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Urgent Message From Police Cheif Rob Lawson On Pending Hurricane Irene
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I'm Chief Lawson, the Lakewood Police
Department and I'm also the emergency
management coordinator for Lakewood. And
the purpose of today's message is to
inform residents about the hurricane
Irene that is coming our way. I'm sure
you already have heard about it. Um,
this is a large dangerous hurricane. Uh,
we have not seen anything like this, at
least in my lifetime, to uh to hit New
Jersey. Uh currently, Hurricane Irene is
a class uh three hurricane. It's
projected to do go up to a class 4 and
potentially hit our area as a class 2
hurricane, meaning we're going to have
very possibly 100 mph winds and six or
more inches of rain. Uh the main damage
from this type of hurricane is wind
damage and also from falling trees.
because the ground will be so saturated
um trees with weak roots will go down
fairly easily. So, it's important that
we take certain precautions um to be
prepared for this hurricane. Number one,
secure your home um your and your
vehicles. If you have storm shutters, uh
close them. Uh put away any loose
objects outside, whether it be lawn
furniture, lawn ornaments, uh children's
toys. These all could become projectiles
in the high winds and do uh further
damage to structures.
Uh provisioning uh be sure that you have
at least a 3-day a 7-day would be even
better, but at least a 3-day supply of
food, especially non-p perishable, high
energy food because if we have a lot of
damage in our area, the stores may be
closed. You may not be able to get out.
Make sure you have plenty of water, at
least a gallon per person per day, and
figure for at least three days. Um, you
can fill your bathtub with water. You
can fill um large receptacles with
water. It's extremely important,
especially this time of year where it's
warm, that you have enough water um for
people to drink and also for um um
sanitary reasons. Um,
also in regard to provisioning, make
sure you have supplies such as
flashlights, uh, batteries that work.
Uh, medications, make sure you have at
least a week supply of medications. You
may not be able to get out. This the
drugstores may not be open. So, you
don't want to get short on that. Um, a
radio, extremely important, uh, if we
lose power, and that's very possible
because of all the trees that are going
to be down uh, taking wires down. If you
have a radio, you can stay informed uh
what's going on. And it should be a
battery operated uh radio or a radio
with a crank handle. Uh and you should
expect to lose power. It it's very
possible in this type of storm. Um keep
your car have it filled with gas prior
to the start start of the storm. Um it's
unlikely that we're going to have to do
any evacuations. However, there's always
that potential. So, you should have a
plan. Um, if you need to evacuate, the
car should be serviced. It should be
full of gas and you should have
somewhere to go. Let somebody let a
family member or a friend know what your
plans are. Uh, and if you need to
evacuate, have someplace to go so you're
you're not just uh wandering around.
Also, have a supply of cash on hand. You
know, you don't need thousands of
dollars, but you should have some cash,
especially small bills if you need to
evacuate so you can pay for expenses.
When the hurricane hits, stay inside.
Stay away from windows. Flying objects
from the high winds could potentially
break windows and residents could be
injured by shattered glass.
Also, after the storm, do not go out.
Um, there could be wires down from
trees. Um, and there could be other
hazards caused by the hurricane. So,
please take some common sense
precautions. Uh, be prepared and be
safe. Thank you.