{"id":87853,"date":"2018-01-02T18:34:02","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T23:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=87853"},"modified":"2018-01-02T18:34:02","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T23:34:02","slug":"imagine-the-unimaginable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=87853","title":{"rendered":"Imagine the unimaginable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-48019\" src=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/County-Seal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/County-Seal.jpg 226w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/County-Seal-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/>By Ted Halpin<\/p>\n<p>With single-digit temperatures, the image of being without electrical power for a long period of time is unimaginable. Dec. 28\u2019s power outage across the northern portion of Madison County was a frank reminder of the need for emergency preparedness.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency preparedness is serious business when we are facing such brutal weather conditions. Here is how to be better prepared:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ready.gov\/power-outages\">gov\/power-outages<\/a>provides a great list of steps to take before, during and after a power outage.<\/li>\n<li>Be informed. Enrolling in emergency alerts is important. To receive emergency messages in Madison County, enroll in NYAlert at <a href=\"https:\/\/users.nyalert.gov\/enroll\">nyalert.gov\/enroll<\/a>. Additionally, following our Emergency Management Office on Twitter will provide you will local updates at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MadisonCoNY_EM\">twitter.com\/MadisonCoNY_EM<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Check on family, friends and neighbors. Ensure that your family members and others are as prepared for emergencies as you are. Check on them when disasters are looming.<\/li>\n<li>Have a kit. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ready.gov\/build-a-kit\">gov\/build-a-kit<\/a>\u00a0provides a great guide for building a kit based on your needs.<\/li>\n<li>Have a plan. Be sure to have a plan as to how to communicate and reunite with family members. Remember that cell phones can be rendered unusable in disaster conditions. Have a plan to reunify locally and share this plan with an out-of-town family member. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ready.gov\/make-a-plan\">gov\/make-a-plan<\/a>is a great place to start to make a plan.<\/li>\n<li>Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. Madison County Emergency Management provides free 10-year smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms to those in need. Email us at <a href=\"mailto:EM@madisoncounty.ny.gov\">EM@madisoncounty.ny.gov<\/a>for more information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our County Emergency Management website has additional information for you to prepare, respond and recover from a disaster at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.madisoncounty.ny.gov\/em\">madisoncounty.ny.gov\/em<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s note: Ted Halpin is director of Madison County\u2019s Office of Emergency Management.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ted Halpin With single-digit temperatures, the image of being without electrical power for a long period of time is unimaginable. Dec. 28\u2019s power outage across the northern portion of Madison County was a frank reminder of the need for emergency preparedness. Emergency preparedness is serious business when we are facing such brutal weather conditions. 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