IMPACTED DELIVERY


Todays date:     Wednesday  May 14, 2008  


Current Alerts


The following information was provided on 09/03/04:

Southeast Area

Friday, Sept. 3, 3:30 p.m.

South Florida District (ZIP Codes 330, 331, 332, 333, 340)
Retail operations and mail delivery in the South Florida District remain suspended today. USPS is looking at the possibility of resuming delivery in the Florida Keys, where the hurricane watch has been lifted, tomorrow. South Florida mail processing plants are closed. Employees should call the Postal Service employee hotline two hours in advance of their next scheduled workday and tour reporting time to see if their facility will be operating. Retail and delivery employees should call the hotline two hours ahead of their next scheduled reporting date and time to see if they need to come to work.

Central Florida District (ZIP Codes 327, 328, 329, 334, 347, 349)
Mail processing plants in Central Florida are closed.

Suncoast District (ZIP Codes 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 341, 342, 346)
The district is monitoring Frances' progress and updating employee via the information line. So far, there are no scheduled evacuations and no changes in operations or service. Tampa is processing Priority Mail tonight that originates from Suncoast and dispatching it via surface transportation.

North Florida District (ZIP Codes 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 344)
The district’s emergency operations center is open and the employee emergency information line is active. Plants are operating normally. In Daytona Beach, mail for offices west of I-95 were transported to Gainesville for processing and the mail from Palatka was taken to Jacksonville. There was no delivery today to areas under mandatory evacuation east of the inter-coastal waterway in Flagler Beach, Ormond Beach, Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach and Edgewater. Deliveries elsewhere in the 321 ZIP Code were normal. Carriers reported to work earlier today in the district so they could finish deliveries by 3 p.m. All collections were being made and boxes secured to prevent damage during the storm.

South Georgia District (ZIP Codes 298, 299, 304, 308, 309, 310, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 398) is sending regular messages to employees on the status of the storm. A command center is active.

Atlanta District (ZIP Codes 300, 301, 302, 303, 305, 306, 311, 399) is monitoring the storm to see if its path will affect the Atlanta area.

Friday, Sept. 3, 9 a.m.

South Florida District (ZIP Codes 330, 331, 332, 333, 340)
Retail operations and mail delivery in the South Florida District have been suspended for today. South Florida mail processing plants closed this morning at 6:30. No date has been set for re-opening. That will depend on when and where Frances makes landfall. The Postal Service employee hotline is being used so employees can call two hours in advance of their next scheduled workday and tour reporting time to see if their facility will be operating. Retail and delivery employees should call the hotline two hours ahead of their next scheduled reporting date and time to see if they need to come to work.

Central Florida District (ZIP Codes 327, 328, 329, 334, 347, 349)
Mail processing plants in Central Florida have already closed or are closing today. West Palm Beach closed at 5 a.m. this morning. Orlando and Mid Florida plants will close at 3:30 p.m. today.

The Suncoast District (ZIP Codes 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 341, 342, 346)
The district is monitoring Frances' progress and updating employee via the information line. So far, there are no scheduled evacuations and no changes in operations or service.

North Florida District (ZIP Codes 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 344)
The district’s emergency operations center will open at 11 a.m. today. A trailer load of generators has been moved to the Jacksonville BMC for dispersal throughout the Southeast Area as needed. The district's employee emergency information line is now active. Special efforts are being made to deliver Social Security checks.

South Georgia (ZIP Codes 298, 299, 304, 308, 309, 310, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 398) is sending regular messages to employees on the status of the storm. A command center has been activated and a contingency planning meeting was scheduled for this morning.

Atlanta District (ZIP Codes 300, 301, 302, 303, 305, 306, 311, 399) is monitoring the storm to see if its path will affect the Atlanta area. The office is also on standby to assist South Georgia if necessary.

Previous Alerts
The following information was provided on 09/02/04:

Southeast Area

IMPACT OF FLIGHT OPERATIONS DUE TO HURRICANE FRANCES APPROACHING EAST COAST OF FLORIDA

MCO - Orlando airport is scheduled to close at noon on Friday.

