Media contact at DEM is Stephanie Powell, 222-4700 ext. 4418, pager 482-2968. DEM will issue additional bulletins on an as needed basis to report on new information. The next bulletin will most likely be issued at 3 p.m. on Tuesday to confirm the spraying schedule to be implemented by the cities of Cranston and Warwick. This Protocol also governs state-local coordination on prevention, preparedness and response.
More details follow below.
For specific information about spraying in Warwick , call City Hall at 738-2000 Ext. The above telephone lines are manned during normal business hours during the week. This weekend's events will be updated to the websites on Tuesday. Based on the spray rate of the state's four available sprayers, which will be loaned to the communities, spraying is estimated to take five hours. There is an agreement between the cities that each will provide two trucks to pick up the sprayers.