Emergency Management
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OEM Coordinator
Chief Frank Mazzarella |
What does Emergency Management do?
The Winfield Office of Emergency Management is responsible for providing mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery, and coordination for large-scale emergencies and disasters, both natural and human-caused, to the residents of Winfield for the purpose of saving lives and preventing property damage.
Phases of Emergency Management
Mitigation
OEM is in charge of writing and updating the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan for the Town, as well as outlining the functions and responsibilities of all Town departments and agencies during emergencies or disasters. We maintain close working relationships with all levels of government.
Preparedness
Because it is impossible to predict when a specific disaster will occur, our office participates in and helps plan numerous preparedness exercises throughout the year. The exercises are disaster simulations that may involve all levels of government, and can range from an organized discussion about a potential threat, to full-scale training that involves actual response units, real-time events and actors who play the role of victims. This training gives management and responders a chance to address and resolve challenges before a real disaster occurs. See Safety & Preparedness.
Response
During a large disaster, the Office of Emergency Management provides overall coordination for town-wide response efforts. This can involve the activation of the Emergency Operations Center, which becomes a single gathering point for representatives from Town departments and partner agencies. These representatives facilitate resource coordination, mutual aid and policy decisions.
Recovery
The Office of Emergency Management assists in the coordination of both short-term and long-term recovery functions. Short-term recovery efforts begin immediately following an emergency or disaster, as the Town works to restore basic services and functions to the affected community. Long-term recovery involves restoring economic activity, and rebuilding communities and citizens' quality of life.
The Winfield Office of Emergency Management is responsible for providing mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery, and coordination for large-scale emergencies and disasters, both natural and human-caused, to the residents of Winfield for the purpose of saving lives and preventing property damage.
Phases of Emergency Management
Mitigation
OEM is in charge of writing and updating the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan for the Town, as well as outlining the functions and responsibilities of all Town departments and agencies during emergencies or disasters. We maintain close working relationships with all levels of government.
Preparedness
Because it is impossible to predict when a specific disaster will occur, our office participates in and helps plan numerous preparedness exercises throughout the year. The exercises are disaster simulations that may involve all levels of government, and can range from an organized discussion about a potential threat, to full-scale training that involves actual response units, real-time events and actors who play the role of victims. This training gives management and responders a chance to address and resolve challenges before a real disaster occurs. See Safety & Preparedness.
Response
During a large disaster, the Office of Emergency Management provides overall coordination for town-wide response efforts. This can involve the activation of the Emergency Operations Center, which becomes a single gathering point for representatives from Town departments and partner agencies. These representatives facilitate resource coordination, mutual aid and policy decisions.
Recovery
The Office of Emergency Management assists in the coordination of both short-term and long-term recovery functions. Short-term recovery efforts begin immediately following an emergency or disaster, as the Town works to restore basic services and functions to the affected community. Long-term recovery involves restoring economic activity, and rebuilding communities and citizens' quality of life.
The Township of Winfield OEM is proud to announce that the Township of Winfield is offering the opportunity for residents to receive emergency text messages and email alerts though the Union County First Alert System. To sign up for this service you must create an account online at http://www.ucfirstalert.org . We are trying to utilize all avenues to notify our residents as best we can during the current coronavirus pandemic and will be used for future emergency notifications. Please share this message with our seniors and your neighbors. If you know of any residents that do not have access to a computer you can have them call the township and they can provide the township with their cell phone information so that those residents can be added to the text message list only. Be advised that this system only works with cell phones and emails this system is not meant to be a replacement to the current Reverse 911 system already in place.
The NJ State OEM has a site called NJ Register Ready. Register Ready is New Jersey's Special Needs Registry for Disaster Planning it allows New Jersey residents with disabilities or access and functional needs and their families, friends, caregivers and associates an opportunity to provide information to emergency response agencies so emergency responders can better plan to serve them in a disaster or other emergency.
All information collected is confidential and will not be available to the public. The information will be held securely and only used for emergency response and planning.
Click Here Register Today.
All information collected is confidential and will not be available to the public. The information will be held securely and only used for emergency response and planning.
Click Here Register Today.