Communication with the air carriers has revealed that most of them will depart as scheduled today, but that the majority of their flights for Friday will be cancelled. Saturday & Sunday flight departures will depend on the impact of the storm.
AIR CANADA - AC 933 (Montreal) & AC 917 (Toronto) will operate on Friday - AC 919 will be cancelled.
AIR FRANCE - Will not operate on Friday
AMERICAN - Will shut down at 12:30 on Friday
AMERIJET - Will operate to GEO & POS before shutting down on Friday
ARROW AIR - No flights will operate Friday or Saturday
BRITISH AIRWAYS - Decision pending - most likely will not operate on Friday
CHALLENGE/UPS - Will operate as long as airport is up and running
CONTINENTAL (Virgin Atlantic-CVT Contract) - Will not operate on Friday
DELTA - BHE Flight will depart on Friday. Will shut down at 1100 on Friday
LUFTHANSA - Will not operate on Friday
NORTHWEST - KLM code share flight does not operate on Friday

Central Florida Condition Report:
DELIVERY OPERATIONS IMPACTS: - Current status as of 2:00 p.m., 9/2/2004 Unless annotated as CLOSED, the following offices are under mandatory evacuation orders for barrier islands, low lying areas, and mobile home/manufactured housing. This may impact delivery and/or retail in these areas:
34981, 34982, 34979, and 34945 - Fort Pierce Main Office - east of US 1 and the beach only
34950, 34946, 34947, 34949, 34951, and 34954 - Fort Pierce, Orange Avenue - east of US 1 and the beach only
34952, 34984, 34985 - Fort Pierce, Port St Lucie - east of US 1 and the beach only
34953, 34983, 34986, 34987, and 34988 - Fort Pierce, St Lucie West - east of US 1 and the beach only
34957 and 34958 - Jensen Beach Main Office
34957 - Jensen Beach, Hutchinson Island Beach Branch - closed
33469 - Jupiter Tequesta - closed
33460 - Lake Worth Lucerne
33480 - Palm Beach, Palm Beach Main Office and Worth Avenue station - post offices closed at 1330; bridges are locked down
32920 - Cape Canaveral - closed
32931, 32932 - Cocoa Beach MO and Cocoa Beach carrier annex - closed; LLVs and mail have been relocated to Cocoa (32922)
32903 - Melbourne, Indialantic - closed
32951 - Melbourne, Melbourne Beach - closed
32925 - Melbourne, Patrick Air Force Base - closed
32937 - Melbourne, Satellite Beach - closed
32952, 32953 - Merritt Island - closed
32958, 32976, and 32978 - Sebastian - no delivery in Barefoot Bay mobile home park
32976 - Barefoot Bay - closed
32970 - Wabasso - closed
33404 - West Palm Beach, Singer Island Branch - closed


The following information was provided on 08/31/04:

Southeast Area

The following is information provided on Southeast area conditions:

Suncoast District

33924, Captiva Island, No Delivery
All customers should pick up at the Hampton Inn (Ft Myers),
Retail mobile unit outside Hampton Inn; The Captiva PO is not operational

33950,51,80,82,83 Punta Gorda, Limited delivery.
Retail out of Mobile Unit
BMEU customers should enter mail at Ft Myers SCF.
Centralized neighborhood boxes being installed in areas that were destroyed.

The following information was provided on 08/30/04:

Southeast Area

As a result of break-ins in the delivery territory of the Orlando - Sand Lake Branch, 460 deliveries were unable to be made on Friday, 8/27/04.
The following information was provided on 08/30/04:

Southeast Area

The following is information provided on Southeast area conditions:

Suncoast District

33924, Captiva Island, No Delivery
All customers should pick up at the Hampton Inn (Ft Myers),
Retail mobile unit outside Hampton Inn; The Captiva PO is not operational

33950,51,80,82,83 Punta Gorda, Limited delivery
Retail out of Mobile Unit
BMEU customers should enter mail at Ft Myers SCF.
Centralized neighborhood boxes being installed in areas that were destroyed.


