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NYS ANNUAL BURN BAN:

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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation reminds residents that the annual statewide ban on residential brush burning is in effect through May 14^th. Since 2009, DEC has enforced the annual brush burning ban to help prevent wildfires. Learn more at: https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/air-quality/open-burning.

SPRING WEATHER PREPAREDNESS:

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Spring weather can be unpredictable. When severe weather hits unexpectedly, the risk of injury and weather-related death increases, so planning makes sense. Thunderstorms cause most of the severe spring weather. They can bring lightning, tornadoes, and flooding. Whenever warm, moist air collides with cool, dry air, thunderstorms can occur.

Find more spring weather safety information from the National Weather Service here.

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SPRING SKYWARN CLASS OFFERED MAY 8th:

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The National Weather Service Binghamton Office will be offering a basic SKYWARN spotter class on May 8^th at the Department of Emergency Response in Ithaca. The class offers an overview of different types of severe weather, what to report, and how to report it. Spotters often relay critical information that give NWS forecasters ground truth information when it comes to issuing warnings. The class begins at 6:30 p.m. To register, click here.

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WHAT3WORDS:.

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What3words is a geocode system for the communication of locations with a resolution of three meters. What3words encodes geographic coordinates into three dictionary words; the encoding is permanently fixed. If help is needed (whether on the water or on hiking trails), providing a what3words address on a 9-1-1 call can pinpoint your location quickly. Learn more and download the What3words app here.

COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS:

註冊參加您附近的公民預備隊 (Citizen Preparedness Corps) 培訓，並學習如何為任何類型的災難或緊急情況做好準備、據此作出反應並進行恢復。 Learn more at: https://www.dhses.ny.gov/citizen-preparedness-corps. The next training in Tompkins County will be on Thursday, May 16th at 5:00pm at the Tompkins County Public Library BorgWarner Community Room in Ithaca.

主題包括如何制定家庭緊急應變計劃，如何為您的家人和房屋做好應對火災等潛在緊急情況的準備，在特定情況下（例如，出現行兇的槍手）該怎麼做，並涵蓋為危及生命的事件而採取的疏散或就地避難措施等等。該培訓還討論了在緊急情況後回家時該怎麼做，包括重新進入的程序、安全地檢查和記錄損壞、解決災難性事件發生後的情緒和其他個人需求，以及對災後詐騙保持警惕。

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