Courtesy of ARMC: First Aid for Cold Exposure
Courtesy of ARMC, information on providing first aid for cold exposure.
Winter Weather Preparedness
You can learn more about Winter Weather Preparedness at the Fire Marshal’s Website.
Wind Chill Advisory for Monday night (1/6) and Tuesday (1/7)
The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Advisory for tonight (1/6) through tomorrow (1/7) for an unusually cold arctic air mass combined with gusty winds. These conditions will result in an extremely cold wind chill of 0 to -10 degrees starting late tonight and lasting until tomorrow around noon. A Wind Chill Advisory means that very cold air and strong winds will combine to generate low wind chill readings. If you must be outdoors tonight and Tuesday morning, make sure to wear several layers of clothing in addition to a hat and gloves.
Please limit outdoor exposure during these times to prevent extreme cold related illnesses such as frost bite and hypothermia.
For information on how to better prepare for extreme cold weather and cold weather safety information, please read this brochure from FEMA. Be sure to pay special attention to weather forecasts and updates as they become available from the National Weather Service, local media outlets and the Alamance County Emergency Management’s Office.
From the National Weather Service:
“…AN UNUSUALLY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS COMBINED WITH BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN BRUTALLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OF 0 TO -10 DEGREES LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING…
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST TUESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST TUESDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES…WILL RAPIDLY FALL INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS LATE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PIEDMONT…BOTTOMING OUT AT -5 TO -10 DEGREES AROUND SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING.”
FY 2012-13 Audit Now Available
The FY 2012-13 Audit is now available for download.
Official Election Results
The canvass is complete for the 2013 Municipal Election and the results are available here.
Alamance County Launches New Website
Alamance County has launched the new Alamance-NC.com!
SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to NC Residents Affected By Severe Storms and Flooding
SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to North Carolina Residents
Affected By Severe Storms and Flooding
WASHINGTON – North Carolina residents and businesses affected by severe storms and flooding on June 30 can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA Administrator Karen G. Mills announced today.
Administrator Mills made the loans available in response to a letter from Gov. Pat McCrory on July 11, requesting a disaster declaration by the SBA. The declaration covers Orange County and the adjacent counties of Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Durham and Person in North Carolina.
“The SBA is strongly committed to providing the people of North Carolina with the most effective and customer-focused response possible to assist homeowners, renters, and businesses of all sizes with federal disaster loans,” said Administrator Mills. “Getting businesses and communities up and running after a disaster is our highest priority at SBA.”
“Loans up to $200,000 are available to homeowners to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate. Homeowners and renters are eligible for loans up to $40,000 to repair or replace damaged or destroyed personal property,” said Frank Skaggs, director of SBA’s Field Operations Center East in Atlanta. SBA’s customer service representatives are available at the Disaster Loan Outreach Center to answer questions about the disaster loan program and help individuals complete their applications.
The Center is located in the following community and is open as indicated:
Orange County
University Mall North Carolina
201 S. Estes Drive, Suite A10
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Hours: Monday, July 22 – Thursday, July 25 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closing: Thursday, July 25 at close of business
“Businesses and non-profit organizations of any size may borrow up to $2 million to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory, and other business assets,” said Lynn Douthett, SBA’s North Carolina district director.
The SBA may increase a loan up to 20 percent of the total amount of disaster damage to real estate and/or leasehold improvements, as verified by SBA, to make upgrades that lessen the risk of property damage by similar future disasters.
For small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small aquaculture businesses and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes, the SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) to help meet working capital needs caused by the disaster. EIDL assistance is available regardless of whether the business suffered any physical property damage.
Interest rates are as low as 1.875 percent for homeowners and renters, 2.875 percent for non-profit organizations and 4 percent for businesses with terms up to 30 years. Loan amounts and terms are set by the SBA and are based on each applicant’s financial condition.
Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela.
Individuals and businesses unable to visit the center may also obtain information and loan applications by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing), or by emailing disastercustomerservice@sba.gov. Loan applications can also be downloaded at www.sba.gov. Completed applications should be returned to the center or mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is September 13, 2013. The deadline to return economic injury applications is April 15, 2014.
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For more information about the SBA’s Disaster Loan Program, visit our website at www.sba.gov/disaster.