The following information was provided on 08/26/04:

Southeast Area

The following is information provided on Southeast area conditions:

SUNCOAST UPDATE: 8/25/2004 4:45 PM EST

33924; Captiva Island; No Delivery
All customers should pick up at the Hampton Inn (Ft Myers),
Retail mobile unit outside Hampton Inn; The Captiva PO is not operational

33950,51,80,82,83 Punta Gorda; Limited delivery
Retail out of Mobile Unit
BMEU customers should enter mail at Ft Myers SCF.

The following information was provided on 08/24/04:

Southeast Area

The following is provided as information on area conditions:
SUNCOAST UPDATE: 8/23/2004 4:00 PM EST
Some routes may experience delayed delivery due to road conditions, no mail receptacles, etc.

-      Limited Delivery: First Class, Express Mail, Priority Mail are being attempted where access to business/residential is permitted.
-      Delivery offices not listed below have resumed delivery.
-      More information is available at 1-800-ASK-USPS.

ZIPCODES Significantly Damaged DDUs
8/23/2004 4:00 PM EST STATUS

33924 Captiva No Delivery
All customers should pick up at the Hampton Inn (Ft Myers),
Retail mobile unit outside Hampton Inn
The Captiva PO is not operational

33950, 33951, 33980, 33982, 33983,
Punta Gorda Limited delivery, severe roof damage
Retail out of Mobile Unit
BMEU customers should enter mail at Ft. Myers SCF

33890
Zolfo Springs
Office Closed, no DDU shipments accepted
No Retail, No PO Box
All customers directed to Wauchula PO 33873

The following information was provided on 08/20/04:

Southeast Area

DELIVERY OPERATIONS IMPACTS: - Current status as of 900 AM 8/20/04

Estimate 1,471 deliveries not able to be made on Thursday 8-19.

327 Customer Service units with no power
1. Goldenrod – Retail site. Hole in the roof allowing access to the workroom floor. Damage to customer to roof and customer lobby. Further damage as a result of rain on the weekend. Facilities Response Line has been called. Roof has been patched temporarily. Estimate facility to be closed for a month.

Goldenrod box mail will be dispatched to the Winter Park Aloma Postal Store and be available for customers to pick up.

SUNCOAST UPDATE: AUG 20TH 2:30 PM EST

  • Below is a list of offices where Standard mailers should postpone mailings to.
  • Some of these delivery units have substantial structural damage where storage of mail is limited, dock is not functional or communication lines are down. Parcel Select shippers should take this in consideration and may consider DDU drops through BMC/SCF at their discretion. DDU discounts do not apply.
  • Mailers should consider upgrading shipments of medical supplies/prescriptions to First Class, Priority Mail or Express Mail where applicable
  • Limited Delivery: First Class, Express Mail, Priority Mail are being attempted where access to business/residential is permitted.
  • Delivery offices not listed below have resumed delivery.
  • More information is available at 1-800-ASK-USPS, option 1 (English) 2 (Spanish), Option 4, Option 3.

    ZIPCODES Significantly Damaged DDUs 8/20/2004 2:30 PM EST

    STATUS
    34265, 34266, 34269 Arcadia
    Limited Delivery
    40% delivery points inaccessible

    33924 Captiva
    No Delivery
    All customers should pick up at the Hampton Inn (Ft Myers) retail mobile unit outside Hampton Inn.
    The Captiva PO is not operational.

    33901 Fort Myers Downtown
    Delivery out of 33902 Page Field Station

    33905 Fort Myers Tice Station
    Residents inaccessible (minimal)

    33950, 33951, 33980, 33982, 33983 Punta Gorda
    Limited delivery, severe roof damage
    Retail out of Mobile Unit
    BMEU customers should enter mail at FT Myers SCF
    No DDU shipments accepted

    33957 Sanibel
    No street delivery; customers can retrieve mail over the counter. Expect full delivery by Saturday, August 21st

    33890 Zolfo Springs
    Office Closed, no DDU shipments accepted
    No Retail, No PO Box
    All customers directed to Wauchula PO 33873

    The following information was provided on 08/17/04:

    Southeast Area

    Some offices still closed in wake of Charley

    Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2004

    Suncoast District

    99 percent of the Suncoast District is operational: 143 of 145 associate offices are open.

