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Please be advised that due to power outages located at the various facilities listed below, the Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) announces the following information:

Open Today for Normal Operations

Northern Regional Community Health Center (NRCHC) located in Dededo
Southern Regional Community Health Center (SRCHC) located in Inarajan
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Programs located in Tiyan and NRCHC

Closed Today Due to Power Outages

Central Public Health Facility located in Mangilao

All services at the Central Public Health Facility is suspended until further notice
Individuals with scheduled appointments will be called by DPHSS staff to reschedule their appointment
Please call 735-7159 after 1:00pm today for more information

Bureau of Social Services Administration (BOSSA) located at the Terlaje Building in Haganta

All services at BOSSA is suspended until further notice
Please call 475-2653 or 475-2672 after 1:00pm today for more information

Health Professional Licensure Office & Office of Emergency Medical Services located at the Terlaje Building in Hagatna. Services affected include the following:

Issuance of applications and licenses (counter services, telephone services, and email services)
Prior scheduled meeting for today (Medical Board Meeting)
Please call 735-7412 after 1:00 pm today for more information

WIC Program located at the SRCHC in Inarajan

Please call the numbers listed after 1:00pm today for more information: 475-0295/6 (Tiyan), 635-7471/2 (Dededo), or 828-7550 (Inarajan)

We apologize for any inconvenience. We are working closely with the Guam Power Authority to restore power back to these affected facilities.

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.

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