HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOW 2022-01-10 Item 5E - Powerpoint Presentation - Recent Snow Response Update2021-22
SNOW & ICE
RESPONSE
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• Winter Operations All Staff Meeting & Training - Held
the first week of November.
• Command Staff Meeting — Prior to forecasted winter
event.
• Road Closure Sign Staging - Identified steep streets.
• Vehicle Preparation - Plow trucks, deicer, sanders & salt
spreaders.
• Supply Inventory - Deicer, sand & salt.
EVENT
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• On Christmas night at midnight, Streets Superintendent,
Scott Mitchell was onsite to assess roads and bridge
decks.
• By 2 AM, Small trucks were deployed & out on the road
laying down deicer product on roads and bridge decks.
• Sunday, December 26, 2021, snowfall accumulation
began to occur in Tukwila associated with the forecasted
regional snow event.
• At 8 AM crews began plowing City streets on 12 -hour
shifts.
BACKGROUND
• Snowfall continued into the morning, tapering off on
Sunday afternoon with cold Frigid temperatures.
• Bus shelters along Tukwila International Boulevard
were maintained by City crews and had salt applied
in and around the bus stops .
• King County Metro is responsible for maintaining all
other bus shelters, including snow removal, within
the City limits.
EVENT
TIMELINE
• Wednesday, the 28th was the second forecasted snow
event. Here comes part II.
• Crews are back on 12 hour shifts beginning at midnight
through Thursday evening.
• Overall, approximately 4 inches of snow were on the
ground at peak accumulation and by mid -week an
additional 2 inches of snowfall occurred.
• 3 Day weekend (over the new year) standby crew was
assembled.
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COORDINATION AND TEAMWORK
BETWEEN TUKWILA PW, PD & FD
PD called in several times when snow related collisions happened; PW responded to address the trouble spots
PW staff cleared the Justice Center parking lot
PW staff worked with the Fire Marshal's office to clear Fire stations from snow and ice
PW staff assisted the school district
Parks maintenance staff key to clearing parks and TCC
Emergency Manager coordinated regional communication and identified extra sources of sand when City staff were running short
PW staff worked with communications to advertise road closures, WM delays & boost snow/ice map to top of red bar on website
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WM services are interrupted Dec 25-Jan2
Due to slippery roads and unsafe conditions WM services were delayed
WM updates their website and also communicated to the City staff by email
City staff updated social media sites
WM resumed the services the week of Jan 3rd and updates alerts on their website
City pushed information out on WM delays over City social media channels
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