    Only our Captiva and Sannibel facilities are still closed. We are waiting for local authorities to give us access to these two facilities.

    25 associate offices are still without power, but are operational using generators.

    In ZIP Code 338, we are handling DPS, Priority and Express Mail only.

    In those offices without power, it may be 2-4 weeks before power is restored.

    Central Florida

    Golden Rod, FL, just outside Orlando is still closed. The office has extensive roof damage. Golden Rod has moved operations to the Aloma branch of Winter Park. They will move P.O. boxes shortly. Golden Rod may be closed for up to 90 days for repairs.

    There are still five offices without power in Central Florida,. All offices are expected to be open tomorrow. All plants are operational.

    North Florida
    Port Orange is operational except for IRTs. Ceiling insulation had to be removed completely. All plants are now operational.

    The following information was provided on 08/16/04:

    Southeast Area

    Hurricane update:

    Charley hinders, but doesn’t stop mail service

    You can’t keep a good team down. In spite of blackouts and damage to dozens of Florida Post Offices caused by Hurricane Charley over the weekend, the mail continues to move.

    There are four confirmed Postal facilities in Florida that are out of service and five others on islands that haven’t been assessed yet by the Postal Inspection Service. Thus far, there have been no reports of injuries to Postal employees.

    “Florida employees have done a fantastic job of keeping the mail moving,” said Chief Operating Officer Pat Donahoe.

    The non-operational facilities in Suncoast District are Boca Grande, 33921; Ft. Myers Downtown, 33901; Punta Gorda, 33950; and Zolfo Springs, 33890. Of the five not assessed yet, the Captiva Post Office is inaccessible. The four other island Post Offices are standing, but Postal Inspectors haven’t been able to get inside to inspect them for damage.

    “Suncoast District has weathered Hurricane Charley — but at a price. The damage to many of our facilities and communities is extensive. Forty-one of our Post Offices are without power,” said Suncoast District Manager Michael Jordan. “Thankfully, at this time, there are no reported injuries to any of our Postal family.

    “Today, our employees are already back in the communities delivering mail. We’re very proud of team Suncoast for rising to the challenge,” said Jordan.

    Ft. Myers, Lakeland, St. Petersburg, Tampa and Manasota plant operations are back to normal today and employees are reporting to work. Ft. Myers Beach, Sanibel and Captiva operations are still suspended.

    In Central Florida, power has been restored at all major mail processing centers and thousands of Postal employees worked through the night to prepare Monday’s mail for delivery. “We’re using every available resource to prove that Charley can’t stop the U.S. Mail,” said Central Florida District Manager Pete Captain. “Our letter carriers will be delivering to every accessible address,” Captain said, “even if they work at a facility that is still without power.”

    Because Hurricane Charley disrupted mail processing and transportation throughout Florida, postal customers should expect some longer-than-normal transit times. “Along the storm’s path all air and surface transportation came to a standstill,” Captain said. “Now we’re in a catch-up mode, using our transportation and processing capacities to the max to keep Charley’s effects to a minimum.”

    Captain also said that every Central Florida Post Office with electricity will be open for business as usual today. Services will be limited, however, in those offices without power.

    The following information was provided on 08/16/04:

    Northeast Area

    UNITED STATES POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    August 13, 2004
    Inquiries on Security Issues:
    Postal Inspector Mitch Ecker, 212.330.3747
    Inquiries on Service Issues:
    Pat McGovern, 212.330.3167
    Postal Service Media Relations:
    202.268.2155

    Post Office to adjust service due to Republican National Convention
    Window services to close, PO Box access limited, collections curtailed at Farley Post Office

    In compliance with security measures for the Republican National Convention, several service adjustments will occur at the James A. Farley Post Office from August 27 through September 3. On these dates, access to the Post Office lobby and Post Office Box mail will be limited. Also, all window service activity at this Post Office will be closed. Beginning August 21, collection box removals will take place in the vicinity of Madison Square Garden, and mail collection schedules will change throughout the City August 28 through September 2.

