According to Lori Getter of Wisconsin Emergency Management, the state's 72 counties have plotted out lists of shelters with backup generators where residents can go if they lose heat. Sauk County Emergency Government Director Tim Stieve told the Eagle that Sauk County has its own list of buildings and options, at least for Baraboo, but that he had chosen not to make it public. Stieve said his concern is people might show up early in anticipation of a Y2K emergency. One public building manager in Baraboo said he was asked to submit an estimate of how many people his building could accommodate.
Public officials continue to pooh pooh prospects of any real hardship or danger to public safety.