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Plainfield, NJ Invests in Emergency Warning System After Deadly Storms

CBS New YorkOctober 5, 20252 min1,131 views
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Deadly Storms and Flash Flooding

  • ⚑ Plainfield, New Jersey, experienced devastating and deadly flash flooding over the summer.
  • πŸ’” The severe storms resulted in down trees and fatalities, prompting the city to invest in an early warning system.

Personal Tragedies

  • πŸ˜₯ Gigi Neil lost her brother, Roco Sansson, a 79-year-old, when a tree fell on his car during a July 3rd storm, killing him and his 25-year-old passenger, Ernesto Valaderez.
  • πŸ˜” Another woman was killed in North Plainfield 11 days later, and two women in their 60s died when their car was swept into the Greenbrook during a subsequent storm.

Investment in an Alert System

  • πŸ’° The city is investing approximately half a million dollars in a new alarm system to provide early warnings during disasters.
  • πŸ“£ The project will be funded by a grant from Union County, with no cost to residents.
  • πŸ“ Seven devices will be installed on poles in strategic locations across the city's 6.2 square miles to ensure they can be heard throughout the entire area.

System Functionality and Timeline

  • πŸ“’ The signal will alert residents to impending disasters, including snowstorms, tornadoes, or floods, giving them time to evacuate or find cover.
  • πŸ—“οΈ Installation is expected to take two to three months, with the system anticipated to be operational by December.
  • πŸ™οΈ This initiative follows a similar alert system announced by the city of Patterson in July.
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