    The James A. Farley Post Office, 421 8th Ave. (between 31st & 33rd St), is across the street from the convention location at Madison Square Garden. Parts of the James A. Farley building will be used to house convention resources.

    Service changes for the James A. Farley Post Office are as follows:

    Window Services:
    All lobby retail operations (purchase of stamps, etc.) will close Friday, August 27 at 5 p.m. and remain closed through Friday, September 3 at 6 a.m.

    To minimize inconvenience, customers can bring mail, purchase stamps, and conduct postal business at one of the following nearby Post Office locations:

    Midtown Station 223 West 38th Street
    Empire State Station 19 West 33rd Street
    Greeley Square Station 40 West 32nd Street
    London Terrace 234 10th Avenue
    Old Chelsea Station 217 West 18th Street
    Times Square Station 340 West 42nd Street

    Postal customers are encouraged to use www.usps.com. The majority of all postal transactions can be done electronically.

    Post Office Box Access:
    Beginning Friday, August 27, access to Post Office boxes will be limited, with the following restrictions:

    Box-holders must enter at 31st St. via 9th Ave., where they will be directed by security personnel to the lobby entrance. Prior to entering the lobby, box-holders will be required to pass through a security check point. All bags will be subject to search.
    Depositing outgoing mail will not be permitted.

    Customers should be advised that mail retrieved from Post Office Boxes will have passed through X-ray equipment. This may have an adverse effect on medications and film.

    The James A. Farley Post Office Box hours are:

    Friday August 27 midnight to 5 p.m.
    Saturday August 28 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
    Sunday August 29 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
    Monday August 30 midnight to 5 a.m.
    Tuesday August 31 3 a.m. to 11 a.m.
    Wednesday Sept. 1 3 a.m. to 11 a.m.
    Thursday Sept. 2 3 a.m. to 11 a.m.
    Friday Sept. 3 all services resume at Farley Post Office at 6 a.m.

    General Delivery:
    Postal customers picking up mail at General Delivery on 9th Avenue between August 28 and September 2 will be required to pass through a security check point. No bags or personal belongings will be allowed inside the building. No mail will be accepted for mailing at this location.

    Carrier Delivery:
    Letter carrier delivery of mail to residences and businesses within the vicinity of Madison Square Garden is expected to be normal. Business and Residential customers who wish to have their mail held during the week of the convention are encouraged to submit their request in writing to their local post office, or file a hold mail request online at www.usps.com. Mail for the 10001 ZIP Code, where a hold request has not been received and is undeliverable during the week of the convention will be delivered on Friday, September 3rd. Customers receiving notification to pick-up mail will receive specific instructions regarding the location of where to do so. Delivery to areas where picketing and demonstrations are taking place will be attempted. There should be no effect on business and residential delivery elsewhere in Manhattan.

    Large Volume Pick-up:
    Large volume businesses using vehicles for pick-up must retrieve their mail at the Morgan Bulk Mail Entry Unit on 29th St. off 9th Ave. (dock entrance). These specific businesses will be notified by Postal Service officials.

    Bulk Mail Entry Unit:
    Due to anticipated traffic congestion during the convention, it is requested that bulk mail customers drop-off their mailings by 3:00 p.m. for same-day processing at the Bulk Mail Entry Unit at the Morgan Facility on 9th Ave. and 29th St. Trucks may be subject to search. Customers may deposit bulk mail at facilities in Westchester, Brooklyn, Flushing or Northern New Jersey, but must make prior arrangements. Mailings will not be subject to additional fees and will not lose discounts.

    Mail Collections:
    During the period of August 28 through September 2, 2004, the last mail collection from public collection boxes (blue street mail boxes) in all ZIP Codes in Manhattan will be 1:00 p.m.

    Collection boxes at the following locations will be removed August 21 and returned September 6:

    210 West 31st St West 30th St & 8th Ave (SW) corner
    380 West 33rd St West 31st St & 6th Ave (NW) corner
    151 West 34th St West 31st St & 7th Ave (NW) corner
    424 West 34th St West 32nd St & 7th Ave (NE) corner
    West 30th St & 7th Ave (NE) corner West 33rd St & 7th Ave (NW) corner

    All building mail chutes will be closed between West 29th & 34th Streets between 6th & 10th Avenues during the same time period.

