Additionally, Nassau County has offered Senior Disaster Clinicians to act as triage officers to relieve at the EMOs if necessary. It is suggested that the disaster relief workers, including command staff in Albany, rotate out if possible. Staff have been working long hours and need time away from work to decompress. OGS is distributing two tractor trailers of food from Watertown throughout the effected area. OGS is providing food for the ARC shelters from the OGS storage facility in Malone.
Additional personnel are on alert.
Each of the counties affected have identified the frail and elderly in need of help such as oxygen, food or evacuation to shelters. In addition, each county is working with its Public Health Nursing Service to visit the homes of the elderly. Advising schools in the area to inspect the structures before reopening. State Education reports that 8 schools are closed in Clinton County through Wednesday. 9 schools are closed in northern Essex and all schools are closed in southern Essex County.