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Council Minutes of 1/4/2005 <br />service going beyond the normal procedures. The dispatchers and secretaries did a great <br />job in calming callers and prioritizing runs. His personal thanks and appreciation are <br />given to the police for a job well done. The Fire Dept. found the residential street <br />condition caused the squads and engines to became stuck in the snow. Immediately, the <br />four-wheel drive vehicles were outfitted with oxygen and first-responder gear to provide <br />response capability to snowbound streets. He and Assistant Chief Robertson plowed out <br />some drive aprons to provide future squad passage. They also pulled out almost 30 cars <br />that were stuck in residential streets and had to be removed before the Service Dept. <br />plows could even come down the streets to clear the snow. His thanks go to the fire <br />fighters who provided response for emergency medical as well as fire response under <br />very adverse conditions and especially Assistant Chief Robertson for working through his <br />vacation day to plow drives and move cars. It was truly a team effort for a job well done. <br />Some residents had expectations of city service that were beyond our ability to provide <br />with available resources. With some patience and a little time, the majority of the needs <br />of citizens were met and the city continued to function. We are reviewing the lessons <br />learned and will implement improvements wherever funds and abilities will allow. <br />Service Director Driscoll commented that this snow storm was actually the fourth largest <br />single event in recorded history in this area. North Olmsted received about 15 inches of <br />wet, heavy snow in 28 hours. The following is a timetable of events: <br />• Starting at 8:30 a.m. and continuing to 11 a.m. on Wednesday, December 22, the <br />snow was just beginning to fall and the department had 6 trucks out pre-salting the <br />streets to keep ice from sticking. <br />• By 3 o'clock, the snow had picked up considerably more and 7 laborers stayed late to <br />work with the three shift workers. There were 6 trucks out salting and plowing the <br />mains and 4 trucks were plowing interior streets. <br />• By 7 o'clock, all 10 trucks were needed out on the mains. <br />• At 11 o'clock, traffic was beginning to calm down, and there was another shift <br />change. Six second and third shift workers stayed on and 10 laborers were added for <br />a total of 16 people out with trucks, and all they were able to do was keep up with the <br />mains. <br />• At 2 a.m., it started raining and everything started turning into a slushy mess. By <br />approximately 6 a.m., the temperature started rising, the snow starting accumulating <br />more and from then the snow started getting really deep. <br />• There was a shift change at 7 a.m., and 6 trucks were out plowing the mains and 22 <br />trucks were sent into the interiors. Of the 22 trucks, 6 were handling cul-de-sacs. At <br />that time, every available plow was out on the streets and every single driver that <br />could be found was in those trucks. <br />• At approximately 1 p.m. on Thursday, December 23, the snow finally stopped. At <br />the 3 p.m. shift change, 5 of the 20 interior sections were clear of snow. Nine drivers <br />stayed late to assist the 3 second shift drivers. Most of these drivers at this time had <br />already worked a 16-hour shift, gone home, slept and been back in 8 hours to start <br />working another 16-hour shift. All of the trucks at that time were able to work on the <br />back streets, and most of those streets were starting to come together in good <br />condition although it took some time. The temperatures continued to drop and later <br />2 <br />
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