JIC Recovery Release No. 8 - UPDATED SCHEDULES (Dialysis, Adult Day Care, GUNG, NBG) - GHS OCD

Dialysis Centers
All U.S. Renal Care dialysis centers will be open Wednesday, September 12, 2018. Regular treatment schedule for patients who receive dialysis on Monday-Wednesday-Friday.

Telephone numbers:
U.S. Renal Care – Dededo: 637-3068
U.S. Renal Care – Finegayan: 588-0020
U.S. Renal Care – Sinajana: 475-3600
U.S. Renal Care – Tamuning: 646-3516
U.S. Renal Care – Tumon: 646-3773

Adult Day Care
All 12 Senior Citizen Centers and Adult Day Care Centers in Macheche Dededo, Wusstig Dededo, and Inarajan will be closed tomorrow, September 12, 2018 and resume operations on Thursday, September 13, 2018.

Guam National Guard
The AAFES Shoppette and Gas Express at the Guard’s Readiness Center in Barrigada will be open for normal hours to all Authorized Patrons tomorrow from 6am to 9pm.

Naval Base Guam
Recovery efforts continue on U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG). Power has not yet been restored to certain facilities, therefore the following base services will be CLOSED on September 12:
- CDC
- DoDEA schools for students; staff are to report no later than noon
- All MWR facilities
- Navy Exchange Main Store, Outdoor Store, Furniture Store, and Polaris Point Mini Mart

The following base services will be OPEN on September 12:
- Navy Exchange Gas Stations on NBG - Main Base, NBG - U.S. Naval Hospital, and NBG
- NCTS
- Navy Exchange Apra Mini Mart
- Commissary

All employees on NBG, to include tenant commands, civilians, contractors, and subcontractors, are to contact their immediate supervisor to determine whether they will need to report to work on September 12.

Once power is restored and stable, they will announce when facilities will re-open.

For more information, contact the GHS/OCD watch desk at (671) 475-9600 or (671) 482-7019.

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

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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 Recovery Release No. 8 - UPDATED SCHEDULES (Dialysis, Adult Day Care, GUNG, NBG)