Update as of 11:10am:

The Dutchess County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was activated early this morning.    Currently, there are officials from the following departments and agencies coordinating emergency response from the ECC:

• New York State Police
• New York State Department of Transportation (DOT)
• Dutchess County Sheriff
• Dutchess County Executive Office
• Dutchess County Fire Coordinators
• Dutchess County EMS Coordinators
• American Red Cross of Dutchess County
• Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response
• Dutchess County Department of Public Works
• Dutchess County Division of Aging Services
• Dutchess County Department of Health
• Dutchess County Department of Mental Hygiene
• Dutchess County Department of Planning (including Mass Transit)
• Dutchess County Medical Reserve Corp
• Central Hudson

Update from NYS DOT:

• NYS DOT has cleared a portion of the Dutchess Mall parking lot to hold vehicles notably tractor trailers to get them off Interstate 84.
• Interstate 84 is now open eastbound.
• IBM East Fishkill parking lot off Lime Kiln Road is also being cleared to accommodate vehicles.
• Work is in progress to clear westbound (NYS DOT, NYS State Police and DC Sheriff) anticipating another few hours.

Current update from the Dutchess County Sheriff:

• Virtually everything from Spackenkill SOUTH is out.
• Sheriff ATVs have been dispatched to get people stranded on Interstate 84, particularly those trapped in rest areas.

American Red Cross:

• Working to open shelters in Beacon.    Will be closing the Millbrook shelter to focus on Southern Dutchess.

Town Warming Centers have been opened:

• East Fishkill Fire Headquarters located at 2502 Route 52.
• Tompkins Hose Company located at 13 South Avenue in Beacon
• Wappinger Town Hall located on Middlebush Road.

Dutchess Medical Reserve Corp (MRC):

• Volunteers are being called in to assist at shelters.

Dutchess County Health, Aging and Mental Hygiene:

• Have been in touch with hospitals, nursing homes and home care agencies to ensure vulnerable residents are taken care of.

Dutchess County Department of Public Works:

• County roads generally under control.   DPW is working with Central Hudson to clear roads to get to downed power lines.

Dry Ice & Water Availability:

• New Hamburg Fire Station 2 located at 2886 Route 9D in Wappinger
• Red Hook High School located at 65 West Market Street