Hurricane Information
After the Storm: Danger, City Information, Traffic Signals
THE DANGER CONTINUES
- DO NOT drive unless it is an emergency. There is no other reason to be on the roads.
- Outside - walk cautiously and avoid standing water, which may hide downed power lines or hazardous objects. Do not go out in the dark.
- Treat all downed power lines as if they were live. If you see one with sparks - move away and call 9-1-1 immediately.
- You don't need to call in a power outage - only downed power lines.
- Watch for spoiled foods... "when in doubt, throw it out".
- Remember that anything flood waters have reached must be considered contaminated, including food, canned goods, cosmetics and medicines.
- Water: Immediately following a hurricane, don't drink or use tap water until it has been declared safe, this includes not giving it to pets or brushing teeth. Boil at a rolling boil for one minute to kill infectious organisms.
The Broward County Home Damage Assessment Program
Broward County has put into place a program to help quickly identify areas of devastation, even before damage assessment teams are able to canvass
the County.
The Home Damage Assessment Program asks residents to report hurricane damage to their home as soon as it's safe to go outside by calling 3-1-1
or logging on to the Broward County Website at
www.broward.org/hurricane and click on Home Damage Assessment Program.
Residents must have access to the photos shown on-line to make a report, as Hurricane Hotline call takers will only be able to accept numbers
"1 thru 4" as damage levels and "5 thru 6" for flood levels. To access the photos that best correspond to numbers "1-4" and "5-6" and obtain more
information about the program please visit
http://www.broward.org/Hurricane/AtoZ/Pages/DamageAssessment.aspx.
FOR CITY INFORMATION AFTER A STORM
"WE WILL CALL YOU"
CodeRED Emergency Notification System: This high-speed telephone notification system will be employed by the City when necessary to notify residents of essential information.
Calls received from the CodeRED system usually come up on caller I.D. as 866-419-5000. If you see this number, please do not disconnect. If you have "privacy blocker" you may
not get these calls, so please disable during any emergency.
For City emergency information, boil water orders and other important local notifications such as debris pickup, if operational go to:
- www.westonfl.org – see Latest News, on the Weston Home page
- Tune your TV to channel 25 (Advanced Cable), channel 62 (Direct Path) or channel 78 (Comcast), for up-to-date City information on boil water orders, debris pickup and other related information.
- Tune your car radio to 1680AM. The 1680AM Emergency Information Radio will be operational even with a power outage for approximately four (4) days. 1680 AM broadcasts within the boundaries of the City of Weston only.
TRAFFIC SIGNAL OUTAGES
While the City of Weston has purchased generators for all traffic signal locations, there may be a time period prior to them being operational. Areas outside of the City may not be as well equipped.
- When signals are out - TREAT INTERSECTIONS AS A 4-WAY STOP.
- Teach young drivers how a 4-way stop is handled: The first vehicle to reach the intersection and stop should be allowed to move forward first. When two cars reach the intersection at the same time, the driver on the left must yield to the driver on the right.
- Please wait your turn. It is essential for safety and to avoid chaos.
- It is not necessary to report signal outages.