Final totals have come in for Covington and Maple Valley’s winter storm response in December.

Crews from both cities worked around the clock in 12-hour shifts during the two weeks the region was buried in snow to clear, sand and de-ice roads.

Covington officials reported that their crews used 1,244 yards of sand, 700 bags of salt and 4,800 gallons of liquid de-icer.

During 472 overtime hours and 128 regular man-hours, Covington workers plowed 1,942 miles of streets and sanded 1,354 miles.

Maple Valley spent about $23,000 on snow-related overtime and expenses, starting with the first snow flakes on Dec. 12, according to the city’s finance director, Tony McCarthy. He said another $2,000 is available to spend “to get the equipment ready for the next storm.”

“Of the $23,000, about $8,000 was for supplies, with sand and salt accounting for about $6,000,” McCarthy said.

Maintenance staff for Maple Valley logged an extra 418 hours after going to two 12-hour shifts clearing the roads from Dec. 12 to Dec. 31.

McCarthy said the city “doesn’t have a specific snow and ice removal budget, since it uses its own staff. The total maintenance expenditures are still projected to be within budget even with these snow-related expenditures.”

Meanwhile, Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety was kept busy with calls that stemmed from the severe weather, according to fire marshal Scott Webster. There were 11 calls from Dec. 15 to Dec. 21 and six more between Dec. 22 and Dec. 28.

“They were predominantly broken water pipes or broken fire sprinkler pipes, downed power lines, or general service calls for assistance,” Webster said. “We did have one fire which was related to the weather. Heavy snow falling from a roof loosened a natural gas line at a house and the furnace ignited the escaping gas. The homeowner shut off the gas and extinguished the fire” just before firefighters arrived. No major damage occurred and no one was injured in the incident, Webster said.