Q&A
Potential use of precincts and firehouses as emergency shelters
0:22:30
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Council Member Ariola inquires about the potential use of police precincts and firehouses as emergency shelter locations during flash flood events. She asks how this approach might align with the proposed pilot program in Intro 807.
- Ariola questions how many precincts and firehouses are currently designated as potential emergency shelters for flash floods
- She asks about the capacity of these facilities to serve vulnerable populations in flood zone areas
- Deputy Commissioner Heather Roiter doesn't provide specific numbers but mentions that NYCEM works with public safety partners to utilize their facilities during emergencies
- Roiter emphasizes that they can communicate safe locations to the public during an emergency
Joann Ariola
0:22:30
So you don't have a team that goes out.
0:22:32
That's the that would be the answer if you can't speak to it.
0:22:36
How would using precincts, firehouses, or shelter locations mitigate the concerns about safety during flash floods?
0:22:46
And would the postponed the proposed pilot program align with that approach?
0:22:51
So so we have precincts, we have firehouses.
0:22:55
Would it it align with the approach of this bill?
0:22:57
That's the first question.
0:22:58
And how many precincts and firehouses are currently designated as potential emergency shelters for flash floods?
0:23:06
And do these facilities have the capacity to serve the vulnerable population in the flood zone areas?