The emergency management department activates its cold weather response system once temperatures reach the threshold of 32 degrees fahrenheit for one day or a wind chill of below 25 degrees fahrenheit. “very cold conditions” will return by monday night The chill will last at least until the middle to end of next week, easing a little into the weekend. In alignment with pierce county human services inclement weather response protocols, the thresholds for activations are according to the national weather service heat risk index: Insights and recommendations from the taskforce were instrumental in shaping the inclement weather request for proposal, the threshold plan, and in defining expectations and roles for both pierce county human services and the pierce county department of emergency management. Pierce county has helped compile a list of resources for frigid temperatures forecast this week
The list includes warming shelters and overnight shelter information. Inclement weather is the existence of rain or abnormal climatic conditions (hail, snow, cold, high wind, extreme high temperatures, unhealthy air quality or the like or any combination thereof) by virtue of which it is either not reasonable or not safe. The pierce county department of emergency management will activate the emergency operations center tomorrow morning at 7 a.m
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