Hurricane Henri Update

Hurricane Henri Update
A State of Emergency has been declared for the Town of Salem at 1 pm today.

The Salem Emergency Operation Center (EOC) has been partially activated and will be fully activated at 9 am tomorrow.

Career Firefighters will report to the Gardner Lake and Salem Fire houses tomorrow to be available during the Storm Event.

Public Works crews will report to work tomorrow and will be responsible for cutting and clearing roads and related hazards caused by the high winds and rain.

Eversource has assigned us a Public Safety Specialist to coordinate a Line Crew and Tree Crew to clear blocked roads with damaged wires and poles.

This will be a significant storm event. Last minute preparations should be done this evening.

Please be safe.

Respectfully,

Kevin T. Lyden

First Selectman