Manteca fire crews work 'nonstop' on storm-related damages

Kristi Gross reports

CITY PUBLIC WORKS CREWS ANDFIREFIGHTERS ARE STILL DEALINGWITH THE IMPACTS FROM 2 THINGSONE STORM AND THIS CONTINUEDRAIN THE ONGOING RAIN ANDEXTREME WINDS FROM EARLIER INTHE WEEK ARE KEEPING THEFIREFIGHTERS BUSY FOR FIRECREWS IN OUR PUBLIC WORKSDEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN WORKINGNONSTOP 24 HOURS A DAY INTERIMFIRE CHIEF DAVID MARKS ASCALLS FOR SERVICE FROM STORMTUESDAY NIGHT FOR THE LASTCOUPLE DAYS WE'VE BEEN VERYBUSY RESPONDING TO SERVICECALLS.WEATHER RELATED WHETHERIT'S FLOODING POWER LINESDOWNED TREES INTO HOUSES.THINGS OF THAT NATUREFIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO THESETYPES OF CALLS EVERY YEAR WHENTHE WEATHER TURNS WET ANDWINDY.

I WOULDN'T SAY IT'S ANYWORSE THAN ANY OTHER YEAR.SO WE'RE DEALING WITH IT ASWE ALWAYS DO AND WE'REPREPARED TO HANDLE THIS KINDOF SITUATION OVER THE LAST FEWDAYS FIRE CREWS HAVE RESPONDEDTO CALLS TO STREET FLOODINGLINES THAT SOME PEOPLE IN THEDARK FOR DAYS WE NOTICED ONSOCIAL MEDIA THAT WE HAD UP TO500 PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER INTHE CITY FOR MORE THAN A DAYNEED TO MAKE US AWARE OF THATMARK SAYS AT LAST CHECK THEREWERE STILL AT LEAST 200 PEOPLEWITHOUT POWER THURSDAYAFTERNOON, THE CITY HAS SINCEOPENED UP A WARMING SHELTER ATTHE MANTEGA TRANSIT CENTER ONMOFFAT BOULEVARD.TO BE USED DURING THE DAYANYBODY WHOSE POWER IS OUT ORNEEDS SHELTER FROM THISWEATHER CAN GO THERE DURINGTHE DAY CHARGE YOUR IPHONE