphone app
can be found here. X There have been recent blog posts and social media traffic expressing that
FEMA is out of bottled water. This is FALSE.
For information on how to volunteer and assist with Hurricane Sandy recovery
efforts, visit Serve.gov/sandy X There have been calls and posts from citizens related to the failure of the Old
Bridge Township water system in Old Bridge, New Jersey. This is FALSE.
FEMA is providing water to state partners for distribution. For New York locations
and times of food and water distribution centers and daytime warming centers, visit
www.nyc.gov.

15. NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Office of Emergency Management WEATHER UPDATE
Twitter Facebook FEMA Region 2
IMPACT
The State of Emergency for NJ is still in effect, with NJ ROIC and NJOEM currently at
operational Level 4. All 21 counties are still included for Public and Individual
Assistance in areas determined to have been adversely affected by the event
declared a major disaster by POTUS on October 30, 2012.
DEATH TOLL: 28
INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE: As of 6 p.m. EST Nov. 15, 29,367 applications have been
SHELTERS
approved; Total Individual & Households Program: $149.9 million (approved); Total
5 SHELTERS OPEN THROUGHOUT THE STATE
Housing Assistance: $140.2 million (approved); Total Other Needs Assistance: $9.6
• Shelter locations found here
million (approved) See here for daily updates.
• FEMA has activated its Transitional Sheltering
SERVICES Assistance program, allowing eligible survivors
in shelters that cannot return home due to
• Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) Anyone affected by Hurricane Sandy can now hurricane damages to remain in hotels or motels
visit four newly opened DRCs if they have questions about recovery programs. until more suitable housing accommodations are
There are now 25 DRCs are open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. until further notice. made available.
For locations and times, see here. Or text DRC and a Zip Code to 43362 (4FEMA).
• Rental Assistance – FEMA announced that the agency is increasing the amount of
rental assistance that it may provide eligible disaster survivors in NJ and NY by an DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS
additional 25%.
• Available Rentals – Landlords throughout the state are opening available New Disaster Recovery Centers open in Essex, Hudson, Ocean and
properties to Hurricane Sandy victims. See the NJ Housing Research Center. Salem Counties. Click here to see the exact location. DRCs location
• DOE Hotline -- The Department of Education announced the launch of a hotline
change frequently, click here for the most recent updates.
for families displaced by Hurricane Sandy. Call 609-292-2070. M-F 8am-4pm to
speak with a department staffer with any questions about the schooling options.
A free legal hotline for storm victims has been launched by the New Jersey State
Bar Association, ABA Young Lawyers Division and FEMA help residents who
cannot afford to pay an attorney. To request free legal assistance call 888-541-
1900 from 9-5 (M-F). Messages can be left and calls will be returned the next
day.
• Public health experts are available through the state's 2-1-1 system to answer
questions about food and water safety and mold removal due to the affects of
Hurricane Sandy. Call 2-1-1 24/7 or 1-866-234-0964 from 8am to 8pm on Click here for most current information on transit, power, fuel, and public health
weekdays and 10am to 5pm on weekends. notices.
• Pet Food Distributions available in four locations.

16. NEW JERSEY
TRANSIT UPDATE
Ongoing Full Closures – 4:
Monmouth: NJ 33 Westbound, West of NJ 18; Neptune Twp. All lanes
closed; NJ 36 Both Directions, North of NJ 35, Eatontown all lanes closed
Ocean: NJ 166 Both Directions, North of CR 530/CR 527/CR 549, Toms River
Twp. All lanes closed; NJ 166 Southbound, North of US 9, Beachwood all
lanes closed due to flooding
NJ TRANSIT and infrastructure has been severely impacted by the
Hurricane, and residents are encouraged to travel outside of morning and
afternoon peak periods to avoid delays and crowding
Transit will operate regular weekend rail service on the Atlantic City Line,
Northeast Corridor and Raritan Valley Lines. The Main Line and Port Jervis
Line will operate on a special schedule.
