School Notes
Date posted: Jan 15, 2025
Winter Weather Safety
A winter storm in New England can range from moderate snowfall over a few hours to a Nor'easter, bringing blizzard conditions with blinding, wind-driven snow that can last several days. People can become stranded in their automobiles or trapped at home, forced to go without utilities or other services. The aftermath of a winter storm can have an impact on a community or the entire region for days, weeks, or even months.
Winter storms can also be deceptive killers, as most deaths are indirectly related to the actual storm. The major causes are automobile or other transportation accidents, exhaustion, and heart attacks caused by overexertion, freezing to death, and asphyxiation from improper heating sources. House fires occur more frequently in the winter due to a lack of proper safety precautions when using alternate heating sources, like unattended fires and space heaters.
As with most potential disasters, preparedness, monitoring the media, and using your common sense can minimize the danger to you and your family.
Click the button below to download our Winter Weather Preparedness Guide to help keep you safe both at home and on campus in the event of a winter storm.