1. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
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YALE/TULANE ESF-8 PLANNING AND RESPONSE PROGRAM SPECIAL REPORT
HURRICANE SANDY FEDERAL LINKS
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BACKGROUND
Connecticut
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AS OF 10:00PM EST
11 NOV 2012
CONNECTICUT
RED CROSS
NEW YORK CITY
NEW JERSEY
NEW YORK
The focus of this report will be primarily on the Tri-State
area (NJ, NY, CT)
HURRICANE SANDY-RELATED FATALITIES BY STATE:
New York – 49
New Jersey - 28
Pennsylvania – 14
Maryland – 11
West Virginia – 7
Connecticut – 4
North Carolina – 2
Virginia – 2
New Hampshire - 1
Total: 118
NYC - WEATHER
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
DISEASE TRANSMISSION

2. BACKGROUND
OVERVIEW: Hurricane Sandy was a late-season tropical cyclone that first affected
Jamaica, Cuba, The Bahamas, Haiti and Florida before slamming into the U.S. East
Coast and Canada. In diameter, it was the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, with
winds spanning 1,100 miles (1,800 km)
DEATH TOLL: 120 lives were lost in the US
U.S. IMPACT: Sandy impacted 14 states along the U.S. East Coast, from Florida to
New England, stretching tropical storm force winds far inland, causing major
flooding in coastal communities and New York City, exacerbating mountain
snows in the Mid Atlantic Appalachian region, especially in West Virginia, halting
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.
TROPICAL DEVELOPMENT:
• The eighteenth tropical cyclone and tenth hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic
hurricane season, Sandy developed from an elongated tropical wave in the
western Caribbean Sea on October 22. It quickly strengthened after becoming a
tropical depression and was upgraded to a tropical storm six hours later.
• On October 24, Sandy was upgraded to a hurricane, shortly before making
landfall in Jamaica. Upon moving farther north, Sandy re-entered water and
made its second landfall in 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 show some characteristics of both tropical and extratropical cyclones on
October 26.[ Sandy briefly weakened to a tropical storm in the early morning
hours of October 27, then strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane later that
morning.
• Just before 8 a.m. EDT, on October 29, Sandy turned to the north-northwest and
started to make its expected approach towards the U.S. coast. At 7 p.m. EDT that
evening, Sandy was declared a post-tropical cyclone, while still maintaining
Category 1 strength. Sandy made its final landfall 5 miles (8 km) southwest of
Atlantic City, New Jersey at about 8 p.m. EDT on October 29 .
IMPACT OF SANDY: In the US a 24 states were in some way affected by Sandy. The
surge caused catastrophic flooding while the winds knocked out power lines all along
the eastern seaboard and inland to9o Ohio. The hurricane caused billions of dollars in
damage and could be the most costliest hurricane in US history. Thousands of homes,
were lost , millions were left without electricity, and transportation networks were
destroyed.
NOR’EASTER: Immediately after Sandy made landfall, forecasters were already
discussing the possibility of a nor'easter directly impacting the North East during the
following week. In preparation for the storm, some residents of the state's coastal areas
were evacuated once again due to the threat of high winds, flooding, and storm surge
of up to three feet; . The storm hit New Jersey on November 7, a little more than a
week after Sandy's landfall. Much of the state experienced wet snow which weighed
down power lines and caused tree limbs to snap, significantly adding on to the existing
power outages throughout the region.
Hurricane Sandy is the biggest Atlantic storm in history, spanning an area broader
than Texas and has caused at least 50. U.S. deaths. Millions of people in Northeast
U.S. are still struggling to return to normalcy in its wake.

3. CURRENT SITUATION
POWER OUTAGES: As of 9:00 am EST November 11, there 166,499 customers without
power customers without power in the affected States impacted by Hurricane Sandy and
the Nor’easter. The combined total peak customer outages from Hurricane Sandy and
the Nor’easter are 8,661,527: 8,511,251 from Hurricane Sandy and 150,276 from the
Nor’easter Storm, respectively.
GAS RATIONING: Sandy's power failures and damage complicated fuel deliveries and
created a gas crunch. A rationing system based on even or odd license plate numbers
went into effect Friday in New York City and Long Island, nearly a week after New Jersey
instituted a similar system.
ASSISTANCE: As of 3 p.m., 10 NOV 2012, more than 356,000 individuals in Connecticut,
New York and New Jersey have registered for assistance, and more than $411 million has
been approved in FEMA housing and other needs assistance. Currently 44 Disaster
Recovery Centers are open in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Of that amount, 21
Disaster Recovery Centers are open in New York, 16 in New Jersey and seven in
Connecticut and more continue to open.
IMPACT ON THOSE WITH MEDICAL AND FUNCTIONAL NEEDS
Hurricane Sandy disrupted the fragile support networks that allowed the elderly, the
disabled and the chronically ill to get by. It has closed pharmacies, kept home care aids
from getting to clients and made getting around in a wheelchair impossible.
TETANUS VACCINES: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that he has signed
an Executive Order on 10 NOV that will make it easier for people in areas affected by
Hurricane Sandy to be vaccinated against tetanus to prevent infections that could result
from exposure to tetanus bacteria during post-storm cleanup activities. Under the Order,
pharmacists will be allowed to administer tetanus shots at their place of business, and
emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and dentists will be able to assist city or county
health departments in administering tetanus vaccines
NJ TRANSIT AND PATH TRAINS,
which carry a combined
average of 532,000 passengers
on a normal weekday, have
been knocked out completely
or put on limited service. The
PATH has 6-foot-high
floodgates throughout the
system, but record-high storm
surges easily topped them.
Underground security barriers
meant to protect the World
Trade Center might have sealed
off the tunnelsman. But their
years long installation process
wasn't yet finished when the
storm hit on Oct. 29.
TRAVEL:
• QUEENS-MIDTOWN TUNNEL, a major automotive route linking Manhattan to
points east, reopened Friday, 9 NOV 2012 after being flooded by Sandy's storm
surge.
• A major auto tunnel linking Brooklyn to Manhattan is still out of commission.
• THE NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY continues working toward full service.
Service from Hoboken and below 14th Street in Manhattan—including to the new PATH
station at the rebuilt World Trade Center site—has been dark. The railroad must finish
pumping one of the two tubes linked to lower Manhattan, scrub down the caked salt
from rails, and disassemble and repair dozens of switches, signals, power structures and
other machinery inundated by Sandy's flooding.
At the same time, NJ Transit has been hobbled by extensive flooding at a rail yard in
Kearny, N.J., where brackish, corrosive harbor water damaged 65 locomotives and 257
passenger cars—almost a third of the fleet.
NJ Transit is also hamstrung by its dependence on the two tunnels it shares with
Amtrak beneath the Hudson River. Only one has returned to service since the storm,
limiting the number of trains that can pass under the river. The Long Island Rail Road
and Amtrak are now sharing three of the four tunnels under the East River, and there is
more frequent service from Long Island into Manhattan.
FEDERAL FAMILY AND PARTNERS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STATES IMPACTED BY SANDY – 10 NOV 2012
DOE SITREP – 10 NOV 2012
WSJ - NEW JERSEY RAILS LAG IN RECOVERY
AP - SICK, FRAIL STRUGGLE MOST IN STORM'S AFTERMATH

