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As per the Governor’s Executive Order issued on April 12, 2020, Essential businesses, as well as state and local government agencies and authorities, must procure, fashion, or otherwise obtain face coverings and provide such coverings to employees who directly interact with the public during the course of their work at no-cost to the employee.…
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* March 31, 2020, 12:00 It is well known that N95, surgical, and other medical masks are in extremely short supply.  One alternative is the use of cotton cloth masks that can be handmade.  Cattaraugus County Office of Emergency Services is taking donations of handmade masks that we can distribute to healthcare…
Since 2009, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has enforced this annual burn ban to reduce the number of wildfires and their subsequent damage. During this time period, all residential burning of brush is prohibited. Over the past 9 years, due to this regulation, wildfires have decreased across the state by more than 40…
Due to growing public health concerns and directive modifications from Governor Andrew Cuomo, Legislature Chairman, Howard VanRensselaer has declared that all Cattaraugus County transfer stations will be open their normal operating days and times starting on Monday, March 23, 2020. Commercial haulers are still required to go to their…
Current COVID-19 status update for Cattaraugus County, as of 3/19/2020; 10:20 AM: 82 mandatory quarantine 14 precautionary quarantine 33 samples awaiting results 0 positive cases Very very limited tests available in the county at this time.
Current COVID-19 status update for Cattaraugus County: 82 mandatory quarantine 14 precautionary quarantine 33 samples awaiting results 0 positive cases as of 3/19/2020; 10:20 AM Very very limited tests available in the county at this time.
03-15-2020 CATTARAUGUS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT *****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***** CATTARAUGUS COUNTY DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 Cattaraugus County, through the combined actions of the Legislature Chairman, Howard VanRensselaer, and the County Administrator, John R. Searles, has declared a State of Emergency in response to…
Cattaraugus County hereby declares a State of Emergency effective at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 15, 2020. State of Emergency Declaration Cattaraugus County hereby declares a State of Emergency effective at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 15, 2020. This local State of Emergency has been declared due to Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19), which the World…
Reminder of the annual, New York state-wide burn ban from March 16 - May 14 Since 2009, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has enforced this annual burn ban to reduce the number of wildfires and their subsequent damage. During this time period, all residential burning of brush is prohibited. Over the past 9 years, due…
2 Openings for State Fire Instructors Assigned to Cattaraugus County Attached below for download is a canvass letter from New York State (NYS) Office of Fire Prevention and Control (OFPC), a division of the NYS Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES), with details outlining the application process for State Fire Instructor…
UPDATED TIME AND LOCATION (updated 3/11/2019) New York State Citizen Preparedness Corps Training With severe weather events becoming more frequent and more extreme, it is more important than ever that New Yorkers are prepared for disasters. The NY Citizen Preparedness Training Program teaches residents to have the tools and resources to…
Attached below for download are several press releases regarding storm preparedness measures taken by power companies. Updates on the storm are best viewed on Facebook @CattCoPrepared, or Cattaraugus County Individual and Family Emergency Preparedness page. Critical information will be posted here, as we are able. Attachment Size…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS RELEASE Date and Time: February 12, 2019 at 11:35 a.m. Re: Oil well fire in the Town of Allegany Summary of Incident: This morning, at approximately 05:35 a.m. Allegany Fire Department (Allegany, Cattaraugus County, New York) was dispatched to an oil well fire with an approximate location of Flatstone Rd at Chipmonk…
When residential fires happen at night while people are sleeping, deaths are more likely to occur. Smoke alarms are important for preventing these deaths, yet many young children don't wake up to traditional high-pitch tone alarms. In a study published online today in The Journal of Pediatrics, researchers in the Center for Injury…
The Little Valley Fire Department is hosting an American Heart Association BLS CPR Course on Sunday December 16, 2018 from 5PM - 9PM.    For additional information or to sign up please call 716-938-2244 or you can sign up online at www.cattco.org/ems-training