10 Tips for Snow Removal
Tips for Snow Removal
1. Start a neighborhood team to help shovel snow for elderly and those unable to shovel.
2. Residents and businesses should ensure all accessible parking spaces for people with disabilities are cleared of snow and ice.
3. Don’t put trash cans and recycling bins out until after the plows have come.
4. If possible, remove parked cars from the road. Navigating around objects severely hampers a plow or heavy equipment driver’s ability to clear the roads and costs valuable time.
5. Clear snow away from fire hydrants in your neighborhood. Ask neighbors to adopt a fire hydrant and clear snow and ice away from all hydrants so that they are easily visible in the event of a fire.
6. Shovel snow into the yard instead of into the street to minimize the problem of the snowplow covering your driveway with snow after you’ve just shoveled it.
7. Keep the openings of storm drains clear of snow and debris to help alleviate potential flooding and to protect the environment. (At no time, however, should a resident attempt to enter a storm drain to remove debris.)
8. Remove all portable basketball hoops from the road when possible.
9. Volunteer to use equipment you may have such as small snow blowers for a community removal effort.
10. Driving on snow is dangerous and packs the snow into compact sheets that turn to ice, making it much harder and more expensive to remove. If possible, don’t attempt to drive before the plows come to your neighborhood.
and more general tips . . .
- Create an emergency kit. It should contain a battery operated radio, a flashlight, extra batteries, a loud whistle or bell, food that can be easily prepared, water (one gallon per person per day), blankets and a first aid kit.
- Keep a backup supply of daily medications.
- Make sure medical equipment and assistive devices (such as canes, walkers, wheelchairs, lifts, oxygen tanks, etc.) are easy to locate in an emergency.
- Have spare batteries or non-powered options for any equipment that will not work if there is no electricity and have an ice chest ready and ice packs in the freezer for medications that need to be kept cool while power is out.
- Designate a safe place to go (a friend or neighbor’s house or shelter) and have a plan for getting there if it becomes unsafe to stay at home.
- Be prepared to provide special information, such as location of equipment (like oxygen tanks) and medications, that rescue personnel will need to know to move someone safely and rapidly.
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