The city of Durham began hurricane preparation by placing sand bags in areas to prevent flooding. | Stock Photo
The city of Durham began hurricane preparation by placing sand bags in areas to prevent flooding. | Stock Photo
The Durham and Raleigh emergency operations centers have decided to work virtually when responding to severe weather in the areas.
Durham typically has a group of 30 to meet to coordinate emergency response efforts, but they will be working remotely now.
"Our emergency operations center is still activated virtually for COVID[-19] response," Leslie O'Connor, chief emergency manager for the City and County of Durham, told WRAL for its Aug. 3 report. "This seamlessly ties in for us to be able to do those hurricane preparations."
The crew worked to prepare for Hurricane Isaias, which was forecast to make landfall in Myrtle Beach on Monday, WRAL reported. Crew members were placing sandbags down and will continue to do so to prevent flooding.
"We are prepared for it," Robert Jennings, Parks superintendent for the city of Durham, told WRAL. "We saw this one coming. And fortunately, because of that, we know what we need to do and our crews are well prepared for it."
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