Winter Storms In New Jersey

Natural hazards such as floods, wildfires, winter storms, tornadoes, landslides, earthquakes, hurricanes, and other natural events, as well as accidental and deliberate man-made hazard will continue to impact our earth for thousands of years to come. These hazards have killed millions of people in the United States, and millions more have suffered the loss of home, health, family members, friends, and even have endured economic hardship.
In fact, it would be nice if our leaders and communities could stop the earth from shaking, tornadoes from destroying homes, and floods from engulfing homes. This would allow us to stop the loss of homes, family members, friends, health, and the economic hardship. However, it is impossible to stop any of
Many homes, roads, and different infrastructures are damaged, and citizens are left to fend for themselves and their families. Given these points, winter storms do fit into the Disaster Cycle described in this paper. What makes triaging of victims a challenge during winter storms in New Jersey is the accumulation of snow in narrow streets.
Visible Earth (2010) wrote, “With ambulances stranded in snow-clogged streets, 911 dispatchers in New York City were forced to resort to triage.” A challenge NJ has with triage is trying to determine how many citizens truly need triage and where. Many times in the State Police Headquarters Regional Intelligence Operations Center (ROIC)/State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) the wrong information about who needs medical care come in.
The pediatric and elderly population is a significant concern during winter storms. The elderly and children are more susceptible to the cold environment when heat and electricity is damaged in many homes. Certainly, what makes it a challenge is when many pediatric offices have to close because the roads are dangerous. On the other hand, we also have to worry about the elderly people who need adequate
Of course, germs and illnesses will spread from person-to-person in their homes or shelter. However, frequent hand washing, vaccination, and just proper hygiene will help avoid a spread of germs and illnesses.
Urban Search & Rescue can be effectively utilized by pre-positioning them just as New Jersey does in order to support the citizens. At the end of the day all we want to do is reduce the risk. What can you do to prevent our community from making the headlines? How is this done? This is known as mitigation!

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