Cold weather precautions from the Franklin County Emergency Management Office

FRANKLIN COUNTY

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

28 Airport Road

Apalachicola, Florida 32320

(850) 653-8977, Fax (850) 653-3643

em3frank@gtcom.net

Date: 2/18/2015

To: Oyster Radio

Re: Public Service Announcement / Cold weather precautions

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST /1 AM CST/ TO 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST /1 AM CST/ TO 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THURSDAY.

* WIND CHILLS: FALLING TO 13 TO 20 DEGREES BY THURSDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

Franklin County Emergency Management, along with the United Firefighters of Franklin County, would like to remind our neighbors to use caution when using any type of heating source in the home.

Make sure your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors are in working order.

Never leave a portable heating source unattended.

Keep all flammable materials a safe distance from heaters.

Never ever overload a circuit with too many appliances.

Remember fire prevention saves lives!

This has been a Public Service Announcement brought to you by Franklin County Emergency Management and the United Firefighters of Franklin County.

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