JIC Release No. 4 - Shelter and Transportation Update - GHS OCD

Guam remains in Condition of Readiness (COR) 2 as of 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 7, 2019, and three Guam Department of Education emergency shelters are open. Mayor’s Offices will remain open throughout the night to provide bus transportation to shelters for residents in need.

Shelters that have been opened as of 7 p.m. include:

Machananao Elementary School
B.P. Carbullido Elementary School
Inarajan Middle School

TRANSPORTATION
Those seeking shelter who do not have reliable transportation, or have a disability and need a ride to a designated storm shelter, are advised to contact their village Mayor’s Office for information on transportation. Residents will need to go to their respective Mayor’s Office for bus transportation to the shelters. Contact information for each village is listed below:

AGANA HEIGHTS

mayor.mcdonald671@gmail.com

472-6393/8285/6

472-6124

AGAT

agatmayor@yahoo.com

565-2524/31

565-4826

ASAN-MAINA

asanmainamayor@gmail.com

472-6581

479-2726

472-6446

BARRIGADA

mayorbarrigada@gmail.com

734-3725/37

734-3859

734-1988

CHALAN PAGO-ORDOT

ocp.mayor@gmail.com

472-8302/3/7173

477-7131

DEDEDO

melissa.savares@gmail.com

632-5203/5019

637-9014

637-1129

HAGATNA

hagatnamayor@hotmail.com

477-8045

472-6379

477-6686

INARAJAN

mayordorisfloreslujan@gmail.com

475-2509/10/11

828-2543

MANGILAO

mayorallan.ungacta@yahoo.com

734-2163

734-4130

MERIZO

mayorernestc@yahoo.com

828-8312/2941

828-2429

MONGMONG-TOTO-MAITE

mtmmayorpaco17@gmail.com

477-6758/9090

479-6800/6801

472-6494

PITI

jesse.alig@pitiguam.com

472-1232/3

477-2674

SANTA RITA

daleealvarez@gmail.com

565-2514/4337/3222

565-4302/04

SINAJANA

guammayor@gmail.com

472-6707

477-5084

TALOFOFO

talofofomayor@gmail.com

789-1421/3262/5251

789-2010 (Gym)

TAMUNING-TUMON

mayorlcrivera.tatuha@gmail.com

646-5211/8646

646-5210

UMATAC

umatacmo@gmail.com

828-2940

828-8251/52/58

828-2676

YIGO

yigomayorsoffice2@gmail.com

653-5248/9446/9119

653-3434

YONA

789-4798/0012/1525/6

789-1524 (Gym)

Stay up to date with the latest advisory information:

NWS Website: https://www.weather.gov/gum/
NWS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NWSGuam/
GHS/OCD Website: https://ghs.guam.gov/
GHS/OCD Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GHSOCD/
Joint Region Marianas Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jrmguam/

For more information, contact the Joint Information Center at (671) 478-0208/09/10.

X Flooding is a temporary overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry. Flooding may happen with only a few inches of water, or it may cover a house to the rooftop. There are many possible causes of floods including heavy rain, coastal storms and storm surge, waterway overflow from being blocked with debris, or overflow of levees, dams, or waste water systems. Flooding can occur slowly over many days or happen very quickly with little or no warning, called flash floods.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/floods

Wildfire

Regularly clean the roof and gutters.
Maintain an area approximately 30’ away from you home that is free of anything that will burn, such as wood piles, dried leaves, newspapers and other brush.
Connect garden hoses long enough to reach any area of the home and fill garbage cans, tubs, or other large containers with water.
Review your homeowner's insurance policy and also prepare/update a list of your home's contents.

Fire Weather

Turn on your TV/radio. You’ll get the latest weather updates and emergency instructions.
Know where to go. If you are ordered to evacuate, know the route to take and have plan of where you will go. Check-in with your friends and family.
Keep your car fueled, in good condition, and stocked with emergency supplies and a change of clothes.

Drought

Conserve water

Take shorter showers.

Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or shaving.
Run the washer less frequently and only when you have a full load.
Water your lawn less frequently and do so when the temperature is cooler in the early morning or late evening.
When you run the tap to heat or cool water, keep a pitcher to store the water and use it to water plants.
Avoid washing your car.

Practice fire prevention

Don't set off fireworks when conditions are dry.
Deposit cigarette butts in the proper receptacle to avoid starting a
Pour water over camp fires and backyard fire pits to ensure they are completely out before leaving them unattended.

Follow directions from local officials. If there are restrictions on water usage, be sure to heed them.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/wildfires and https://www.ready.gov/drought

X
Typhoons/Hurricanes are massive storm systems that form over the water and move toward land. Threats from typhoons/hurricanes include high winds, heavy rainfall, storm surge, coastal and inland flooding, and rip currents.

“Hurricanes” form in the Atlantic Northeast Pacific region and “Typhoons” form in the Northwest Pacific Region. These large storms are call cyclones in other parts of the world.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes.

JIC Release No. 4 - Shelter and Transportation Update