Civil Defense

The Connecticut Emergency Alerting and Notification System Link: www.ct.gov/ctalert

 

The Town of North Haven continues to maintain and enhance its role in the field of Emergency Management Items that relate to Emergency planning and its operations are continually monitored and reviewed for its reliability to properly service the Town of North Haven and its residents.

The Town’s Fire Chief serves as the Director of Emergency Management. The Town of North Haven is an active
participant in region 2 of the State of CT Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. The Town continues to move forward in the area of emergency management. During the past year we have participated in workshops for hurricane awareness, Continuity of Government and Sheltering of persons. The Town of North Haven Emergency Operations plan is continually reviewed utilizing the template of the State of Connecticut. It is an extensive document that provides guidance in the area of emergency preparedness. It covers topics such as: Warning Devices, Evacuation, Sheltering, Public Information, Mass Care, Health and Medical, Hazardous Materials Responses and Communications. All of the Towns department heads play an important part in the plan and are versed in their roles. A copy of the plan is available for review at the Town library.

The Emergency Management work station is located in Town Hall. It contains a small room with Town services
radios which give users the opportunity to communicate with town service providers from a remote location in the event of a town emergency. Users have the ability to speak directly to service workers operating in the field to benefit you. The town also has satellite telephones available to the 1st Selectman, Police Department and Fire Department to insure the ability to communicate in the event of a disaster. The Town continues to partner with the American Red Cross to ensure the well being and safety of residents should the need exist.

The Town of North Haven continues to utilize enhanced 911 in its emergency dispatch center. Enhanced 911 went online in North Haven in 1988 and were converted to digital format in 1999. When a resident dials 911 the town dispatcher is able to tell the exact location from which the call is being placed. This allows for emergency response in the event the caller is unable to speak. The Towns dispatch center is located in Police headquarters and is continually update with available technology to better serve our citizenry. Recently the Town of North Haven  upgraded its entire radio system with state of the art equipment to allow our personnel to better serve you while providing much need safety enhancements to them. Disabled persons are reminded that there are provisions for emergency calling available through their phone company. The Town of North Haven has also partnered with the State of CT, Department of Public Safety, for an emergency notification system. Shortly, Town residents will have the opportunity to register their phone numbers through the state of CT. This will allow residents to be alerted of any disaster or emergency that may affect North Haven. This is a program that we encourage every resident to participate in for your own benefit.

The Town of North Haven has developed an emergency preparedness guide titled “What to do when disaster
threatens”. The booklet is available at fire headquarters, 11 Broadway, for anyone interested in obtaining a copy.
Its contents cover preparation for floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, extreme temperatures, fires, thunderstorms and many other emergency situations. In addition to the guide, the Town also utilizes current
“government only” internet technology to monitor hurricanes. The program continually updates the Emergency Management Director on any named tropical storm. The program monitors wind speed, expected rainfall and areas of expected landfall for major incidents. This early warning tracking program would be critical to our emergency operation plan in the event of a hurricane.

Residents are reminded that the Town of North Haven has an ordinance regarding building numbering. This is in
place to allow us to better and properly service you in the event of an emergency. All structures are required to be
numbered. Assistance in complying with the ordinance is available through the Town’s fire department.