For Updated Rail and Light Rail Service, click here
Bus service is operating on 95% of NJ Transit bus routes. For Updated Bus
and Access Link Service, click here
For Emergency Shuttle Bus Service to Ferries/Manhattan, click here
For a list of NJ TRANSIT bus routes that parallel NJ TRANSIT rail stations,
click here
For traffic updates and information on damaged roads click here
GETTING HELP AND ADVICE ABOUT RECOVERY
Click here for links on assistance for the following organizations:
• NJOEM Public Assistance Program’s Page
• FEMA Hurricane Sandy Recovery Page
• Department of Health and Senior Services
• Center for Disease Control on Safety Cleanup, Mold Issues and
Protecting from Mold
• DHS’ Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services’ Office of Disaster
and Terrorism
• Tips for Flood Victims: How to Avoid Disaster Related Scams
• NJ Department of Transportation
• NJ 211

17. NEW JERSEY - ENERGY
NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION • Orange and Rockland (O&R), serving New Jersey, New York,
and Pennsylvania reported November 11 that all of its customers
• New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) reported November 12 that it has who were affected by Hurricane Sandy and the Nor’easter have
successfully reintroduced natural gas to portions of Sea Bright and been restored.
Long Beach Island. The company completed initial service assessments
to 67 percent of Manasquan, 87 percent of the Bayshore region, and • Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), a FirstEnergy subsidiary,
89 percent of the coastal region of Monmouth County. From Bay Head reported November 12 that crews are now addressing primarily
to Seaside, the company has completed their initial assessments which single-home issues.
show the need for substantial infrastructure repair and replacement.
• In the Barrier Islands and some of the shoreline communities
• Due to the flooding from Sandy, the company shut off natural gas where the storm devastation is most severe, the company
service to the barrier islands areas of Long Beach Island and Bay Head
estimates that 30,000 customers cannot be restored. JCP&L is
to Seaside Park on November 1. For detailed information on the working with State and local officials on developing and
restoration activities and timeline, go here. implementing a full restoration plan and timeline to connect
these affected customers safely.
ELECTRIC RESTORATION
• Atlantic City Electric reported there are still approximately
• The State of New Jersey released power restoration plans from 5,000 customers, who, because of extensive damage to their
Public Service Electric and Gas, Jersey Central Power and Light, Atlantic homes, cannot accept electric service at this time. The utility will
City Electric, and Orange & Rockland. The restoration plans are restore electricity to those homes once it is safe to do so.
updated daily and can be found in the “Information Sources” section
here.
• Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) reported November 12 that
they have restored power to virtually all customers affected by Sandy
and the Nor’easter. PSE&G is also working to make permanent many
temporary repairs the company made during the restoration. The
company stated that due to the temporary repairs, their system may
be less reliable than usual for a period of time.
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18. NEW JERSEY
ATLANTIC COUNTY: OCEAN COUNTY:
http://www.co.ocean.nj.us/
http://www.aclink.org/ Emergency Management: http://www.co.ocean.nj.us/EmMgmt/Main.aspx
Public Safety http://www.aclink.org/oep/ • Citizens enrolled in SNAP will receive an automatic 25%
replacement benefit on their EBT cards to account for food lost due to
power outages
A coastal flood advisory warning was issued for Nov. 15 in effect
until noon 16 NOV.
• Link to pantries & soup kitchens open in the county.
Second FEMA Disaster Recovery Center Opening Today in Hamilton • The Dept. of Banking and Insurance will have staff at a mobile office
Township (15 NOV 2012) to provide information and handle consumer’s complaints on
A second FEMA Disaster Recovery Center will be opening in Atlantic Thursday, Nov. 15 from 9am-5pm. Address: Berkeley Township
County as of 2 PM November 15, behind the Hamilton Mall at 4403 Recreation Center, 630 Route 9, Bayville, NJ.