4. FEMA REGION STATUS
FEMA REGION I
FEMA REGION II
9 NOV 2012 10 NOV 2012

5. FEMA
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• SEEKING ASSISTANCE: As of 3 p.m., 9 NOV 2012,
more than 343,000 individuals in Connecticut,
New York and New Jersey have registered for
assistance To register individuals and households
call1-800-462-7585
• SHELTERS: for those who are unable to return
home, states, tribes, localities and the Red Cross
continue to operate emergency shelters along the
East Coast. 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. Download the FEMA smartphone app. To
search for shelters via text message, text:
SHELTER and your zip code to 43362 (4FEMA). For
example: Shelter 01234 (Standard rates apply).
• DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS: A Disaster
Recovery Center is a readily accessible facility or
mobile office where applicants may go for
information about FEMA or other disaster
assistance programs, Currently, a total of 40
Disaster Recovery Centers are open in New York,
New Jersey and Connecticut. Search for a
Disaster Recovery Center - To search for a Disaster
Recovery Center via text message, text: DRC and
your zip code to 43362 (4FEMA). For example:
DRC 01234 (Standard rates apply).
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: President Barack
Obama and FEMA the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) have set as a top priority access to shelter
for residents whose homes were severely damaged or
destroyed by the storm. A particular focus is on the states
of New Jersey and New York. The state Housing Task
Forces in New York and New Jersey have already begun
meeting with FEMA representatives and recovery housing
plans are underway. These individualized task forces help
ensure the states continue to have the authority to select
from available temporary housing solutions they deem
sufficient to meet the needs of their residents following a
disaster.
U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA)
announced that businesses with physical damages or
loss of revenue should consider visiting a Business
Recover Center and applying for an SBA disaster
business loan. Economic Injury Disaster Loan
assistance is available regardless of whether the
business suffered any physical property damage. SBA
continues to operate several Business Recovery
Centers in New York and New Jersey. For more
information, call the SBA Customer Service Center at
800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-
hearing) or go to www.sba.gov.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT AND THE INTERNAL
REVENUE SERVICE (IRS): announced special relief
intended to support leave-based donation programs to
aid survivors who have suffered from the extraordinary
destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy. Under these
programs, employees may donate their vacation, sick
or personal leave in exchange for employer cash
payments made to qualified tax-exempt organizations
providing relief for the survivors of Hurricane Sandy.
Treasury Department and the IRS announced an
expedited review and approval process will be offered
for organizations seeking tax-exempt status in order to
provide relief for victims of Hurricane Sandy.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR: As Hurricane
Sandy left a wake of destruction across the Mid-
Atlantic States and New England, the U.S. Department
of the Interior mobilized resources to speed storm
recovery on Federal and tribal lands in the impacted
region and to support FEMA in its efforts to assist
States and local governments in the disaster area.
Nearly 700 DOI employees are deployed on response
and recovery missions for Hurricane Sandy, and at least
an equal number are committed to disaster recovery
work in at their home locations.
UNITED STATE POSTAL SERVICE (USPS) wants to remind
customers who have evacuated or relocated due to
hurricane Sandy to submit a change of address, 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).
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S (USDA'S) NATURAL
RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE (NRCS) has
distributed an initial $5.3 million to 11 states affected by
Hurricane Sandy. NRCS provides this funding through its
Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program.
USDA'S FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE (FNS) is allowing
flexibility to New York City Public School District to serve all
meals free through the National School Lunch Program and
School Breakfast Program for the month of November. FNS
has also approved New Jersey's request to allow
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients that
reside in Atlantic County, Bergen County, Cape May County,
Essex County, Hudson County, Middlesex County,
Monmouth County, Ocean County, Somerset County and
Union County, be allowed to purchase hot foods and hot
food products with SNAP benefits through the end of the
month
FEDERAL ACTIVITIES

6. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY: SitRep
November 7 a Nor’easter impacted the Mid-Atlantic and
Northeast with strong winds, rain or snow, and coastal
flooding. People without power: 8,661,527
Petroleum Stations lists and closures or call 202-586-7517,
William N. Bryan
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY: Call 1-800-424-
8802. NEW YORK: EPA has assessed 3 drinking water facilities
and 7 wastewater treatment plants. Hurricane Proof plan.
NEW JERSEY: EPA has assessed 14 drinking water facilities
and 11 wastewater treatment plants.
All 105 of the short-term, removal sites have been assessed
and do not pose an immediate threat to public health or the
environment.
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S FEDERAL
TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION as secured as many as 350 buses
which will be used across New Jersey to help commuters
connect to or reach Manhattan and the surrounding area. 1-
800-877-8339, or DOT Customer Service Center: 202-366-
4000
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, U.S. GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY The USGS has released a series of aerial
photographs showing before-and-after images of Hurricane
Sandy’s impacts on the Atlantic Pre- and post-storm images
of the New Jersey and New York shoreline in particular tell a
story of a coastal landscape that was considerably altered by
the historic storm.
FEDERAL ACTIVITIES
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS (BIA) is leading a Tribal Assistance Coordination Group (TAC-G), enhancing
communications and coordination between Native American Tribes in the disaster area, other Federal agencies, and
non-profit relief organizations. American Red Cross, FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers were key participants in
this effort. While power is now restored for all tribal nations, BIA and other agencies are standing-by to provide
additional response should a second storm poised off the New Jersey coast create urgent needs on the reservations.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) has deployed more than 350 incident management personnel, technical experts and
work crews to assist almost 650 personnel at parks throughout the region in recovery operations. Extensive recovery
work is needed at the National Parks in New York and New Jersey. Working with interagency partners, NPS has also
established debris transfer sites at Jacob Riis Park in New York to support local clean-up activities and is providing
feeding for emergency workers in the vicinity of its logistics base at Fort Wadsworth in the Gateway National Recreation
Area.
U.S. PARK POLICE, an agency of the NPS responsible for law enforcement in urban parks, has deployed its "Eagle-1"
helicopter from Washington, DC to New York to assist with damage assessment, law enforcement, and emergency
medical support at impacted parks. U.S. Park Police has also provided law enforcement officers to support a Disaster
Medical Assistance Team from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In addition, two U.S. Park Police
command officials from the Washington Metropolitan Area responded to the NY-NJ area to support the NPS Incident
Management Teams.
U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (FWS) continues to assess damage to its facilities and natural habitat throughout the
area impacted by Hurricane Sandy. More than 35 FWS staff have deployed to assist fellow employees with damage
assessment and repairs in the hardest hit areas, including S.B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge in CT; Great Swamp
and E.B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuges in NJ; and Long Island National Wildlife Refuge in NY.
US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS) is applied its broad technical expertise to support a number of interagency
requirements during this emergency. USGS deployed 231 sensors prior to the landfall of Hurricane Sandy to record the
level of storm surge and coastal inundation. After the storm passed, field crews moved in quickly to recover equipment
as well as identify and flag high-water marks throughout the impacted area. Data were posted to a website as sensors
were retrieved. In addition, aerial Lidar surveys were initiated from New York to North Carolina to assess coastal
erosion; a landslide alert was distributed to state geologists and the National Weather Service; water-quality samples
were collected on swollen rivers and the Chesapeake Bay; and the Bureau disseminated aerial imagery and geospatial
products to Federal, tribal, state and local organizations.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR'S OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND COMPLIANCE (OEPC), working with DOI
bureaus and interagency partners, is providing technical expertise to FEMA and other interagency partners to support
tribal, state and local governments in the mitigation of damage to and protection of natural and cultural resources and
historic properties.
SOURCE : DOI – Hurricane Sandy – 8 NOV 2012
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7. PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY: Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius has declared a public health
emergency for the entirety of New Jersey (on Nov. 1st ) and New York state (on Oct. 31st).
DEPLOYMENTS AND C2: More than 1,200 HHS personnel are deployed to provide public health and medical assistance to
New York and New Jersey in Hurricane Sandy response and recovery efforts. ASPR Regional Emergency Coordinators and
liaisons from the Administration for Children and Families remain deployed to the Regional Response Coordination
Centers. Regional Emergency Coordinators also are serving as liaisons for FEMA incident management assistance
teams. An HHS Incident Response Coordination Team in New York and New Jersey continues to provide command-and-
control to HHS teams requested in that state.
HHS has activated the Emergency Prescription Assistance Program (EPAP) to assist those without insurance to replace lost
or damaged prescription medications and limited durable medical equipment.
HHS - PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
DISASTER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TEAMS
• Fifteen Disaster Medical Assistance Teams from the National Disaster Medical System with caches of medical supplies
and two teams of U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers are deployed to New York and New Jersey.
• Eleven DMATs and a team of Public Health Service Commissioned Corps team are providing care in medical shelters and
augmenting hospital staff in the New York at the state’s and city’s request.
• The HHS medical teams are drawn from across the country, including Rhode Island, Washington State, Minnesota,
Massachusetts, North Carolina, California, Texas, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, Tennessee,
and Florida. Additional teams are available if needed in New York or New Jersey.
NOTE: As hospitals and other care facilities begin to regain their capacities, the teams will begin to return to their home
states.
FEDERAL MEDICAL STATION : At the request of the State of New Jersey, the CDC Federal Medical Station remains in Edison,
New Jersey as a medical shelter. This Federal Medical Station was one of seven deployed to the area to be available if
needed in New Jersey or New York. Medical teams from the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and the
National Disaster Medical System are providing medical caring for residents at the FMS.
MENTAL HEALTH: Nearly 60 officers from three Mental Health Teams are integrated with the HHS medical teams and have
assisted approximately 700 residents and first responders daily. Their efforts to increase resilience include meeting basic
mental health needs and helping to facilitate environmental interventions in shelters, such as addressing sleeping
conditions and planning structured activities. They have also established a Disaster Distress HelpLine with counselors
available by phone to provide support and referrals to mental help resources:
Call 1-800-985-5990 or text “TalkWithUs” to 66746
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE (HHS)
Public Health Emergency – ASPR
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• HHS has more than 1,200 personnel in
New York and New Jersey, providing
public health and medical assistance.
• A Disaster Distress Help Line has been
established with counselors to provide
support and referrals to mental help
resources: Call 1-800-985-5990or text
“TalkWithUs” to 66746
CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL
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• Text “SANDY” to 87000 for Sandy Storm
Health Updates
• CASPER: Community Assessment for
Public Health Emergency Response
(CASPER) Toolkit
• CDC house proof vs hurricane
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND HEALTH (NIOSH)
Hurricane Sandy - Common Hazards:
Please be extra vigilant for hazards likely to
appear during the Hurricane Sandy response,
including: exposures while cleaning up flood
water and mold, carbon monoxide
exposures, working in cold weather.

8. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION:
• How to keep food and water clean and
safe
• Immediate assistance with water and
food 1-888-INFO-FDA (1-888-463-6332).
The FDA reminds consumers to take
precautions for storing water and
ensuring the safety of their food and
medical supplies for themselves, their
families, and their pets during and after
any hurricane-related rain, possible
flooding and power outages.
• For food and drug safety messaging, visit
the Food and Drug Administration
hurricane safety checklist, available in
English and Spanish
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Public
HealthFocus/ucm317232.htm.
• Medical Devices - If you have a "life-
supporting" or "life-sustaining" device
that depends on electricity, you should
contact your healthcare provider for
information on how to maintain function
in the event of a loss of power. Keep your
device and supplies clean and dry. If
possible, notify your local Public Health
Authority to request evacuation prior to
adverse weather events. For more
information, see FDA Offers Tips about
Medical Devices and Hurricane Disasters
CENTER FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID
SERVICES IMPORTANT: ENROLLMENT
FLEXIBILITY FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY
HURRICANE SANDY - Medicare Open
Enrollment ends December 7, but if you
need more flexibility, call 1-800-MEDICARE
(1-800-633-4227
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
HHS - PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
FDA: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
personnel are assisting New Jersey and New York
states with FDA-regulated industries.
AMBULANCES: Four liaisons and two
pharmacists remain deployed to New York to
support 350 ambulances made available through
the FEMA national ambulance contract.
MEDICARE/MEDICAID:
• Following the Secretary’s declarations of public
health emergencies in New York and New
Jersey, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services has begun approving waivers under
1135 of the Social Security Act for healthcare
providers in NY and NJ, as well as 5 individual
waivers.
• Additional waiver requests have been received
and are pending.
• The CMS New York office remains closed with
non-essential employees on Administrative
Leave due to building damage and power
outages. www.cms.gov.
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
i: A team of specialists from the Administration for
Children and Families is supporting child care,
foster care, and Head Start recovery efforts in
New York and New Jersey.
The FDA’s Emergency Operations Center is staffed
during a disaster like Hurricane Sandy by a FDA
Incident Management Group comprised of personnel
who are expert in a variety of public health and
regulatory areas. They work with FDA Incident
Management Teams in the field to monitor the
impact of the storm and help shape the agency’s
response - Photo : FDA

9. HHS TEAM DEPLOYMENT – NEW YORK

10. HHS TEAM DEPLOYMENT – NEW JERSEY

11. NORTHCOM: U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) has nearly 4,000 personnel
supporting Hurricane Sandy relief operations in the affected area
AIR FORCE OPERATIONS
• Air Force teams completed unwatering operations at Rockaway Waste Water
Treatment facility, and East School in Long Beach, N.Y., and provided teams to support
fire departments conducting unwatering operations in Breezy Point, N.Y.
ARMY OPERATIONS
• Army divers repaired the pier system at Caven Point, N.J.
• Divers continue to assist the New York City Fire Department unwater PATH Tunnel at
the World Trade Center and unwater the Long Beach High School and Recreation
Center, N.Y.
NAVY/MARINES OPERATIONS
• The U.S. Fleet Forces (Navy & Marine Corps) are assisting the Army Corps of
Engineers in their power restoration, cleaning and dewatering efforts in NY and NJ.
• Marines continued assessments with Army engineers in Far Rockaway, N.Y., and
pumped 90,000 gallons of water from apartment buildings there. Approximately
750,000 gallons were pumped from affected homes and parks in Breezy Point, N.Y.
• Navy dive detachments continue to support the World Trade Center site and Marine
pump teams are assisting pumping operations at Breezy Point.
• Helicopters from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit are transporting and re-
locating generators in the area at Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA)
direction.
• Navy Seabees and Marine personnel restored the beach at Coast Guard Station
Sandy Hook; and supporting debris clearance operations at locations in Bayonne,
N.J. and the Battery, N.Y.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has delivered more than 1.8 million
gallons of fuel to FEMA distribution points in the New York/New
Jersey region, nine generators to the Army Corps of Engineers for
apartment buildings in New York City, seven additional generators to
the New York City Housing Authority with seven more generators and
seven transformers are en route.
• DLA has contracts in place to support waste water clean-up,
hazardous material removal, and debris removal operations.
• DLA has also awarded two contracts for 330 roll-off dumpsters and 34
trucks for overland trash hauling. 2.5 million pounds of debris have
been removed in the last 48 hours.
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA)
SOURCE:
Federal Family and Partners Continue to Support States Impacted by Sandy
Lance Cpl. Levi Brown of the 8th Engineer Support Battalion
from Camp Lejuene, NC holds a pump hose in a flooded
basement in Far Rockaway, NY Nov. 8, 2012. Brown and several
other marines pumped out the basements of Redfern Houses
public housing units as a step to regain electricity lost in
Hurricane Sandy. DoD photo by EJ Hersom

