When inclement weather affects Fort Drum, the garrison commander may issue one of three orders: Delayed Reporting, Do Not Report, or Early Release. To learn more about how those orders impact the Fort Drum community, see below.
Delayed Reporting
Only military and civilian mission-essential, emergency-essential, and weather-essential (which includes those identified for snow removal) personnel will report as scheduled. All other personnel, unless notified by their chain of command or supervisor, will follow DELAYED REPORT times.
Non-essential military personnel will report at 9:30 a.m. Non-essential civilian personnel will report at 9 a.m.
Child and Youth Services (child development centers and School Age Center) will open at 8:30 a.m.
Guthrie Ambulatory Health Care Clinic, all troop clinics, OB/GYN Clinic at Samaritan, and all dental clinics will open at 9 a.m. All patients with appointments before 9 a.m. should reschedule them.
All AAFES locations will open for business as scheduled.
All additional support services are closed until 9 a.m.; any activities / appointments scheduled before 9 a.m. must be rescheduled.
Mountain Reception Company: All in-processing Soldiers with cancelled appointments TODAY must report to Bldg. 4412, Camp Swift Road, at 9:30 a.m. and can contact their platoon sergeant for additional information.
Do Not Report
Military and civilian mission-essential, emergency-essential, and weather-essential (which includes those identified for snow removal) personnel will report as scheduled. All other personnel, unless notified by their chain of command or supervisor, SHOULD NOT REPORT.
The Mountain Reception Company, Bldg. 4412, Camp Swift Road, remains open for new arrivals (Soldiers). All other previously scheduled activities and appointments are cancelled and must be rescheduled at Bldg. 4412 during the next duty day.
All agencies in Clark Hall are closed, and all previously scheduled activities and appointments must be rescheduled.
Child and Youth Services (child development centers and School Age Center) will be closed.
Guthrie Ambulatory Health Care Clinic, all troop clinics, OB/GYN Clinic at Samaritan, and all dental clinics are closed.
All gyms are closed.
The Commissary is closed.
Call your AAFES business to check if it is open.
Early Release
Military and civilian mission-essential, emergency-essential, and weather-essential (which includes those identified for snow removal) personnel will remain on duty. All other personnel, unless notified otherwise by their chain of command or supervisor, will be released from work at the designated time. Only emergency and essential personnel will be authorized to remain on duty.
Child and Youth Services (child development centers and School Age Center) will close one hour after the early release time.
All gyms will close one hour after the early release time.
Please call your AAFES business to check if it is open.
The Commissary will close one hour after the early release time.
Please call your health care provider for instructions if you have an appointment after the early release.
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We urge all members of the Fort Drum community to exercise caution when traveling and practice good winter-weather safety. All government vehicles follow road condition guidance identified in Appendix C (Road Condition Reference Chart) of Fort Drum Regulation 525-27.
We encourage members of the Fort Drum community to monitor local news media for weather conditions and stay abreast of Fort Drum's status by using one or more of the following methods:
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The Fort Drum Information Hotline (315) 772-DRUM (3786); Option #1 (Delay / Closure Information) and Option #2 (Current Road Conditions).
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The Fort Drum website at www.home.army.mil/drum.
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Fort Drum’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/drum.10thmountain. ⚠
Winter weather safety tips from the Federal Emergency Management Agency can be found at www.ready.gov/winter-weather. Monitor local driving conditions at https://511ny.org. ⚠
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Are you prepared for an emergency?
Electrical outages can happen anytime due to various circumstances -- such as weather, downed power lines or construction -- so ensure you take the necessary steps to be safe. See the flyer above to learn what you can do to prepare for an outage, what to do during an outage, and what to do to be safe after an outage.
If you would like to learn more about power outages, visit
https://www.ready.gov/power-outages.
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