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FUNERAL SERVICES INFO / TRAFFIC ADVISORIES (WHITEHALL)

Today the members of the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company Inc. and Whitehall community will be remembering our fallen brother, friend and dedicated servant, 2nd Assistant Chief James P. Brooks, Jr..

PROCESSION TO THE CHURCH
Fire apparatus will depart the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company Inc. at 10:00 AM, escorting Assistant Chief Brooks to the Our Lady of Hope Roman Catholic Church (Wheeler Avenue, Whitehall) will travel through the Village and proceed to the church for the funeral services. Brief road closures will be in effect along the procession route, fire police personnel will be in place to direct traffic.

FUNERAL SERVICE AT THE CHURCH BEGINS AT 11AM
Catholic mass begins at 11:00 AM at the Our Lady of Hope Roman Catholic Church. Seating will be very limited, services will be live streamed outside for those not able to be inside the church. Parking on Williams Street will be restricted to emergency services apparatus and those directly participating in the services.

BURIAL PROCESSION **TRAFFIC ADVISORY ON ROUTE 4**
Immediately following the service at the church, Assistant Chief Brooks will be escorted with a full procession to the burial site at Our Lady of Angels Cemetery (County Route 18, Whitehall). During the procession, traffic will be shut down on State Route 4 between Williams Street and County Route 18 (expecting approximately 30 minutes) - fire police will be conducting traffic control at the intersections along the route. As soon as the procession is complete, State Route 4 will be re-opened to all traffic.

BURIAL SERVICE AT THE CEMETERY
Following the procession, the burial service will be conducted at the cemetery, only a single Whitehall VFC apparatus will enter the cemetery, escorting Assistant Chief Brooks. All apparatus / vehicles will park along the areas of County Route 18.

The members of the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company Inc. extend their thanks and appreciation to the community and visitors for their support and understanding during this difficult time.

STORM FOLLOW-UP UPDATE - WHITEHALL - 6:30 PM

Following severe thunderstorms with heavy winds and rain earlier this week, Village of Whitehall personnel from the Department of Public Works, Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company Inc. and Whitehall Police Department (NY) continue working with local, county and state officials to assess damage, respond to the needs of community members affected and recover from this significant event. Local officials continue working with a restoration company as well to continue mitigation efforts on the flooding issues at the Whitehall Municipal Center, which remains in limited service.

STATE OF EMERGENCY RESCINDED
As of this afternoon with the water system fully back online, the Boil Water Advisory lifted and the clean-up and recovery efforts progress, Village Mayor Phillip Smith rescinded the State of Emergency declared earlier this week in the Village.

FLOOD BUCKETS / DISASTER CLEAN UP SUPPLIES STILL AVAILABLE
The Whitehall United Methodist Church and American Red Cross have provided and donated a supply of "flood buckets" and disaster clean up kits which include clean-up supplies for those who experienced flooding / flood damage to their residence / buildings. "Flood Buckets" are still available by request to the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company or the Washington County Department of Public Safety for those in need. As of this afternoon, 122 "Flood Buckets" have been distributed to the community.

RESIDENTIAL / BUSINESS DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS FOR POTENTIAL ASSISTANCE
Our County Code Enforcement team continued conducting structural safety visits on those properties affected by the weather event throughout the area today. Today, members of the New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services Individual Assistance Unit, Whitehall Fire and our Public Safety team conducted 33 assessments on residential and commercial properties throughout the area that reported damage due to Monday's weather events. We continue working with our state partners to advocate for the potential of SBA (Small Business Administration) financial support / low interest loans for eligible properties affected. We will provide an update on the status of the evaluations later next week. Residents / Businesses with significant damage from Monday's event that had not been assessed should contact our Public Safety Operations Center to schedule a visit at (518)746-2500.

WHITEHALL SCHOOL DAMAGE INFORMATION / UPDATES
We continue to be in regular contact with Superintendent Dee and our community partners at the Whitehall Central School regarding the extensive damage the storm events caused at the school's facilities. Superintendent Dee and the school released a message to the community yesterday on their website which you can read here: https://www.railroaders.net/News.php - community members are encouraged to check back on the school's website for updates as they progress through their response / recovery efforts.

IN NEED OF EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ?
Anyone in need of emergency assistance should call 911, needs for non-emergency assistance should call the Washington County Department of Public Safety Emergency Management office at (518)747-7520 Extension 1. The American Red Cross Eastern New York can call (800)831-0927 Ext. 1 , our community partners at the The Salvation Army of Glens Falls may also be able to assist as well, they can be reached at (518)792-1960.

THANK YOU
All of the local, county and state officials and First Responder / Public Safety agencies involved wish to reiterate our continued thanks and appreciation to the members of the community and community support organizations for their support of the response and recovery operations as clean-up work continues. We truly wish to recognize and thank the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company Inc. Whitehall, New York for continuing to host and partner with our teams on the response and recovery efforts, including the bottled water and flood bucket distribution, assessments and use of their facilities for our continuing joint community support work and operations - we appreciate it greatly!

NEXT UPDATE
We are not scheduling another update at this time, should there be any pertinent updates we will release the information in the same public format.