12. OPERATIONS
• USACE has more than 3000 employees from the North Atlantic Division with an
additional 900 team members deployed from other USACE divisions across the
Nation engaged to support the response mission. USACE currently has more than 65
FEMA Mission Assignments exceeding a total of $249 million.
• USACE debris teams are in ports, waterways and coastal areas in NJ and NY clearing
debris along the Atlantic seaboard. 35 debris teams are assisting local NY and NJ
authorities.
• 42 dump trucks are in operation for debris removal with 40 more dump trucks
expected in the next 24 hours.
• Planning response teams are also assisting with debris management, commodities
distribution, infrastructure assessment, temporary roofing, critical public facilities,
water planning, and temporary housing.
• USACE is supporting States’ and FEMA Regions I, II and III operations centers to
organize response efforts. More than 25 team leaders or assistant team leaders have
been alerted and/or deployed to provide public works and engineering expertise to
include damage modeling, storm surge modeling, and coastal preparations.
• USACE is establishing a Recovery Field Office in New Jersey to be co-located with the
FEMA Joint Field Office.
• USACE assigned a liaison to the Department of Energy and to the National Guard
Bureau to coordinate any combined response actions.
• USACE temporary housing advisors are on scene in New York and New Jersey
working to assist with the evaluation of temporary housing requirements.
• Emergent work continues at Manasquan Inlet restoration near Mantoloking, New
Jersey
DE-WATERING
• With local authorities USACE has concentrated pumping efforts at 14 critical
locations as determined by local officials.
• Pumping is complete at 11 locations.
• We are currently pumping at the Jersey City PATH Train Tunnel, Passaic Valley
Waste Water Treatment Plant and the Kearny Amtrak Substation.
SITES
2 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Planning and Response Teams (PRTs) are coordinating damage assessments of public
buildings, waste and waste water treatment plants, and transportation infrastructure in areas of New York and New
Jersey impacted by Hurricane Sandy” including the locations below:
Nassau County (N.Y.) Water Treatment Plant
Hoboken (N.J.) Ferry Terminal
Liberty State Park
Seabright-Monmouth (N.J.) Beach Seawall
Middlesex (N.J.) Waste Water Treatment Plant
Sites in Mantoloking, N.J.
Sites in Cape May-Sandy Hook, N.J.
Sites in Moonachie, N.J.
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
http://www.usace.army.mil/Media/NewsArchive/tabid/204/Article/5826/usace-ramps-up-nyc-debris-removal-work.aspx
http://www.usace.army.mil/Media/NewsArchive/tabid/204/Article/5825/fema-assigns-infrastructure-assessment-mission-to-corps-of-engineers.aspx
http://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/EmergencyOperations/HurricaneSeason/Sandy.aspx
TEMPORARY POWER
• USACE is aggressively supporting emergency temporary power missions in New York and New
Jersey. We are ready to provide emergency power with more than 505 generators staged at
forward locations in order to provide capacity beyond states’ capabilities.
• The USACE has teams deployed to strategic locations in NY, NJ, PA and WV, and has resources in
place to haul, install, operate and maintain generators at critical facilities.
• Nearly 495 critical power assessments have been completed. 99 generators have been installed in
New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Installation of 44 more generators are in progress. USACE
continues to receive prioritized lists of requirements from local officials and is immediately acting
on these requests.
• Additionally, we have sent power experts and generators to support NY Public Housing, the
Hoboken High Rise Complex, the Kinder Morgan Petroleum Terminal and Hoboken Terminal.
• We are supporting the NYC Housing Authority and have provided emergency temporary power to
five public housing buildings.
• USACE has deployed temporary emergency power assets - Planning and Response Teams, the
249th Engineer Battalion, Emergency Command and Control Vehicles/Deployable Tactical
Operating Systems (ECCV/DTOS), Mobile Command Vehicle (MCV) to provide support to areas
impacted by post-tropical storm Sandy.

13. • There are 6,618 National Guard personnel from New York, New Jersey,
Connecticut and West Virginia are assisting in response and recovery efforts
across their affected states.
• The National Guard is providing Defense Department support to civilian
authorities in a whole-of-government response to assist state, local and federal
agencies.
• In New Jersey and New York, National Guard dual-status commanders - Army
Brig. Gen. James Grant and Army Brig. Gen. Michael Swezey - are coordinating
active duty, National Guard and Reserve force recovery efforts
• 47 Chaplains and Chaplains' assistants are providing trauma intervention/
counseling, shelters visitations, worship services and other support.
NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD
• There are 3,237 NYNG personnel on state active duty supporting relief
operations in New York. NYNG personnel members have distributed
• New York National Guard personnel members have distributed 1,439,654 meals
from 21 points of distribution sites since Nov 1. 50
• 50 NYNG personnel are supporting Red Cross shelters at six sites in sites in
Nassau County.
• NYNG personnel are also sorting and distributing donated goods from the
Javits Center and delivering them to three points of distribution sites.
NATIONAL GUARD
NEW JERSEY NATIONAL GUARD
• There are 1,957 NJNG personnel on state active duty supporting relief
operations in New Jersey.
• The New Jersey National Guard distributed 12,590 blankets, 1,740 cots
and 3,648 towels since Nov. 1.
• They also distributed 93,229 gallons (since Nov. 2), of fuel to
emergency responders from four distribution points in support of
FEMA and DLA.
• The NJNG are providing tents and mobile kitchen trailers to shelter
and feed emergency management personnel.
• The NJNG are providing tents and mobile kitchen trailers to shelter and
feed emergency management personnel. The NJNG continues to
assist civil authorities at state-run shelters with transportation, meals,
water, and power generation in Middlesex County, Monmouth County,
the Jersey City Armory, Glen Gardner, and Ocean County
Soldiers and airmen with the New York Air National Guard provide relief support to
Long Beach, N.Y., following severe damage caused by Hurricane Sandy PHOTO:
(USAF / Senior Airman Christopher S Muncy )
http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=15668
2/101st Cav from the New York
National Guard soldiers from Buffalo,
NY deliver aid to Coney Island. (Video
by SGT Meghan Berry)

14. AMERICAN RED CROSS
• Across all affected states (Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Virginia/DC and West Virginia):
 3,375,649 meals and snacks served
 124,594 relief items distributed
 29,670 health and mental health contacts
 5,784 disaster workers assigned to operations
• The Red Cross is getting ready for a large outreach operation this weekend to provide disaster relief items to
families across Long Island, Staten Island, Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Rockaways and Hoboken.
• In advance of the cold temperatures, the ARC has handed out thousands of ready-to-eat meals and cold
weather items for people in New York and New Jersey like blankets, hand and foot warmers, hats and gloves,
ponchos and socks.
• Red Cross volunteers have resumed mobile distribution of water, food and relief supplies in neighborhoods in
New York and New Jersey as road conditions permit. Visit http://newsroom.redcross.org for current
information.
• Kitchens on Staten Island, Queens and Long Island have resumed preparation of warm meals. Even as services
resume after the nor’easter, the Red Cross is getting ready for a large outreach operation this weekend to
provide disaster relief items to families across the region’s hardest hit areas.
• Those who need a safe place to go are encouraged to come to a Red Cross shelter. Locations can be found
at www.redcross.org. In New York City, people can call 3-1-1 or visit www.nyc.gov for a list of both day and
night-time warming centers. It’s important for people to check on their neighbors, share what they have and
take care of each other.
• The response to Sandy is likely to be the biggest Red Cross response in the U.S. in the past five years. To help,
visit www.redcross.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS ( 1-800-733-2767) or text the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make
a $10 donation. People can also use the “donate” feature on the free Red Cross Apps to support the Red Cross
relief response.
http://newsroom.redcross.org/
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.

15. CT Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection
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TRANSIT SITUATION
WEATHER
SHELTERS
CONNECTICUT
WATER
• FEMA has 5 Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) in Bridgeport,
Greenwich, Groton, New Haven and Old Saybrook. Here are the
specific locations .
• For shelters and DRCs location
• Metro-North rail service has returned to
normal on the New Haven Line, with the
exception of the New Canaan branch,
where, because of extensive damage,
buses will be running until further notice.
See full details/updates here
There are currently 24 public drinking water systems under boil water advisory serving a total of 3,396
residents (0.10% of the total state population):
Public Drinking Water Systems Under Boil Water Advisory
To disinfect water, use ONE of the following
methods:
• Boil at a rolling boil for one minute. Make
sure water is clear of floating pieces before
boiling; OR,
• Add 8 drops of liquid chlorine bleach per
gallon of clear water or 16 drops per gallon
for cloudywater. Do NOT use bleach that
has perfumes or ingredients other than
sodium hypochlorite as it may be toxic; OR,
• Add water purification tablets according to
directions on the package.
Mix completelyand let water stand 30
minutes before using.
How Do I Boil My Water? (in English, Chinese,
Haitian Creole, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish,
Vietnamese)
Hurricane Sandy: Health Information