Black Horse Pike (Rt. 322), Mays Landing, Hamilton Township. An
existing DRC is located at the Atlantic ... Click here for more. • Ocean County Library branches are open providing free e-device
charging stations and free WIFI access to the Internet
Shelter open at St. Mary’s of the Pine Church.
NJDOT announces lane closures on Route 30 to repair the Route
30/Absecon Boulevard Bridge over Beach Thorofare in Atlantic City. • Clothing distribution available at Nai Israel Synagogue in
Manahawkin and Your Grandmothers Cupboard in Roslyn Plaza.
Citizens enrolled in SNAP will receive an automatic 25%
replacement benefit on their EBT cards to account for food lost due • Ocean County YMCA open from 7am-5pm for showers, coffee and
to power outages electronic charging
Boil Water Advisory still in affect for (NJDEP):
• Beach Haven Water Dept.
• Fountainhead Parks – Jackson Township
• Long Beach Township Water Dept. – Brant Beach and
• Holgate, Long Beach Township
• NJAW – Coastal North, Ortley beach and Pelican Island
• Seaside Heights Water Dept.– Seaside Heights
• Seaside Park Water Dept. – Seaside Park
• Shore Water Company

19. NEW JERSEY
MONMOUTH COUNTY HUDSON COUNTY
http://www.visitmonmouth.com/
List of Municipal Emergency Management Offices
Citizens enrolled in SNAP will receive an automatic
25% replacement benefit on their EBT cards to
CURFEW REMAIN IN EIGHT COASTAL TOWNS SEE LINK account for food lost due to power outages
Communities restricted during designated hours
• In towns where the county curfew remains in effect, only Distribution sites for hot meals
essential personnel may be outside and on the roads between
designated hours. This includes emergency service personnel and
those who are responsible for critical services within the county.
•
Curfews have been lifted in the communities of Allenhurst, Deal,
Interlaken, Hazlet, Lake Como, Loch Arbour, Matawan, Neptune
Township and Ocean Grove.
Citizens enrolled in SNAP will receive an automatic 25% replacement benefit
on their EBT cards to account for food lost due to power outages
Link to pantries & soup kitchens open in the county
No shelters are open in the county
The Dept. of Banking and Insurance will have staff at a mobile office to
provide information and handle consumer’s complaints on Thursday, Nov. 15
from 9am-5pm. Address: West Park Recreation Center, 615 West Park
Avenue, Oakhurst, NJ 07755
Red Bank on 121 Drs. James Parker Blvd. is offering a lunch break M-F 11am-
1pm for hot meals, groceries, clothing, blankets, info and referral. Shelters
open at Henry Hudson School, Monmouth Park Race Trach and Arthur
Brisbane Child Treatment Center

20. NEW YORK
NY Division Homeland Security & Emergency Services
Twitter / Facebook / FEMA Region 2 DIALYSIS: The New York State Department of Health (DOH) is advising renal
patients in need of dialysis to first contact their dialysis facility to schedule
Gov. Cuomo declared a state of emergency on 10/26/12 for all 62 counties in advance of
treatment. If the facility is unable to deliver the needed dialysis treatment,
Hurricane Sandy in anticipation of severe weather impacting New York.
patients should call the End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Network Hotline at: 1-
800-238-ESRD (3773) to obtain information on outpatient dialysis facilities
IMPACT that can provide needed treatment. This hotline is operational 24 hours/7
days a week during this recovery period. Patients are being urged to avoid
• DEATH TOLL: 43 in New York State
visiting an emergency department for dialysis since many emergency
departments are at full capacity handling other storm-related health needs.
• MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION: There are now 13 New York counties
designated for both individual and public assistance under President FOOD ASSISTANCE: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced New York State
Obama’s Federal Disaster Declaration for New York, including: Bronx, has received a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to replace food
Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, lost by recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester. benefits, formerly known as Food Stamps, in areas hardest hit by Hurricane
Sandy. Under this grant, current recipients of SNAP will be automatically
issued 50 percent of monthly benefits to replace food lost as a result of the
DRINKING WATER ADVISORIES FOLLOWING HURRICANE SANDY: (link) storm starting next week. The Governor also announced that SNAP recipients
in these areas will be able to purchase hot and prepared foods with their
As of Nov. 15, tap water is safe for drinking in all Hurricane Sandy benefits. See link for more details.
affected areas with the exception of Breezy Point. In Breezy Point, the
water is NOT drinkable, even after boiling. The City is providing Breezy
Point residents with safe drinking water from portable water stations
and from bottled water distribution sites.
DO NOT DRINK:
County PWS ID# System Name Water Do Not Drink Date
Restriction
Queens NY7003493 Breezy Point Cooperative – Breezy Point In effect 11/2/2012 See FEMA’s NY
and Rockaway Point neighborhoods only Hurricane Sandy
website for more info.
PHARMACIES THAT ARE OPEN AND DELIVERING: See Link 1 or Link 2

21. NEW YORK
ROCKLAND COUNTY: County Information NASSAU COUNTY: County Information
• FUEL POLICY has been lifted. There are no longer restrictions on purchasing • WARMING CENTERS are open in several locations, both 24 hour and
gasoline or diesel. restricted hour access. See link.
• FEMA Disaster Recovery Center has opened as of November 10th. Open daily • RED CROSS FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTERS and other service facilities are
8am-8pm. Located: available in several locations. Food centers are open from 11am-1pm and
Provident Bank Park 4pm-6pm. See link.
2nd Floor Community Room 1
Provident Bank Park Drive • SHELTERS are located in the following locations: see link
Pomona, NY 10970 Nassau County Community College
Farmingdale High School
• ROAD ACCESS: For closed and limited-access roads, see link. Glen Cove High School
New Hyde Park High School
• SHELTERS have all closed as displaced residents have found transitional
housing. • FEMA POD LOCATIONS can be found here.
• FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers are open 9am-8pm daily at several • WATER CONSERVATION order is in effect as of October 31st. Residents
locations. See link. living south of the Long Island Expressway (LIE) from the Queens border to
the Meadowbrook Parkway, except for Cedarhurst and Lawrence, are being
• RED CROSS FOOD DISTRIBUTION is available at Stony Point – Gravel parking asked to limit their water use. See press release for more information.
lot, 2 Beach Road.
• POWER OUTAGES are still reported for 4,104 residents in non-flooded areas
and 6,500 in areas that flooded.
Lined up
and
waiting for • Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announces daily updates to
gas at a the services provided throughout the county. Check the County Executive
station in News Release page for frequent updates.
Nassau
County, NY
Photo
Credit:
NBC
Nightly
News

22. NEW YORK
SUFFOLK COUNTY: County Information WESTCHESTER COUNTY: County Information
• WARMING CENTERS: Warming Centers will provide residents without • MULTI-PURPOSE HURRICANE RECOVERY CENTER is open from 8am-8pm
electricity a chance to get warm, charge electronic devices, get some food. daily at 198 Central Ave., White Plains. Parking fees have been waived. The
center will be staffed with representatives from FEMA, Con Edison, SBA, a
• SHELTERS: New County Shelter at St. Joseph’s College, Patchogue variety of social services agencies and the Department of Health.
Huntington Town Providing Shelter at YMCA. Click here to learn more or call
the Red Cross at (877) 733–2767. • DISASTER SNAP BENEFITS are available to residents impacted by Hurricane
Sandy. Applications are accepted 11/16-11/23. For location, see link.
• FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers are open 9am-8pm daily at several
locations. See link. • FATALITIES: There were three storm-related fatalities in the county, two
in North Salem and one on the Sprain Brook Parkway.
