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WALL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Wall
Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is under direction
of the Wall Township Police Department and involves
resources from all three of the township's fire
departments (Glendola Fire Department, West Belmar Fire
Department, and South Wall Fire Department) and three
emergency medical services (Wall Community First Aid,
Wall First Aid, and Wall EMS.) Wall OEM
coordinates emergency responses with federal, state,
county, and local agencies. Responsibilities
include preparation, mitigation, response, and recovery
for all types of hazards that may endanger the
community.
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Monmouth County Hazard Mitigation
National Weather
Service To Introduce Changes To Severe Warning
System
The National Weather
Service is changing the way it issues severe weather
warnings with a new system that switches from alerts
based on county lines to notices aimed at specific
communities. The new system uses radar and computer
modeling programs to predict the moment a storm will
hit a community or even certain crossroads. Experts
say the new alerts, known as storm-based warnings,
could reduce a warning area from thousands of square
miles to a few hundred square miles. The new system
will go into effect nationally on 1 October. The
system will initially be limited to warnings for
tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, floods and marine
hazards and later it will be expanded to include
other threats like extreme heat.
(DHS NICC, Media Sources)
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Residents w/special needs |
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The Emergency Evacuation Assistance Program is
designed for people with special needs living at
home that need assistance with evacuation.
Click here
for more info. |
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