Bernards Township Office of Emergency Management February 28, 2012

Background Established in each municipality under Right to Know Act Established in each municipality under Right to Know Act Municipal Coordinator appointed by mayor Municipal Coordinator appointed by mayor Deputy Coordinator(s) Deputy Coordinator(s) LEPC LEPC

Phases of Emergency Management Preparedness Preparedness –Plans or procedures designed to save lives and to minimize damage when an emergency occurs. Mitigation Mitigation –Effort(s) to lessen the impact disasters have on people and property. Response Response –Actions taken to save lives and protect property. Recovery Recovery –Activity intended to return vital life-support systems to operation.

Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) 16 Annexes 16 Annexes

Alert Warning Provides for alerting the emergency management staff and warning the public of an emergency or impending emergency situation. Communications ensures that procedures, expertise, and equipment are available and will allow for communications with all involved agencies in an emergency. Provides for alerting the emergency management staff and warning the public of an emergency or impending emergency situation. Communications ensures that procedures, expertise, and equipment are available and will allow for communications with all involved agencies in an emergency.

Alert Warning Methods AM Radio Station AM Radio Station Message Boards Message Boards Website Website News media News media Local Access TV Local Access TV Text Alerts Text Alerts Facebook/Twitter Facebook/Twitter

Damage Assessment Ensures that procedures are available to provide preliminary estimates and descriptions Ensures that procedures are available to provide preliminary estimates and descriptions of the nature of the nature and the extent and the extent of damage of damage resulting from resulting from a disaster. a disaster.

Emergency Medical Provides for medical care for the civilian population, include triage and transportation Provides for medical care for the civilian population, include triage and transportation to hospitals. to hospitals.

Emergency Operations Center Provides the assignment and coordination of responsibilities for immediate and continued response to an emergency situation and enables direct initiation of actions required to carry out emergency management functions. Provides the assignment and coordination of responsibilities for immediate and continued response to an emergency situation and enables direct initiation of actions required to carry out emergency management functions.

Public Information Provides for effective collection, control, and dissemination of public information in order to inform the general public adequately of the emergency conditions and available assistance while minimizing the impact of misinformation, rumors, etc., in time of actual emergency Provides for effective collection, control, and dissemination of public information in order to inform the general public adequately of the emergency conditions and available assistance while minimizing the impact of misinformation, rumors, etc., in time of actual emergency

Evacuation Provides for evacuation of people when natural or man-made disasters of their impending damage may necessitate such action. Provides for evacuation of people when natural or man-made disasters of their impending damage may necessitate such action.

Fire/Rescue Provides for fire fighting services, including the use of mutual aid agreements with neighboring Provides for fire fighting services, including the use of mutual aid agreements with neighboring jurisdictions and jurisdictions and supplemental supplemental assistance when assistance when appropriate. appropriate.

Hazmat Provides coordination of personnel, resources and experts to effectively respond to a hazardous materials incident. Provides coordination of personnel, resources and experts to effectively respond to a hazardous materials incident.

Law Enforcement Provides coordination of personnel and resources needed to maintain civil order. Provides coordination of personnel and resources needed to maintain civil order.

Public Health Provides for emergency public health services during a disaster including sanitation, environmental monitoring and disease control. Provides for emergency public health services during a disaster including sanitation, environmental monitoring and disease control.

Public Works Provides coordination and resources necessary to make effective emergency repair Provides coordination and resources necessary to make effective emergency repair and maintenance and maintenance of critical public of critical public works facilities. works facilities.

Radiological Provides for an effective radiological program designed to protect the township from potentially devastating effects of nuclear attack. Includes procedures for monitoring and predicting the effect of nuclear weapons and also includes operational plans for decontamination, if needed Provides for an effective radiological program designed to protect the township from potentially devastating effects of nuclear attack. Includes procedures for monitoring and predicting the effect of nuclear weapons and also includes operational plans for decontamination, if needed

Resource Management Provides coordination of the materials, personnel, equipment, funds and information for a disaster-response mission including emergency purchase procedures Provides coordination of the materials, personnel, equipment, funds and information for a disaster-response mission including emergency purchase procedures

Shelter, Reception & Care Provides for emergency mass shelter, and feeding as a result of an emergency situation. Provides for emergency mass shelter, and feeding as a result of an emergency situation.

Social Services Provides emergency public services during a disaster including, but not limited to, food, clothing, and counseling within and outside of established shelters. Provides emergency public services during a disaster including, but not limited to, food, clothing, and counseling within and outside of established shelters.

Terrorism Identifying critical infrastructure, resources and preparedness mechanisms in the event of a terrorist related attack. Identifying critical infrastructure, resources and preparedness mechanisms in the event of a terrorist related attack.

Current Focus School Crisis School Crisis Shelter Shelter Mass Inoculation (POD) Mass Inoculation (POD) COOP/COG COOP/COG Community Notification Community Notification

Typical Emergencies in Bernards Township Winter Storm/Blizzard Winter Storm/Blizzard Minor Flooding Minor Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm Hurricane/Tropical Storm Structure Fires Structure Fires HAZ-MAT Incidents HAZ-MAT Incidents

EMAA Funding – –$25,000 Christmas 2010 Snow – –$108,000 Hurricane Irene – –$42,000 October Snowstorm – –RPA Submitted Reimbursements

February 28, 2012 Bernards Township Office of Emergency Management Bernards Township Office of Emergency Management