Update 6:
BULK WASTE / DAMAGED MATERIALS CAN BE PLACED CURBSIDE IMMEDIATELY.
Update 5:
BASEMENTS ARE UNABLE TO BE PUMPED OUT BY FIRE AT THIS TIME . ALL EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ARE STILL DOING EVACUATIONS THROUGHOUT THE TOWN. THE WATER HAS NOT RECEDED AS FAST AS WE NEED. WE ARE OUT AND GETTING TO ALL AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
Update 4:
WATER CAN BE USED AND TOILETS CAN BE FLUSHED. THE SEWER LINE HAS BEEN RELAXED AND WE ARE TOLD IT IS SAFE TO USE. THE TOWNSHIP IS ARRANGING A BULK PICKUP AND DETAILS WILL BE GIVEN SHORTLY. RIGHT NOW WE ARE GOING TO ACCESS THE DAMAGES ACROSS THE TOWN.
Update 3:
FIRE, POLICE, OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND FIRST AID SQUAD ARE OUT HANDLING NUMEROUS STRUCTURE FAILURES AND COLLAPSES THROUGHOUT SPRINGFIELD. AT THIS POINT, ALL CREWS FROM ALL EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE OUT. HUNDREDS HAVE BEEN DISPLACED FROM FLOODED AREAS. ONE FIRE TRUCK HAS BEEN DAMAGED AND IS NO LONGER OPERABLE DUE TO THE WATER.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO STAY OFF THE ROADS!
Update 2:
IF NEEDED, CHISHOLM CENTER IS NOW OPEN FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE DISPLACED FROM THEIR HOMES. IT WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
Update 1:
PLEASE TRY TO AVOID USING THE HOUSE WATER AND AVOID FLUSHING THE TOILETS! ALL SEWER SYSTEMS ARE ON SURCHARGE AND THE WASTE CURRENTLY HAS NO OUTLET. IT IS POSSIBLE IT WILL BACK INTO THE HOUSE.
All sections of the Springfield Fire, Police, First Aid Squad and Office of Emergency Management are currently out and attending to situations. PLEASE STAY OFF THE ROADS AT THIS TIME.
Our 911 system is always on call for all emergency situations.
Information will be updated as it occurs. As for now, please watch the local news for current weather situations.
Be safe and stay alert.
Mayor Chris Weber