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Lessons Learned from Placer County Response to the Record-Setting 2021–22 Sierra Storms

A record-setting winter storm resulted in unprecedented amounts of snow in the upper elevations of Placer County. Heavy snow and downed trees and utilities caused extensive road closures, travel complications,…

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Weathering the Storm – Together

Everyone wants to feel needed, and we all want to be the best. But, being a Level 5 leader means being able to step away from operations and have it…

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Building a Weather Program for Your Agency

Many agencies still rely on media sources and no observations for their weather information. While this information has improved, there are many affordable options for agencies to implement to help…

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Liquids in a Small Community

The presenters will focus on implementing a successful liquid program in a community with a population of less than 20,000. Different products and equipment will be discussed for the practical…

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Winter Maintenance Performance Measures

With everyone’s budgets getting tighter and public expectations at an all-time high, an effective and efficient method of tracking and communicating winter operations is needed. Every agency has performance measures,…

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City and County of Denver: Department of Transportation and Infrastructure – Snow Response Strategy Enhancements

This presentation is a compilation of the challenges met and addressed during the 2021-22 snow season. In addition, it is a summary of the preparations taken by the City and…

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Making Sense of the Weather Headlines

The weather and the climate seem to be the lead stories each night on the news. Disasters, extremes, and climate seem to be all anyone is talking about these days.…

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Women of Winter – WOW

Building on the well-received WOW session as presented at last year’s conference, we are honored to offer an updated session to include input and feedback from 2022 and to continue…

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City of Lincoln Builds Trust with Public Through Operational Independence and Technology Enhancements

In a city with a population of nearly 300,000, active daily media coverage of City winter operations and high public expectations puts Lincoln Transportation and Utilities’ Winter Operations program in…

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Oh My GARSH! Communicating and Planning Winter Maintenance

When you’re responding to a storm and helping people get back on the road in the winter, what does the public care about how you get your job done? As…

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