    Other Information:
    Customers are encouraged to take advantage of services such as stamps by mail, Click-N-Ship, carrier pickup or time-specific Pickup on Demand. For more information on these services, check the Postal Service website at www.usps.com or call 1-800-ASK-USPS (1-800-275-8777).

    The above changes in postal operations are necessary to accommodate local street closings, changes to normal traffic patterns, and anticipated traffic delays prior to and continuing through the days after the convention.

    The Postal Service apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause our customers. Additional changes may occur. Updated information will be released as the convention nears.



    The following information was provided on 08/16/04:

    Southeast Area

    Update to Hurricane conditions: PROCESSING FACILITIES (Tampa, St. Petersburg, Lakeland, Manasota, Ft. Myers, Orlando, Orlando PMPC, Mid-Florida, Jacksonville and Daytona Beach)--Postal operations are slowly returning to normal. Gainesville is operating normally. All processing facilities are open. Power has been restored to all processing facilities. At this time, Tampa P&DC is processing the mail destinating Ft. Myers from the Jacksonville BMC.

    AIRPORT: The postal facility at Ft. Myers Airport (RSW) was damaged in the hurricane and is currently not usable. All origins that presently dispatch First-Class and Express Mail for Ft. Myers FL 339/341 on commercial air routings directly into RSW have been asked to change their Distribution Tables (DTMS) from RSW to TPA. Tampa will forward the mail for Ft. Myers on existing surface transportation. This change will remain in effect until further notice.

    All other airports within Florida are open, and operating as best to normal as possible.

    The following information was provided on 08/16/04:

    Pacific Area

    It was reported that flooding caused the closure of the Death Valley Post Office 92328 this morning 8/16/04. No indication on when it will reopen.

    The following information was provided on 08/16/04:

    Southeast Area

    There will be no Postal retail or delivery operations today in the ZIP Code ranges 335-337, 339, 341-342, and 346.

    The following information was provided on 08/16/04:

    Southeast Area

    The most significant damage to a postal facility in the Daytona Beach area was at the Port Orange Post Office, where extensive roof damage caused a great deal of water damage to the interior. Crews are at work ripping out ceiling tiles and insulation, and hope to have the building operational Monday morning, Aug. 16.

    Both the Daytona Beach and Orlando mail processing plants now have power and employees are processing mail at both facilities.

    There will be no customer service delivery or retail operations for ZIP Code areas starting with 339 and 341 until Monday due to widespread power outages, flooding and debris.

    Also, customers in the ZIP Code area beginning with 338 have experienced mail service and delivery delays due to widespread power outages and debris.

    The following information was provided on 08/13/04:

    Southeast Area

    The following information was received on closings/re-openings of the Plants in Florida.

    Ft Myers FL P&DC 339: Currently closed; expected to re-open 9:00 p.m., Friday, 8/13/04.

    Manasota FL P&DF 342, St Petersburg FL P&DC 337, and Tampa FL P&DC 335: Currently closed; expected to re-open 8:00 a.m., Saturday, 8/14/04.

    Lakeland FL P&DF 338: Will close at 3:30 Friday, 8/13/04 and re-open 8:00 Saturday, 8/14/04.

    Tampa Airport is planned to close at 12:00 noon EST.

    Miami Airport: Currently open; planned to close once winds sustain 55 mph.

    St Petersburg Airport is reported closed. .

    Ft. Myers Airport: Currently open - planned to close once winds sustain 55 mph.

    There were 26 Inbound and 35 Outbound Flight cancellations from Delta Air Lines due to the storm conditions in Florida.

