The USPS adds to the suspensions of the services: security is "greatest importance"
The agency has closed a number of post offices across the country.
Mail Maybe a dangerous work. There are big and small problems that appear from time to time and have an impact on the safety of operations of the American postal service (USPS). Whether it is a hurricane that goes to the land or an aggressive animal wandering in the region, the postal service is not in the field of risking the well-being of its workers or its customers . When conditions concerning occur, the agency may interrupt deliveries or close the post offices accordingly. Now the USPS adds to its list of service suspensions and clearly indicates that security is "greatest importance". Read more to find out more about the latest postal service closings.
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The USPS closed an Alabama post office last month.
Barely a few weeks ago, the USPS warned that some Alabama customers would be disruption of their postal service. On January 13, the agency announced that it had Temporarily suspended operations At his post office in Jack, in Alabama. The postal service has decided to Installation Because he had "undergone structural damage due to a recent tornadest activity", according to a local press release.
The National Weather Service (NWS) indicated that "great extremely dangerous tornado" had stroke the state One day before, causing significant damage in certain regions.
"The priority of the American postal service is the security and well-being of its employees and customers," the agency said in its press release at the time, adding that civil servants "would provide an update" 'Future of this installation once an in -depth evaluation had been completed.
The USPS has not provided additional information on the Jack post office since, and it is still listed as "temporarily closed" online. Now another installation of the Alabama is closed.
The services are now suspended elsewhere in the state.
Alabama residents about two hours from Jack are now faced with their own postal problems. According to one of the latest USPS updates, there was just a service disturbance At his post office in Fort Mitchell, in Alabama. In this installation, "the retail window services are [now] temporarily suspended," said the agency in an alert of February 8.
In a separate local press release published on the same day, the postal service advised affected customers that they "could" Make retail transactions "At the Seale post office, about 15 miles from the Fort Mitchell establishment.
"For the moment, customers with a post office at the Fort Mitchell post office can continue to recover their mail there," said the agency.
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The postal service said that security was "greatest importance".
According to the press release of February 8, an accident earlier in the day caused the temporary partial closure of the Fort Mitchell post office. Without disclosing too much detail, the USPS said that "an accident occurred involving an engine vehicle, which led to damage to the parts of the installation". There was "no injury" reported accordingly, added the agency.
"The safety and well-being of our customers and employees are of the utmost importance for the American postal service," said the USPS. "The postal service appreciates the patience and understanding of our customers while we work to carry out the necessary repairs. We will provide updated information when the full service is restored."
Currently, the USPS said that if Po Box customers can still receive their mail at the Fort Mitchell post office despite the suspension of the service, they will have to make an adjustment due to the damage. "The mail of the post office will be distributed on the rear quay to customers who provide photo identification," said the agency.
There are other post offices currently closed in the country.
Several of the closed post offices that have also been closed for safety considerations are still out of service. In October, the USPS suspended services at post offices in Pemberton, Ohio and Stanley, New York, " Due to security problems . "" AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
Pemberton's post office was closed after a fire had broken out, while Stanley's post office was to undergo "unforeseen roof repairs". At the time, the agency said that the two facilities will remain closed "until further notice", and now, four months later, it seems that none has yet been reopened.
In November, the postal service temporarily closed the Wisner post office in Louisiana for security problems. This post office is still closed and will remain closed "until the repairs can be carried out in the postal installation," said the USPS.
The agency also closed certain post offices for various reasons. Retail operations at Stanton post office In Northern Dakota, it has been closed since January "due to water damage", according to postal service. And in Florida, the services of eight postal installations of the State are always temporarily suspended " Due to the impacts of Hurricane Ian "After being initially closed at the end of September when the storm struck.
