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• Debris removed from major arterials
Roll up doors jammed at City Yard, crews brace open to get vehicles out

• Schwartz Oil Company contacted and asked to provide fuel for City and emergency vehicles
• Shelters were opened by evening by the City and Red Cross

Newhall Park becomes campground for displaced families
Newhall and Saugus shelters open
• Power generators set up at care and shelter facilities

• County Haz-Mat team arrives at EOC
• Santa Clarita Transit evacuates Greenbriar Mobilehomes

Electricity restored for most of SCV
• Mail service temporarily disrupted and undeliverable to City Hall
• Midnight: Decision made to leave council chambers and set up EOG in City Hall parking lot

Road Status
• Old Road Bridge damaged between Rye Canyon & Magic Mountain Pkwy

• Bouquet northbound closed - gas and water main breaks
• Wiley Canyon road bridge damaged - road closed

• McBean between Magic Mountain Pkwy & Newhall Ranch Road bridge damaged
• Rye Canyon Road closed - utility lines down

• Sierra Highway closed near Beals Cut - land slide

JANUARY 18

• City holds first daily 7 a.m. briefing for employees
• Canopies set up for EOG in City Hall parking lot

• City Manager holds first daily inter-agency meeting
• Canyon High School shelter opens

Lack of water in homes and businesses caused City to contact outside sources for water
• City begins delivering water to Henry Mayor Newhall memorial Hospital

• Locations for donations officially identified
• Building inspectors from out of town start to come to Santa Clarita's aid
• City Council meeting held. Declaration of Emergency ratified; KBET became official City radio
station; Emergency Debris Removal Ordinance passed
• EOG and field operations continue on 24-hour staffing; City staff told they were working 7 days;
all leaves cancelled

• Staff completed FEMA report which shows preliminary estimated damage to City