{"id":2366,"date":"2016-01-21T16:55:10","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T21:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mema\/?p=2366"},"modified":"2016-01-23T21:10:52","modified_gmt":"2016-01-24T02:10:52","slug":"what-does-a-state-of-emergency-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mdem\/2016\/01\/21\/what-does-a-state-of-emergency-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"What does a \u201cState of Emergency\u201d mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>What does a \u201cState of Emergency\u201d mean?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In preparation for the upcoming snowstorm, Governor Larry Hogan has asked State agencies to launch a coordinated effort to keep Marylanders safe and informed in the upcoming days. Earlier today, Governor Hogan signed an Executive Order declaring a state of emergency in Maryland beginning Friday, January 22 at 7a.m. Here is information on what a state of emergency means.<\/p>\n<p>Not all states of emergency are the same. Each state of emergency is different and\u00a0<strong>can change<\/strong>\u00a0depending on the severity of the event or emergency.\u00a0 Be sure to check with your local news and with MEMA for updated information related to states of emergency.<\/p>\n<p>A state of emergency has been declared in order to\u00a0allow Maryland to coordinate and request emergency resources and support. A state of emergency allows the Governor to access certain resources, like the National Guard, in order to increase the State&#8217;s response.<\/p>\n<p>A state of emergency is a good indicator that residents should remain alert and follow officials&#8217; orders, news stations, and weather forecasts in order to be informed of the situation. In this particular case, residents are being advised that they should prepare for a significant winter storm and that motorists should avoid non-essential travel after the snow begins to fall. Here is additional information about this state of emergency:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Will schools be closed?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>States of Emergencies typically do not mandate school closures. It usually is the local school district\u2019s decision to stay open or to close.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Will stores and businesses be open?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This state of emergency does not prohibit employers to close. We ask that all employers consider employee safety at all times.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Can I drive on the roads?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>***UPDATE 8:40PM 1\/23\/2016: Governor Hogan Closes I-70 and I-270 to Safely Clear the Interstates of Snow.\u00a0Motorists Encouraged to Stay Off All Roads. <a href=\"http:\/\/governor.maryland.gov\/2016\/01\/23\/governor-hogan-closes-i-70-and-i-270-to-safely-clear-the-interstates-of-snow\/\">Click here to read more.<\/a><br \/>\nIf you have questions, please direct them to the Maryland Department of Transportation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does a \u201cState of Emergency\u201d mean? In preparation for the upcoming snowstorm, Governor Larry Hogan has asked State agencies to launch a coordinated effort to keep Marylanders safe and informed in the upcoming days. Earlier today, Governor Hogan signed an Executive Order declaring a state of emergency in Maryland beginning Friday, January 22 at<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mdem\/2016\/01\/21\/what-does-a-state-of-emergency-mean\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[331,162,323,256,330],"class_list":["post-2366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-releases","tag-faqs","tag-maryland","tag-md","tag-state-of-emergency","tag-what-is-a-state-of-emergency"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mdem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mdem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mdem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mdem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mdem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2366"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mdem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5272,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mdem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366\/revisions\/5272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mdem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mdem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mdem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}