Total Solar Eclipse Planning Meeting with Cattaraugus County Office of Emergency Services
Organizations Attending
- St. Bona
- Ellicottville
- Seneca Nation
- Emergency Prepareness
- Sheriff's Office
- NYLE Railroad
Images and Videos of the path of totality
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Areas of Concentration
Where are we planning on people congregating?
St. Bonas
no eclipse party - Science clubs
Ellicottville
Not sure - collaborating
Griffis Sculpture Park
In the works
Seneca Nation
- Gaming Corp is planning on Eclipse viewing for client
- Seneca Nation of Indians is planning a viewing party at the Seneca Museum
They don't plan on having an event that is bigger than 5K people
Identified Issue - individuals came in to share that they heard that people would be hanging out along I-86!!!
NYLE Railroad
Not sure at this time due to a safety concerns. ~180 people would have to get out of train onto hill.
Safety Glasses
Tourism has eclipse safety glasses available for request at https://EnchantedMountains.com/form/request-glasses-eclipse
ES Goals
- Safety that day
- Keep people off the road as long as possible.
How: Schedule things earlier for that day - Eclipse viewing
Planning Assumptions
- Weekend travel busier
- Travel Monday morning may be a little heavier than normal
- Monday afternoon travel may be horrible
- x
Hotel Occupancy
What is lodging occupancy during that time period?
Allegany State Park and campgrounds too
Safety Plan
NYS wants safety plan from Cattaraugus County
Anticipated Issues
- Dispatch issues when someone needs help
- Educational information for public like on how animals and people may act weird the day of the eclipse
- Cell Phone issues - Organizations encouraged to setup copper line for phone
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More Eclipse Info
Learn more about the Total Solar Eclipse EnchantedMountains.com/Eclipse