The Town of Ramapo Highway Department is now better equipped to prepare for major storms after receiving access to a sandbag-making machine through the Rockland County Office of Emergency Management.
Ramapo Highway Superintendent Fred Brinn thanked Rockland County OEM, under the direction of Orrin Ben-Jacob, for making the equipment available to the town, saying it will significantly speed up storm preparations.
“Previously, it would take our men more than half a day to fill approximately 200 sandbags by hand,” Brinn told Monsey Scoop. “With this machine, we went through eight tons of sand in just 40 minutes and were able to produce 200 bags.”
Brinn said the Town has also arranged with the Rockland County Office of Emergency Management to obtain the machine whenever needed ahead of major storms or flooding threats.
The equipment will allow Highway Department crews to prepare sandbags far more quickly, giving the Town additional resources to protect roads, properties and other vulnerable areas during severe weather events.