• SUFFOLK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES
SCDHS advises residents NOT to include household hazardous waste (pesticides, • POWER: As of 11/12, Con Ed reports that power in Westchester County
oil, paint, solvents etc.) with regular trash items. Please bring items to one of the has been fully restored. See map for current information.
following locations:
o Venetian Shores Park, 801 Granada Parkway, Lindenhurst, NY • PUBLIC HEALTH:
o Islip Multipurpose Recycling Facility, 1155 Lincoln Avenue, Holbrook, NY o The Westchester County Department of Health is advising people
o Wastewater Treatment Plant, 1 Hammond Street, Patchogue, NY who use the Hudson River waters for recreational purposes, namely
o Highway Barn, 1177 Osborn Road, Riverhead, NY swimmers, boaters, kayakers and windsurfers to avoid direct contact
with the water until further notice.
• WATER SUPPLY – no water supply issues have been detected, but water in the o Tetanus shots will be offered free of charge at the Multi-Purpose
Fire Island area community except for Ocean Beach, West Gilgo and Robert Hurricane Recovery Center to anyone involved with cleanup.
Moses State Park may not be safe for consumption.
• SHELTERS are likely to close soon, but for the latest updates see link.
• FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTERS
Only the following center will remain open as of 11/15/12:
Mastic Beach Nutrition Center
369 Neighborhood Rd.
Mastic Beach, NY 11951
• TEMPORARY FUEL POLICY requires gas stations to sell fuel only to drivers with
vehicles bearing license plates that correlate in odd/even terms with the day of
the month in accordance with terms detailed here.
• POWER OUTAGES are still reported for 1,971 residents in non-flooded areas and
300 in areas that flooded.

23. NEW YORK - ENERGY
ConEdison LIPA
ConEd reports on 12 NOV that the last customers Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) As
in Westchester County affected by Hurricane of 14 NOV LIPA reported that up
Sandy, whose equipment could be restored, were to 7,300 customers in Nassau and
getting their electricity back and the last customers Suffolk and 24,500 in the Rockaway
in New York City hit by Sandy's devastation - whose Peninsula are unable to safely receive
equipment could be restored - had their power power without customer repairs.
turned on. 2,202 are still awaiting for power to
be restored.
The 1 million restorations do not include
approximately 16,400 customers in flood-ravaged The company stated that it has ability
areas of Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. Those to provide power to all of Suffolk, a
customers cannot get electrical service until their large portion of the Rockaways, and all
internal equipment is repaired, tested and certified but a very few communities in Nassau.
by an electrician as ready for service. LIPA is working with local jurisdictions
to complete needed surveys to
Con Edison crews were able to restore power to determine whether or not electric
approximately 13,600 customers in those shoreline power can be delivered to customer
communities. homes in those areas.
There are 16,400 remaining customers that cannot O&R
get electrical service until their internal equipment Orange and Rockland (O&R), serving
is repaired, tested and certified by an electrician as New Jersey, New York, and
ready for service. Pennsylvania reported Nov 11 that all
customers affected by Hurricane
ConEd is working with the NYC Buildings Sandy and the Nor’easter have been
Department to expedite the restoration of these restored.
customers. For information, click
here: http://www.coned.com/es/Energy-Services-
Flyer.pdf.
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24. NEW YORK CITY
IMPACT TRANSIT SITUATION
• DEATH TOLL: 43 in New York City, 23 of which were in Staten Island. BUSES SUBWAY
Bus service is on a near normal Most service restored. For
• POWER OUTAGES: As of Nov. 14, power has been restored to all but schedule. Expect latest see here. The MTA is
approximately 34,000 people in the hardest-hit areas, especially delays and crowding. Current status. restoring A line subway service
Red Hook, Brooklyn, and the Rockaway Peninsula, in Queens. City to the Howard Beach Station
Hall reports that some level of power had been restored to all TRAINS and adding a bus shuttle
public housing projects. • PATH is operating limited rail service between the station and Mott
seven days-a-week, between 5 a.m. Avenue in Far Rockaway,
FOOD, WATER & SHELTER and 10 p.m, from Newark, New providing some level of transit
Jersey to 33 Street in Manhattan. relief to thousands of
• Prepared Food -- Several locations in Queens, Brooklyn and Stations. Rockaway Peninsula residents.