16. New Jersey Office of Emergency Management
Twitter Facebook FEMA Region 2
• The overall 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
• As FEMA and its partners continue an aggressive power restoration effort, the President
has approved an extension to the 100 percent cost share for emergency work performed
by state, tribal and local governments through November 14, 2012. The 100 percent
funding was set originally to last ten days, starting October 31 and specifically applies to
work executed to restore emergency power and emergency public transportation
assistance, including direct federal assistance for New Jersey .
• FEMA announced that the agency is increasing the amount of rental assistancethat it may
provide eligible disaster survivors in NJ and NY by an additional 25%.
• NJ has requested and received resource support from numerous states in support of
emergency response mission requests via the Emergency Management Assistance
Compact national mutual aid system.
DEATH TOLL: 28
POWER OUTAGES: 24,981 as of 11 NOV 2012 at 7 am
– County by county summary
– Google Crisis Map detailing NJ Power Outages
– For Updated Utility Restoration Plans, click here: PSEG, JCP&L (Counties,
Towns), ACE and RECO
PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACT AND RESPONSE:
• 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
weekdays and 10am to 5pm on weekends
INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE:
Applications approved 19,903; Total Individual & Households Program:
$93,747,550.64 (approved); Total Housing Assistance: $88,863,574 (approved);
Total Other Needs Assistance: $4,883,975 (approved)
SHELTERS
NEW JERSEY
IMPACT
48 Shelters open throughout all NJ counties with
an occupancy of 1865 (shelter locations found
here)
FEMA has activated its Transitional Sheltering
Assistance program, allowing eligible survivors in
shelters that cannot return home to the Hurricane
to remain in hotels or motels until more suitable
housing accommodations are made available.
Click here for most current information on transit, power, fuel, and public health
notices.
Ocean County (6)
• Fountainhead Parks – Jackson Township
• Long Beach Township Water Department - Brant Beach, Long Beach Township
• Pinewood Estates, Barnegat Township
• Seaside Heights Water Department, Seaside Heights
• Southwind Village – Jackson Township
• NJAW – Mantoloking, Chadwick Beach, Normandy Beach, Lavalette, Ortley
Beach, Pelican Beach
Sussex County (4)
• Arthur Road – Hopatcong
• North Shore Water Association – Andover Borough, Sussex County
• Sparta Summit Lake - Sparta
• Sparta Colby Water Department – Byram
WATER SYSTEM NOTICES
WEATHER UPDATE
WATER SYSTEMS SUBJECT TO A BOIL WATER ADVISORY (AS OF
NOVEMBER 11, 2012)

17. 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. On Sat. 11/10 and Sun. 11/11, NJ 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.
RAIL AND LIGHT RAIL SERVICE
• For Rail and Light Rail Service, click here.
• For the Rail System Recovery Map, click here.
BUSSES:
• While nearly 100 percent of NJ TRANSIT Bus Service has resumed since the storm, please use
the following links for additional service options:
• Emergency Shuttle Bus Service to Ferries/Manhattan click here.
For a list of NJ TRANSIT bus routes that parallel NJ TRANSIT rail, light rail and PATH
stations, click here.
• For a list of NJ TRANSIT bus routes by town, click here.
ACCESS LINK SERVICE: Access Link service has been fully restored.
PATH: Limited service operates on the Journal Square to 33rd Street line, from 5am to
10pm, seven days a week. Trains will not stop at Christopher St or 9th St stations. All
other PATH lines remain suspended.
GETTING HELP AND ADVICE ABOUT RECOVERY
TRANSIT UPDATE
NEW JERSEY
ready.nj.gov
NJ211
New Jersey Office of Emergency Management
New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development
New Jersey Department of the Treasury
Getting Help & Advice About Recovering From Hurricane Sandy

18. WATER RESRICTIONS
• Residents and businesses in the 48 North Jersey cities and towns served by the Passaic
Valley Sewerage Commission wastewater treatment system are strongly encouraged to
minimize water use to reduce stress on the storm-damaged sewage treatment system
and help limit partially treated effluent flowing into Newark and New York Harbor.
• The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission receives sewage and industrial waste from 48
municipalities in and around Newark. It is the fifth largest wastewater treatment plant in
the nation. During the storm, the plant was flooded and lost electricity. The federal
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is working in partnership with state and federal
agencies to remove water from the plant, restore power and find environmentally safe
solutions for sludge disposal until the plant is back in full operation.
• Hundreds of millions of gallons of untreated or partially treated wastewater have flowed
into the state's waterways since Sandy hit. Most of the wastewater is coming from the
crippled Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission system, which suffered power outages and
flooding from Sandy, the state Department of Environmental Protection said. On
Thursday, 8 NOV Christie's office and the DEP urged the 1.4 million residents in 48 towns
served by the PVSC to restrict water use to reduce stress on the system.
• Right after the storm, the PVSC system was releasing 500 million gallons of untreated
wastewater and stormwater a day into Newark Bay. The PVSC, after restoring power
and repairing some of the damage last weekend, has been pumping 250 million gallons
of partially treated wastewater per day through its normal route into New York Harbor.
Utilities aren't allowed to dump untreated or partially treated water into waterways
unless an emergency exists.
• The Middlesex County Utility Authority's wastewater treatment system also sustained
damage and has been pumping about 65 million gallons of untreated wastewater per
day into the Raritan River. The MCUA’s treatment plant is fully operational but two of its
three pump stations, which normally handle 110 million gallons of wastewater daily, are
not working, so wastewater is not being shipped to the treatment facility. The result is
the discharge of untreated sewage into the waterways. The DEP issued a water
restriction advisory to the 38 towns and 797,000 customers of MCUA on Tuesday, 6
NOV.
NEW JERSEY – WATER RESTRICTIONS
THE FOLLOWING TOWNS ARE SERVED BY THE PVSC:
Bayonne, Belleville, Bloomfield, Cedar Grove, Clifton, East Newark,
East Orange, East Rutherford, Elizabeth, Elmwood Park, Fair Lawn,
Franklin Lakes, Garfield, Glen Ridge, Glen Rock, Hackensack,
Haledon, Harrison, Hasbrouck Heights, Hawthorne, Hillside, Jersey
City, Kearny, Little Falls, Lodi, Lyndhurst, Montclair, Newark, North
Arlington, North Bergen, North Caldwell, North Haledon, Nutley,
Orange, Passaic, Paterson, Prospect Park, Ridgewood, Rutherford,
Saddle Brook, South Hackensack, South Orange, Totowa, Union City,
Wallington, West Orange, Woodland Park and Wood-Ridge.
THE FOLLOWING TOWNS ARE SERVED BY THE MCUA:
Bound Brook, Bridgewater, Carteret, Cranbury, Dunellen, East
Brunswick, Edison, Fanwood, Franklin Township, Green Brook,
Helmetta, Highland Park, Jamesburg, Metuchen, Middlesex
Borough, Milltown, Monroe Township, New Brunswick, North
Brunswick, North Plainfield, Old Bridge, Perth Amboy, Piscataway,
Plainfield, Sayreville, Scotch Plains, South Amboy, South Bound
Brook, South Brunswick, South Plainfield, South River, Spotswood,
Warren Township, Watchung and Woodbridge.

19. NEW JERSEY – ENERGY
ELECTRICITY
• New Jersey currently has the second greatest number of individuals without
power. As of 9am EDT on November 10th, there were 109,287 individuals
without power, which equates to 3% of customers.
• The State of New Jersey released power restoration plans from Public Service
Electric and Gas, Jersey Central Power and Light, Atlantic City Electric, and
Orange & Rockland. The restoration plans are updated daily and can be found
in the “Information Sources” section at:
http://www.state.nj.us/nj/home/features/spotlight/hurricane_sandy.shtm
• Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) reported today (November 11) that
the vast majority of their customers have been restored. The remaining outages
are due to localized issues that were not corrected when a system or circuit
outage was restored, including damaged electrical service lines from the pole to
a home or business
• Orange and Rockland (O&R), serving New Jersey, New York, and
Pennsylvania reported yesterday (November 10) that it is continuing to restore
those remaining customers who are without power.
• Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), a FirstEnergy subsidiary, reported last
night (November 10) that it expects the majority of its customers in the mainland
to receive power by the end of the weekend. In the Barrier Islands and some of
the shoreline communities where the storm devastation is most severe, JCP&L
is working with State and local officials on developing and implementing a full
restoration plan and timeline to connect affected customers safely.
SOURCES:
http://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/docs/SitRep6_Sandy-Nor'easter_11102012_1000AM.pdf
PETROLEUM GAS and NATURAL GAS
• 5 petroleum terminals still remain offline in New Jersey: the Hess Terminals in
Bayonne and Newark, the Motiva terminal in Newark, the CITGO terminal in
Linden, and the Phillips 66 terminal in Tremley Point.
• Phillips 66 reported that its terminal will probably be operational in a limited capacity
by the end of the month.
• The Phillips 66 and Hess Refineries in New Jersey still remain shut down, though
Phillips 66 suggested its refinery should be fully operation in 2-3 weeks. Much of its
electrical equipment was damaged by saltwater as a result of the storm surge
• 12 counties in NJ will have gas rationing in effect from noon on November 3rd until
the Governor declares the end of the State of Emergency
• On November 3rd , the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in consultation
with the US Department of Energy, issued an emergency wavier of the reformulated
gasoline (RFG) that is in effect until November 20th
• On November 2nd, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Non
Action Assurance) permitting the loading and unloading of fuel at defined locations
in New Jersey and New York without the use of a vapor recovery device or vapor
combustion device that is effective through November 17th
• Additionally, for those in New Jersey, the Department of Energy and EPA also
issued an emergency waiver in effect through November 13th for the Ultra Low
Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) fuel specifications for mobile non-road diesel engine
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20. IMPACTED FACILITIES – NEW JERSEY

