Midland Park Office of Emergency Management

Mission Statement
The Office of Emergency Management's purpose is to protect life and property by preparing the community and its resources for emergencies and by coordinating response activities of municipal and volunteer resources during an emergency.

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Public Warning Systems
The Borough's primary public warning is through Swiftreach Reverse 911 phone service, with route alerting via loud speakers from borough vehicles and Midland Park E-Notices used as secondary means of alert. If your phone number is unlisted and hasn’t been submitted previously, please eMail it to: certmp@yahoo.com along with your name and address. These are added periodically in bulk, so may take some time to be added. Additional announcements may be found through local radio stations and television stations. The following stations will also be used if available: News 12 NJ, NJ Network News Channel 50, WCBS AM 880 Radio, WINS AM 1010, WINS AM 1010, WNBC AM 660, Public Access cable station 77. Please check your cable or satellite provider’s channel guide for station locations.

Readiness Quotient - Are you ready?
In recent years, the American people have been urged to “get ready” and to prepare for emergencies—from natural disasters to terrorist attacks. But no one has ever given the public a simple, comprehensive and consistent tool to actually measure how prepared they are. No one has ever provided communities and the nation as a whole with a practical “gauge” to assess their preparedness, recognize their successes, and identify gaps where more work needs to be done.

Until Now... The Public Readiness Index (PRI) is a first-of-its kind tool for individuals, families and communities to determine and evaluate their readiness. See how you stack up against the national average and learn specific steps you can take to better prepare yourself and your family, as well as things you can do to encourage your community, schools, and workplace to be better prepared. Take your readiness quotient – "RQ" – by answering 10 questions. Click here to get started.

Emergency Evacuations
The Mayor, in concert with the Emergency Management Coordinator, has the responsibility to decide on partial or total evacuation. During such an event, additional public warning and evacuation notifications will be broadcast on local radio stations, News 12 New Jersey, and the stations listed above. These may be supplemented with route (loudspeaker ) alerting by police and volunteer emergency responders.

Be prepared
Make sure you have a family emergency plan should severe weather cause travel or essential services to be interrupted. Your plan should include basic safety measures, emergency phone numbers and plans to stay with friends or relatives should an evacuation be ordered. It is a good idea to set up a contact point with a relative out of the area with whom you can leave messages for other family members who may not be able to reach you via telephone.

Have your family learn basic safety measures, such as CPR, and first aid; how and when to turn off utilities in your home and teach children to call 911 during emergencies. Prepare an emergency supply kit including a 3-day supply of water and non-perishable foods, a battery-powered radio, flashlights with extra batteries, a first-aid kit with prescription medicines (rotate batteries and medications periodically to keep them current ), special items for infants and the elderly, as well as cash and credit cards. Preparing and practicing your family plan is your best protection should an emergency occur. For additional information visit the FEMA website or the Bergen County Office of Emergency Management at www.bcoem.org.

NOAA Weather Radio
Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for the latest severe weather information. The local stations may be found at 162.500 (KZZ31 ) and 162.550 (KWO35). NOAA weather radio is a public service provided by both the National Weather Service and the Emergency Alert System, enabling your weather radio to be a single source for comprehensive weather and emergency information. NOAA weather radios usually cost less than $100 and are available at most electronics dealers. Additional information is available at NOAA website www.weather.gov/nwr/CntyCov/nwrNJ.htm.

Weather Safety
Please visit the National Weather Service weather safety website for weather safety tips and storm preparedness.

CERT
Midland Park has a trained Community Emergency Response Team ( CERT ) to augment the police, fire and EMS first responders. These trained and dedicated volunteers are ready to do such tasks as shelter operations, road closures, damage assessment and to work in the Emergency Operations Center ( EOC ). They are readily identifiable by their green vests or orange windbreakers and all have identification displayed.