{"id":166,"date":"2021-08-19T18:51:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T18:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/?post_type=docs&p=166"},"modified":"2023-02-03T17:03:32","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T17:03:32","password":"","slug":"inclement-weather-policy","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/docs\/inclement-weather-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Inclement Weather Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We will alert everyone as early as possible to closings or changes in schedule. On poor weather days, we will often reduce the number of volunteer opportunities and reschedule pickups to a completely different day. We will send an email to any volunteers signed up for a given shift.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Life will close volunteer and truck operations when Medfield Public Schools are closed for inclement weather AND\/OR a winter storm warning is issued for the Medfield\/Walpole area.<\/div><\/div><\/span>
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Winter Conditions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Winter Storm Warning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A winter storm warning means that forecasters are predicting\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • at least 5 inches of snow\/sleet within a 12-hour period or at least 7 inches of snow\/sleet within a 24-hour period, AND\/OR<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • enough ice accumulation to cause damage to trees or power lines, AND\/OR<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • a life threatening or damaging combination of snow\/ice accumulation with wind.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Winter Weather Advisory<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    If a winter weather advisory is called, New Life will remain open. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Prior to leaving, the truck crew should check with donors and receive confirmation that the pick-up is ready and covered\/in garage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • A winter advisory is defined as any amount of freezing rain or when 2-4 inches of snow (alone or in combination with sleet and freezing rain) is expected to cause a significant inconvenience, but not serious enough to warrant a warning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Extreme Temperatures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Heat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      • New Life will close if the temperature exceeds 100\u00b0F.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Cold<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        • New Life will cancel any operations that require going outside – such as pickups or drop-offs – if the temperature is lower than 0\u00b0F. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          We will alert everyone as early as possible to closings or changes in schedule. On poor weather days, we will often reduce the number of volunteer opportunities and reschedule pickups to a completely different day. We will send an email to any volunteers signed up for a given shift.   Winter Conditions Winter Storm Warning A […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"doc_category":[2,7,12],"doc_tag":[29,22,20],"class_list":["post-166","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-operations","doc_category-leaders","doc_category-volunteers","doc_tag-executive-director","doc_tag-operations-manager","doc_tag-volunteer-and-development-coordinator"],"year_month":"2026-04","word_count":261,"total_views":"921","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"Amanda Wolfe","author_nicename":"amandanewlifefb-org","author_url":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/author\/amandanewlifefb-org\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Operations","term_url":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/docs-category\/operations\/"},{"term_name":"Team Leaders & Duty Officers","term_url":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/docs-category\/leaders\/"},{"term_name":"Volunteers","term_url":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/docs-category\/volunteers\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[{"term_name":"Executive Director","term_url":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/docs-tag\/executive-director\/"},{"term_name":"Operations Manager","term_url":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/docs-tag\/operations-manager\/"},{"term_name":"Volunteer and Development Coordinator","term_url":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/docs-tag\/volunteer-and-development-coordinator\/"}],"knowledge_base_info":[],"knowledge_base_slug":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1272,"href":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/166\/revisions\/1272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=166"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}