The Town of Branford's Office of Emergency
Management is responsible for planning how
the Town will respond to an emergency such
as a hurricane or major winter storm, a
hazardous materials release or terrorist
acts. We are also responsible for the
coordination of local government and
emergency services with the Connecticut
Office of Emergency Ma
nagement (OEM),
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
and surrounding communities.
The Office of Emergency Management is
located at the Police Department
Headquarters, 33 Laurel Street and is manned
24 hours a day in order to receive warnings
and alerts over several different warning
networks. Any warnings or alerts received
are immediately distributed to Public
Officials and the public if necessary.
The Office of Emergency Management is
responsible for coordinating Branford's
emergency management needs. This
includes emergency management planning,
preparation activities such as training and
exercises, response support coordination
during emergencies and coordination of
recovery programs following emergencies. As
such Branford's Office of Emergency
Management works closely with local and
State public safety organizations to
facilitate a coordinated approach to
emergencies. The Town of Branford's Office
of Emergency Management is responsible for
community preparedness through planning,
risk reduction, response and recovery.
Emergency Management is responsible for
determining available emergency resources at
the local, state and federal level as well
as developing a set of plans to utilize
those resources along with volunteer and
commercial donations to deliver such
resources to the community.
The Office of Emergency Management must also
take measures to minimize or reduce risks
from the effects of such hazards as
ice storms, major snow storms, flooding,
hurricanes, hazardous waste discharge and
all other events deemed a risk to the
community.
Preparation and communication are the keys
to helping Branford survive an emergency or
disaster. Emergency management personnel are
responsible for monitoring conditions and
warning emergency services such as Police,
Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance along with
warning Branford officials and the public.
Such notification will
come in a number of ways:
Local News, (Television and radio, BCTV)
NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric
Association) Radio is the best means to
receive storm information.
Police and Fire officials going door to door
or broadcasting in neighborhoods.
A 2-3 minute constant blast of local
sirens indicates emergency information
broadcasts via BCTV Channel 20
Branford Information Hotline at 315-3909
