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Erie County issues first Code Blue for the season

Anyone who would like to receive cold blue updates for the City of Buffalo can text CodeBlueBuffalo to 898-211.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The first Code Blue in Erie County has been issued for the City of Buffalo Tuesday, November, 14. 

Only one shelter location will be open at 586 Genesee Street from 8:00pm - 7:00am. The location was formerly just a women's shelter but for the Code Blue it will be open to all who need it. 

 There will not be any daytime warming centers open during this time. 

People will also be able to utilize bus tickets from the NFTA Metro between the hours of 5:30pm - 7:30pm for transportation to shelter. People will not be allowed to wait at the NFTA though outside of the allotted NFTA Code Blue hours.  

When the temperature drops below freezing or 15 degrees Fahrenheit, it triggers one of two alerts, Code Blue 32 or Code Blue 15. Emergency situations near zero degrees or with extreme weather trigger additional response. All Code Blues however result in the opening of daytime warming shelters and overnight housing at two locations if not more. 

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