Winter Preparedness

As temperatures begin to drop, snow and ice won't be far behind. Take time now to check your emergency supply kit at home and also prepare a supply kit for your car, including blankets and flashlights, in case you get stuck.

Winter weather fact sheet

Winter Storm and Fire Safety

Help-The Power Is Out

Fact Sheet-Winter Driving

Familiarize yourself with these terms to help identify a winter storm hazard:

Freezing Rain: Rain that freezes when it hits the ground, creating a coating of ice on roads, walkways, trees, and power lines.

Sleet: Rain that turns to ice pellets before reaching the ground. Sleet also causes moisture on roads to freeze and become slippery.

Winter Storm Watch: A winter storm is possible in our area. Tune in to NOAA Weather Radio, commercial radio, or television for more information.

Winter Storm Warning: A winter storm is occurring or will soon occur in our area.

Blizzard Warning: Sustained winds or frequent gusts to 35 miles per hour or greater and considerable amounts of falling or blowing snow (reducing visibility to less than a quarter mile) are expected to prevail for a period of three hours or longer.

Frost/Freeze Warning: Below freezing temperatures are expected.

PLAN 9

Preparedness for Individuals & Families

You can do this! Now is the perfect time. A little advance planning can help create a sense of control and reduce stress. Start a conversaion, Make a Plan, Make a kit.

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In addition to the above brochures, Plan 9 information is also available in a one-page poster in each of the 9 languages.

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To encourage residents to prepare and to help community organizationsand businesses help their clients, volunteers and employees prepare, the Norwalk Fire Department has Plan 9 water bottles. Bottles will be distributed at presentations and safety events

Contact: 854-0238 to request a Plan 9 presentation.

Sign up now to receive emergency and safety notifications by telephone, cell phone and e-mail.

What is the Notify Norwalk service?

The Notify Norwalk service allows authorized civic leaders to create and rapidly disseminate time-sensitive messages to every telephone number stored in the notification database. With the Notify Norwalk service, authorized users can send thousands of messages in minutes. Only authorized officials are allowed access to the system. The database for the City of Norwalk currently consists of listed numbers, to add additional contact information for your household (cell phone, TTY, e-mail, etc) or to add your unlisted number and additional points of contact to our database, please register.