    Due to the impacts of Hurricane Charley, the South Florida District has curtailed delivery in the Florida Keys - Monroe County, south of the 7 Mile Bridge for today, 8/13/04. The following offices are impacted:

    Key West
    Three facilities closed - Main Office, Flagler Station Finance, Naval Air Station Finance
    ZIP 33040 - City Deliveries - 18,550
    ZIP 33041 - Box Customers - 2,547
    ZIP 33045 - Box Customers - 1,353

    Summerland Key
    Two facilities closed - Main Office, Big Pine Key Branch
    ZIP - 33042 - Rural Deliveries - 3,349
                            Box Customers - 821
    ZIP - 33043 - Rural Deliveries - 2,731
                            Box Customers - 1,365

    It has been reported that Citrus County has issued mandatory evacuation orders for residents west of Highway 19 and ordered all businesses closed (including the Post Offices) by 12:00 noon. There will be no trucks allowed in the area for dispatches. This order affects: Homosassa, Homosassa Springs, Crystal River, Inglis, and Yankeetown. Power will be shut off to the evacuation area at 12:00. Crystal River carriers are being re-called to report back to the office. Homosassa Springs will recall (3) routes. There were 12 routes that did not make any deliveries (approx 6,887 deliveries.)


    The following information was provided on 08/13/04:

    Pacific Area

    A wildfire occurred near Sacramento at Colfax CA 95713 that caused curtailment of 94 deliveries yesterday, 8/11/04. Delivery should resume today, 8/12/04, as they seem to be getting the fire under control.

    The following information was provided on 08/13/04:

    Pacific Area

    A Rural Route 9 carrier was unable to make 26 deliveries to Fallbrook, CA 92028 on 8/12/04, due to road construction.
    The following information was provided on 08/05/04:

    Pacific Area

    The following offices experienced power outages today, 8/5/04 due to rolling black-outs--Zones 92683 (Westminster); 90680 (Stanton); 90742 (Sunset Beach); 90622 (Buena Park); 90630 (Cypress); 92840 (Garden Grove Main Office); 92846 (West Garden Grove Office) with Retail closed at each location and 92834 (Fullerton Main Office); 92836 (Fullerton Commonwealth Station); 92837 (Fullerton Orangehurst Station) and 92838 (Fullerton Sunnyhills Station.) Power at all offices has been restored.

    The following information was provided on 07/20/04:

    Southeast Area

    The South Jersey Performance Cluster continues to feel the influence of the severe rainstorms and flooding that took place during the preceding week. The Vincentown, NJ Post Office 08088 curtailed 12 deliveries on Friday, July 16, 2004 and 33 deliveries on Saturday, July 17, 2004.

    Update: Today, July 20, 2004, all postal facilities in the South Jersey Performance Cluster are open and operating. There will be no curtailment of deliveries.

    The following information was provided on 07/14/04:

    Southeast Area

    Fires are out of control in West Miami-Dade county in the Everglades. Apparently when the wind shifted the smoke made it a very unsafe environment to work at the Miami PMPC, where many employees went home with leave. By the time the mail arrived only about 20 employees remained. We unloaded all mail and worked all we could. There was approximately 5 trucks, or 13,500 pieces left, all in sacks and mostly parcels/outsides. The PMPC Team did all they could to get as much mail.

    No delivery was affected during the fires and smoke. Only impacted service was some Priority Mail for Monday delivery.

    The following information was provided on 07/09/04:

    Pacific Area

    The Young Brothers and Hawaiian Tug & Barge strike is ended. Mail flow is back to normal.

    The following information was provided on 07/02/04:

    Pacific Area

    Tugboat workers for Young Brothers and Hawaiian Tug & Barge went on strike today, affecting commercial sea traffic throughout the islands. Customers may experience delays when mailing interisland via surface transportation. Customers are encouraged to use Express Mail, Priority Mail, or First Class Mail for the duration of the tugboat strike.

    Affected ZIPCodes listed below:

    The following information was provided on 07/02/04:

    Western Area

    The Fairbanks, Alaska area is experiencing dangerous air quality due to forest fires. Restricted FOV-(Flight of value) due to poor visibility has caused some villages to have no mail delivery. Precautionary highway closures for the Steese and Elliott Highway have been taken. Currently, the fire has consumed 1.1 million acres of interior Alaska.