21. NY Division Homeland Security & Emergency Services
Twitter / Facebook
Gov. Cuomo Friday afternoon, 10/26 declared a state of emergency for all 62 counties in
advance of Hurricane Sandy in anticipation of severe weather impacting New York.
NEW YORK
IMPACT
• MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION: The following counties under PA-B include
direct federal assistance: Bronx County, Kings County, Nassau County, New
York County, Queens County, Richmond County and Suffolk County.
• HEALTHCARE CENTERS: 9 NOV 2012, there are 58 health care facilities
remaining on generator power: 6 hospitals, 38 nursing homes and 13 Adult
Care Facilities (ACFs.)
• POWER OUTAGES: As of 7:30 a.m. EST Sat. Nov. 10, FEMA reports 170,542
remaining power outages. The State of NY reports as of 8 a.m. EST Nov. 10,
185,098 remaining power outages.
• De-watering is 86% complete for the Passaic Water Treatment Plant; leaking
is contained
DRINKING WATER ADVISORIES FOLLOWING HURRICANE SANDY
DO NOT DRINK
BOIL WATER NOTICES: See Link
RESCINDED (LIFTED) WATER ADVISORIES: See Link
PHARMACIES THAT ARE OPEN AND DELIVERING See Link
See FEMA’s NY
Hurricane Sandy
Web site for
updates.
• 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 treatment. If the facility is unable to deliver the needed dialysis
treatment, patients should call the End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Network
Hotline at: 1-800-238-ESRD (3773) to obtain information on outpatient
dialysis facilities 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 visiting an emergency department for dialysis
since many emergency departments are at full capacity handling other
storm-related health needs.
• FOOD ASSISTANCE: Current recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) benefits, formerly known as Food Stamps, in areas hardest hit by
Hurricane Sandy will automatically receive 50 percent of their October monthly
SNAP benefit amount the week of November 5 to replace food lost as a result of
the storm. The benefits are being automatically issued to SNAP recipients in
Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan and Westchester counties, as
well as at least 82 zip codes in New York City, including all of Staten Island.
Additional zip codes in New York City that experienced extended power loss may
be added as more details about the number of households affected becomes
available. Most up-to-date SNAP Replacement list

22. NEW YORK - ENERGY
ELECTRICITY
• New York currently has the greatest number of individuals without power. As of 7:30
a.m. EST Sat. Nov. 10, FEMA reported 170,542 remaining power outages. The State of
NY reports as of 8 a.m. EST Nov. 10, 185,098 remaining outages. The Department of
Energy reports as of 10 a.m. EST Nov. 10 169,603 outages.
CURRENT SITUATION
• Consolidated Edison (ConEd) set up command posts at seven locations in Brooklyn,
Queens and Staten Island to help customers whose electrical equipment was
damaged by Hurricane Sandy flooding. Con Edison inspectors are going door to door
to homes in flood-damaged areas to determine whether customer equipment was
damaged. If the company determines that a customer's equipment was not damaged,
their service will be restored when the company re-energizes the affected area. If a
customer's equipment has water damage, the customer will need to have a private
licensed electrician or plumber certify that the equipment can be safely energized. For
more information, click here and here.
• For power outage maps, updated every 15 minutes, see here. All outages where they
can receive power are expected to be restored by the evening of Nov. 11.
• Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) reported
yesterday (November 10) that local officials and LIPA estimate 55,000 customers on
Long Island and in the Rockaways could be powered, but damage to the homes is too
severe and repairs to home or an inspection must be completed before the house can
be reconnected to the grid. On Long Island the bulk of these are in Island Park,
Oceanside and the East Rockaway area, with smaller pockets in other south shore
communities. In Nassau, 250 surveyors are out in the field, with teams of technicians
and electric servicemen following closely behind to re-energize those premises that
are found to be safe. Those areas include Bellmore, Massapequa, Massapequa Park,
Merrick, Seaford, Wantagh, Baldwin, Baldwin Harbor, East Rockaway, Island Park,
Lynbrook, and Oceanside.. Detailed information about when an electrical inspection
certificate is required and how to submit one is available for Nassau and Suffolk
Counties and for the Rockaways.
• LIPA has restored power to 19 of 21 hospitals on Long Island. Of the two remaining in
the flood area, one is on back-up generation, and the other has been evacuated.
PETROLEUM GAS
• New York City and Nassau and Suffolk County in New York
implemented temporary fuel management measures which took
effect yesterday, November 9. An “odd-even” rule will be used to
purchase gasoline for non-commercial vehicles. The duration of the
fuel management plan will be determined by the counties and New
York City in coordination with the State of New York.
• The Energy Information Administration (EIA) updated its report on the
Retail Motor Gasoline Supply in the New York City Metropolitan Area
on Nov 9th, reporting that 28 percent of gas stations in the New York
Metropolitan area do not have gasoline available for sale. They do not
plan to issue additional reports
• As of 8 am EDT on Nov 20th, 2 impacted petroleum terminals remain
shut—the Motiva terminals in Long Island and Brooklyn
• Orange and Rockland (O&R), serving New Jersey, New York, and
Pennsylvania report that as of 10 a.m. EST Nov. 10, power has been
restored to all 250,000 O&R electric customers – aside from fewer than
50 remaining customers whose power was interrupted since the
nor’easter struck the area Wednesday.
PHOTO: WALL STREET JOURNAL

23. NEW YORK
SUFFOLK COUNTY:
• WARMING CENTERS: Warming Centers will provide residents without
electricity a chance to get warm, charge electronic devices, get some food.
• RED CROSS FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTERS: New Locations and hours.
• SHELTERS: As of Friday, Nov. 9, shelters were open at St. Joseph’s College,
Patchogue, and the Village Green Center, Park Avenue, Huntington, which is
operated by Town of Huntington for Huntington residents only. Suffolk
County is working with the American Red Cross to transition from shelter
operations to temporary housing. See link.
• FUEL POLICY Drivers with license plates ending in an even number will be
able to purchase fuel only on even-numbered days and drivers with license
plate numbers that end in an odd number will be able to purchase fuel only
on odd-numbered days. See link.
• SUFFOLK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES
SCDHS advises residents NOT to include household hazardous waste (pesticides,
oil, paint, solvents etc.) with regular trash items. Further instructions regarding
proper disposal and collection of household hazardous waste will be
forthcoming.
• WATER QUALITY- Suffolk County Department of Health Services (SCDHS) advises
that the following community water supplies may not be safe for consumption:
All Fire Island area community water supply systems except for Ocean Beach,
West Gilgo and Robert Moses State Park and Shelter Island Chalets (Advisory
predated Hurricane Sandy; problems not caused by storm.) See link.
• The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation and Suffolk County will collect and properly dispose
of potentially hazardous common household products from flood-damaged
homes in Suffolk County. Beginning on Nov. 12, people in affected homes may
bring household products, including solvents, paints, cleaners, oil, propane tanks,
batteries, petroleum products, weed/bug killers, car batteries, bleach and
ammonia, to one of four drop-off locations. In addition, starting on Nov. 12,
residents of Islip, Babylon, Patchogue, Mastic Beach and Riverhead can put waste
products on the curb for pickup. The drop-off and pickup locations - SEE LINK
WESTCHESTER COUNTY:
• FATALITIES: There were three storm-related fatalities in the county, two
in North Salem and one on the Sprain Brook Parkway. There are
numerous smaller water suppliers on generators
• MULTIY PURPOSE CENTER: A multi-purpose Hurricane Sandy recovery
center has opened at 198 Central Ave., White Plains. The center will
operate from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week until further notice.
Parking fees at the County Center have been waived. The center will be
staffed with representatives from: FEMA, Con Edison, SBA, a variety of
social services agencies and The Department of Health, which will be
giving free tetanus shots to anyone involved with cleanup. See link.
• SHELTERS: As of Friday, Nov. 9 most shelters had closed, however,
Muriel Morabito Community Center, Chappaqua Crossing, and the
Yonkers PAL Police Athletic League remain open. See link.
• POWER: As of 8 a.m. Saturday, Con Ed reports 7,670 customers without
power in Westchester. Con Ed estimates full restoration by Sunday,
November 11. NYSEG reports 3 outages in Westchester.
• PUBLIC HEALTH:
o The Westchester County Department of Health is advising people
who use the Hudson River waters for recreational purposes, namely
swimmers, boaters, kayakers and windsurfers to avoid direct contact
with the water until further notice
A portion of the North Boardwalk at Rye
Playland begins a slow drift into the
Long Island Sound