Staten Island are offering free food at food trucks from 12 - 4
PM and at distribution centers from 11 AM – dark. For • AMTRAK –planned to reopen the
so-called North Turbe rail tunnel BRIDGES AND TUNNELS
locations, see here.
under the Hudson for passenger Bridges Into Manhattan All
train and New Jersey Transit bridges into Manhattan are
• Drinking Water -- The City tap water is safe for drinking with now open.
commuter service on Nov. 12. The
the exception of Breezy Point. In Breezy Point, the water is NOT Brooklyn Battery Tunnel – has
tunnel is expected to operate at 63%
drinkable, even after boiling. The City is providing Breezy Point partly reopened for cars
of normal capacity as further work
residents with safe drinking water from portable water stations continues. traveling in peak directions
and from bottled water distribution sites. Learn more. during rush hours. No trucks
• Long Island Rail Road – Starting are allowed. The western tube
• Shelters & Warming Sites -- With the drop in temperatures, the Nov. 12, LIRR will operate on remains closed for repairs. See
City is providing warming centers located within Senior Centers weekday schedule with some here.
in the five boroughs for a place to get out of the cold during the canceled/diverted Trains in AM & • Holland Tunnel - Open. No
PM Peak. See details. trucks.
day. Overnight shelters are open at emergency shelters. Please
• Limited weekday train service • Lincoln Tunnel - Open.
see times and locations here. • Queens Midtown Tunnel -
restored on the Long Beach Branch.
See details. Opens to all traffic Nov. 16.
• Rockaways Bridges - The
• NJ Transit Rail has resumed service Cross Bay Bridge and the
along the Montclair-Boonton line on Marine Parkway Bridge are
a limited schedule. For additional mostly open.
updates, see here.

25. NEW YORK CITY – PUBLIC HEALTH
• EMERGENCY PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EPAP)
• COUNSELING -- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health to assist people in the impacted areas without any form of
Services Administration is increasing staffing of the National health insurance coverage to replace certain prescription
Disaster Distress Helpline to help New York and New Jersey medications and limited durable medical equipment lost or
residents connect with local crisis counselors during the damaged in the hurricane. To learn about EPAP, visit this link.
holiday season. This toll-free, multilingual, crisis support
service is available 24/7 via telephone (1-800-985-5990) and • CHILDCARE – Specialists from the Administration for Children
SMS (text ‘TalkWithUs’ to 66746). and Families continue to support child care, foster care, and
Head Start recovery efforts.
• DISASTER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TEAMS from the National
Disaster Medical System with caches of medical supplies and a • WIC -- Some requirements in the Women, Infants, and
team of U.S. Public Health Service commissioned corps officers Children (WIC) program have been temporarily relaxed to
are currently deployed to New York to provide care in medical ensure that families in the program have access to infant
shelters and augment hospital staff the states’ and city’s formula and nutritious food. In addition, the State has
request. received an order of powdered and ready-to-use infant
formula from FEMA to provide for the needs of 21,800 infants
• CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION deployed for one month as regular supply chains recover from the
equipment for seven Federal Medical Stations for use if storm.
needed in New Jersey and New York. Medical personnel from
the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps are • MEDICARE/MEDICAID -- The Centers for Medicare and
providing medical care for residents at these FMS locations. Medicaid Services continue to approve waivers under 1135 of
the Social Security Act for healthcare providers.
• AMBULANCES -- Approximately 240 ambulances, from across
the country, remain deployed in the New York City area to • PETS -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
assist with emergency management services. has deployed a National Veterinary Response Team of nine
veterinarians and veterinary technicians to provide primary
and acute care for pets in the hard hit area New York City
known as Far Rockaway and at a large pet shelter in the New
York City area.
FOR DAILY PUBLIC HEALTH UPDATES SEE THIS LINK.