24. NEW YORK
ROCKLAND COUNTY
http://rocklandgov.com/index.php/storm-update/
• WARMING CENTERS: Warming Centers will provide residents without
electricity a chance to get warm, charge electronic devices, get some food.
• RED CROSS FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTERS: New Locations and hours.
• SHELTERS: Rockland County Shelter is closed.
• FUEL POLICY Drivers with license plates ending in an even number will be
able to purchase fuel only on even-numbered days and drivers with license
plate numbers that end in an odd number will be able to purchase fuel only
on odd-numbered days. See link.
• RECOVERY CENTER: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be
opening a Disaster Recovery Center in Rockland County beginning Saturday,
November 10, to assist victims of Hurricane Sandy. The Disaster Recovery
Center will be located at: Provident Bank Park, 2nd Floor Community Room 1
Provident Bank Park Drive, Pomona, NY 10970
• FUEL: Pomona, NY – Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef today
announced that he has extended the Local Emergency Order, in place since last
week, which limits the sale and purchase of gasoline and diesel to 10 gallons per
vehicle per day, inclusive of portable fuel containers. The order excludes the
wholesale delivery of fuel to gas station retailers, all emergency vehicles, first
responders, and commercial businesses, which were the only exceptions to the
order. Vanderhoef had made the decision to restrict the purchase of gasoline
after consulting with emergency officials and law enforcement
NASSAU COUNTY:
http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/OEM/index.html
• WARMING CENTERS: Warming Centers will provide residents without
electricity a chance to get warm, charge electronic devices, get some
food.
• RED CROSS FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTERS: The Red Cross has
opened a number of meal distribution centers Nassau County.
Locations are open from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to
6:00 p.m. Meals, water, and comfort kits will be distributed at the
following locations. See Link
• SHELTERS: Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and the Red
Cross have opened the following locations for residents to take
shelter:
Nassau County Community
College
P Building
1 Education Drive
Garden City East, New York
Farmingdale High
School
150 Lincoln Street
Farmingdale, New York
Glen Cove High School
150 Dosoris Lane
Glen Cover, New York
New Hyde Park High
School
500 Leonard Blvd
New Hyde Park, New York
• FEMA POD LOCATIONS See Link
WATER CONSERVATION: : On October 31, a Conserve Water Order was
issued because of impacts to the Bay Park Sewage treatment Plant.
Residents living south of the Long Island Expressway (LIE) from the Queens
border to the Meadowbrook Parkway except for Cedarhurst and Lawrence
are being asked to limit their water use.
Additional information is available from Nassau County's website at:
http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/CountyExecutive/NewsRelease/
2012/10-31-2012a.html

25. NEW YORK CITY
IMPACT
• DEATH TOLL: 49 in New York City
• POWER OUTAGES: Approximately 66, 160 (AS OF 2:30 PM, 11 NOV 2012)
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES: WWW.NYC.GOV
RESPONSE
SHELTERS
FOOD AND WATER DISTRIBUTION SITES: The City has opened food and water
distribution sites in the hardest hit areas and are staffed by City employees,
volunteers, the Salvation Army and National Guard. Locations and hours:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/misc/html/2012/foodandwater.html.
CANVASSING
The City continues to coordinate canvassing operations to check on homebound
New Yorkers. Volunteers have canvassed more than 15,100 apartments and reached
more than 15,000 people in NYCHA properties, rental buildings and single-family
homes.
POWER CUSTOMERS OUT Total Con Ed customers without power: 27,060
Total LIPA customers without power: 39,100
MOBILE MEDICAL TEAMS FOR FAR ROCKAWAY AND CONEY ISLAND
The City has deployed mobile medical teams consisting of a paramedic and member
of the National Guard to the Far Rockaways and Coney Island. The teams will go
door-to-door in tall residential buildings from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM to:
• Ensure residents' medical needs are met
• Conduct medical assessments to determine if residents are safe
• Connect residents with prescription medications
• If needed, take residents to a field clinic or hospital for medical care
MOBILE MEDICAL VANS WITH PRESCRIPTION SERVICES
The City has deployed vans staffed with primary care providers who will be able to
provide medical care and distribute commonly prescribed drugs at several locations
in the Rockaways, Brooklyn, and Staten Island. Volunteers are also going door-to-
door to reach people who may have medical needs but remain in their homes
without heat and power. The location and hours are available
here:http://www.nyc.gov/html/misc/html/2012/medical_vans.html.
SHELTER FOR THOSE WITHOUT HEAT
Cold weather in the city will continue and increases the risk of hypothermia. Anyone
who needs heat should find warm shelter, whether at City facilities or with a friend
or relative.
Evacuation shelters remain open and as of Sunday morning, they were 2,194
evacuees and 731 staff.
There are 6 shelters operating and two locations were those in need can seek
referrals to shelter sites:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/misc/html/2012/hurricane_shelters.html.
The City also has opened daytime-only warming centers at senior centers in every
borough :http://www.nyc.gov/html/misc/html/2012/warming_ctr.html.
SANITATION
SANITATION 24-HOUR DEBRIS CLEANUP CONTINUES; RECYCLING RESUMES
• Mayor Bloomberg directed the Department of Sanitation to adjust collections
schedule so that 24-hour cleanup could continue in the hard-hit areas of
Staten Island, Queens and Brooklyn.
• Areas normally receiving three times a week collection may only receive two
collections per week, while areas that receive two times per week collection
may only receive one collection while the emergency debris removal work
continues.
• Recycling resumed today, Sunday, November 11.
• Recycling collections on Sunday have begun with regularly scheduled Saturday
recycling. Regularly scheduled Monday recycling will be picked up on Monday,
November 12, even though the day was originally scheduled as a holiday in
observance of Veterans' Day.
• 728 pieces of sanitation equipment are working on debris removal, including
270 trucks, 234 mechanical broom, 114 front end loaders and 110 cut down
dump trucks.
• Sanitation crews have collected more than 225,000 tons of trash, debris and
tree as a part of storm cleanup operations.
• The heavily-impacted areas will continue to receive collection and debris
removal around the clock.

26. NEW YORK CITY – HOSPITALS
Most New York City Health and Hospital Corporation (HHC) primary care health
centers are offering walk-in services and extended hours this weekend and through
the holiday, Monday, November 12. For more information contact your hospital or
clinic.
HOSPITALS
• Bellevue Hospital and Coney Island Hospital inpatient services and emergency
rooms remain closed until further notice. Families of Bellevue Hospital patients
can call 311 or 212-423-7272 to learn status of patients who were transferred.
Bellevue patients seeking outpatient care can call 212-423-7272 for further
information or to get connected to care at HHCs Metropolitan Hospital.
• At Coney Island Hospital, limited outpatient services, including behavioral
health, are being provided 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week. Patients should
enter through the Tower Building on Avenue Z. Patients with an urgent need to
renew a prescription should go to the same location with their medication
bottles. A mobile van from Coney Island Hospital is stationed at 19th Street and
Mermaid Avenue from 9am to 5pm providing limited medical services for the
community.
• Gouverneur Health offers ambulatory and outpatient services at these hours:
Mon-Fri, 8am-8pm; Sat-Sun 9am-5pm. Mon, 11/12, 9am-5pm limited walk-in.
• On Staten Island Mariner's Harbor Family Health Center, 2040 Forest Ave. will
have a primary care clinic open Sat, Sun and Mon, from 8am-7pm. A mobile
medical van providing limited medical services will be at New Dorp High School
at Miller's field, from 9am-5pm, 7 days a week. Please call 718-266-6328, for
information and assistance.
• All other HHC hospitals, emergency rooms and nursing homes are open,
including outpatient and primary care clinics. For more information, contact
your hospital or clinic.
– NYU Langone Medical Center is not yet accepting inpatients. Employees
are at their stations and the Internet is working, as the medical center
fights to regain its footing. A week ago in the midst of Superstorm Sandy,
when 1st Avenue became a river and NYU was flooded rendering its
emergency generators inoperative, doctors and nurses combined forces
with police and firemen and paramedics to transfer over 300 patients
successfully from the hospital in the middle of the night.
– NYU Langone Medical Center's main campus sustained significant damage
during Hurricane Sandy, affecting patient care, research, and education
facilities. While the main campus at 550 First Avenue is closed, many of
their sites are operational and patient appointments have resumed. See
Link for location-specific information.
• VA NY HARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
– In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, VA New York Harbor Healthcare
System's Manhattan facility remains closed. To accommodate Veterans'
needs, several phone numbers and programs have been developed to ensure
the continuity of care for patients currently displaced. The Brooklyn VA and
St. Albans Community Living Center and Community Based Outpatient Clinics
are all open and functioning normally.
– The Manhattan facility, which is in the City's flood zone, was safely evacuated
on October 28, prior to the storm. One hundred patients were transferred to
neighboring VA facilities, including the Brooklyn, Bronx and Montrose
facilities.
– Located at 423 East 23rd Street, the Manhattan VA Medical Center sustained
flood damage during the storm. The basement and ground floor were
flooded, resulting in failure of electrical switches, mechanical systems, steam
and the fire suppression system. Also destroyed was clinical equipment,
including a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) used in outpatient clinic
areas, located on the ground floor. VA officials continue to assess the
damage and no timeline for repairs have been established. All employees
have been relocated to the Brooklyn VA medical center, St. Albans
Community Living Center, and other facilities located throughout the VA
healthcare network.
– VA has a new information line, 1-855-269-8338, available from 8 am to 4
pm, with information for Veterans.
• NYU LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER

27. NEW YORK CITY – HEALTH
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Most New York City Health and Hospital Corporation (HHC) primary care
health centers are offering walk-in services and extended hours this weekend
and through the holiday, Monday, November 12. For more information contact
your hospital or clinic.
HOSPITALS
• Bellevue Hospital and Coney Island Hospital inpatient services and
emergency rooms remain closed until further notice. Families of Bellevue
Hospital patients can call 311 or 212-423-7272 to learn status of patients
who were transferred. Bellevue patients seeking outpatient care can
call 212-423-7272 for further information or to get connected to care at
HHCs Metropolitan Hospital.
• At Coney Island Hospital, limited outpatient services, including behavioral
health, are being provided 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week. Patients should
enter through the Tower Building on Avenue Z. Patients with an urgent
need to renew a prescription should go to the same location with their
medication bottles. A mobile van from Coney Island Hospital is stationed at
19th Street and Mermaid Avenue from 9am to 5pm providing limited
medical services for the community.
• New York Downtown Hospital is once again fully operational following
Hurricane Sandy. Patients and their families can call 212-312-5000 for
more information or to connect with a specific extension. Due to a limited
number of incoming phone lines, you may experience a busy signal or a
delay in answering.
• Gouverneur Health offers ambulatory and outpatient services at these
hours: Mon-Fri, 8am-8pm; Sat-Sun 9am-5pm. Mon, 11/12, 9am-5pm
limited walk-in.
• On Staten Island Mariner's Harbor Family Health Center, 2040 Forest Ave.
will have a primary care clinic open Sat, Sun and Mon, from 8am-7pm. A
mobile medical van providing limited medical services will be at New Dorp
High School at Miller's field, from 9am-5pm, 7 days a week. Please call 718-
266-6328, for information and assistance.
• All other HHC hospitals, emergency rooms and nursing homes are open,
including outpatient and primary care clinics. For more information,
The City tap water is safe for drinking 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. Learn more.
• NYU Langone Medical Center is not yet accepting inpatients. Employees are at
their stations and the Internet is working, as the medical center fights to regain
its footing. A week ago in the midst of Superstorm Sandy, when 1st Avenue
became a river and NYU was flooded rendering its emergency generators
inoperative, doctors and nurses combined forces with police and firemen and
paramedics to transfer over 300 patients successfully from the hospital in the
middle of the night.
• NYU Langone Medical Center's main campus sustained significant damage during
Hurricane Sandy, affecting patient care, research, and education facilities. While
the main campus at 550 First Avenue is closed, many of their sites are
operational and patient appointments have resumed. See Link for location-
specific information.
NYU LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER

28. According to the CDC’s MMWR as of November 6 there have been 263
hurricane-related CO exposures reported to poison control centers in 8
states
• New York 80
• New Jersey 61
• Connecticut 44
• Pennsylvania 39 (4 were fatal)
• West Virginia 27
• Virginia 8
• Maryland 3
• Delaware 1
NOTE: This is likely to be an underestimation due to reports of high
numbers of CO-related deaths in the media.
SOURCES
• Generators
– Should never be operated in a home, basement, or garage
– When operating outdoors, they should never be placed near
an open window
– They should be place downwind and at least 25 feet from the
house
• Gas stoves and ovens are also sources of CO and should not be used
for warmth
• Stoves and fireplaces should be properly vented
• Gas-powered engines should never be started or run in an enclosed
space
Consider installing CO detectors in your home to alert you and your
family in the event of an emergency.
CARBON MONOXIDE is an odorless, colorless, tasteless gas that can be
emitted by fuel-burning appliances. The gas can become trapped in
enclosed spaces. If it builds up to unhealthy levels persons can become
severely ill and potentially die.
SYMPTOMS OF CO POISONING
• Headache
• Dizziness
• Weakness & Sleepiness
• Nausea & Vomiting
• Chest Pain
• Shortness of breath
• Confusion
• Loss of Consciousness
• Brain Damage
• Death
IF YOU SUSPECT CO POISONING
• Open all windows and doors
• Get out of the building into fresh air
• Call the fire department and gas company from outside
Call 911 or seek medical attention if you or someone else is
experiencing symptoms
Sources: NY Dept of Health, CDC, CPSC
CARBON MONOXIDE POISON

29. Operational Biosurveillance predicts increased transmission of the
following among those in emergency shelters:
• Viruses like coronaviruses and parainfluenza which can cause
reactive airway disease, asthma, or lung infections like
pneumonia in susceptible individuals
• Bacterial infections caused by Streptococcus
• There is also the possibility for increased influenza transmission
• They do not believe that rodent-borne diseases will pose a
problem in the aftermath of the storm
CONCERNS
• With many persons staying in shelters, germs are easily passed
between individuals.
• Since it is early in the flu season, many may not have yet received
their flu shot therefore increasing risk of transmission
• According to CDC New York and New Jersey are reporting
minimal flu activity so it may not be a problem
• As long as people remain in close quarters in shelters risk
for increased transmission exists
The national infectious disease forecast for November was released
approximately one week ago. This is not specific to the post-hurricane
disaster. ASCL BIO National Health 30-Day Forecast
NOROVIRUS OUTBREAK IN BROOKLYN SHELTERS
• At least 13 persons living in an emergency shelter on the John Jay
campus in Brooklyn contracted norovirus which causes vomiting
and diarrhea
• The outbreak on this campus resulted in the closing of 3 high
school shelters so that a cleaning could take place
Sources: NY Daily News, Decoded Science, Operational Biosurveillance
Washing your hands is the best way to
prevent disease transmission!