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Useful Links and Information Sources

If you are looking for additional information on emergency preparedness, we have found the following websites to be particularly helpful.

For a range of general preparedness information:

www.readynh.gov

www.nh.gov and www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/hsem/

www.redcross.org

For health-related resources:

www.dhhs.nh.gov

http://co.cheshire.nh.us/PublicHealth

For weather information:

www.weather.gov

www.weather.com

Many of the websites listed above also provide additional links and/or access to downloadable documents. We recommend that you take a little time to familiarize yourself with the resources available, and refer to them when creating your own emergency plan and go-kit.

State of NH telephone services:

2-1-1 Access to state services

5-1-1 Road conditions

9-1-1 Emergency assistance ONLY

Your Vermont Yankee calendar is also a good source of local/regional emergency information.

If you need additional information or guidance, leave a message for the Chesterfield Office of Emergency Management at 363-4133.

Office of Emergency Management

OEM ORGANIZATION

Chesterfield’s Emergency Management team consists of representatives from the Selectmen, Police, Public Works, both Fire Departments, School and Health personnel, along with volunteers who coordinate resources for any emergency that may arise.

PUBLIC ALERTING

Public emergency notifications are delivered through various means, including weather alert radios, town sirens and automated Rapid Emergency Notification Telephone System (RENTS). For additional alerting information, click here.

SHELTERING

The Chesterfield School is equipped with a generator, enabling the facility to be used as an emergency shelter. Other venues are also available or under consideration as emergency shelters. For additional sheltering information, click here.

NATURAL DISASTERS

Weather and other naturally occurring events constitute by far the most common threat to our community. The Emergency Management team and other town departments work constantly to mitigate existing hazards, and to plan for and optimize response to such events. For additional information on natural disasters, click here.

HEALTH EMERGENCIES

Members of the Emergency Management team attend monthly meetings of a Regional Coordinating Committee (RCC), where representatives from area towns and local agencies work together with the County and State to develop, refine and update plans for any health-related emergency. For additional information on health emergency planning, click here.

RADIOLOGICAL PLANNING

The OEM team works closely with the State and Entergy to ensure that we are as well prepared as possible to deal with any emergency at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power generating plant. This includes regular training, and a series of drills followed by a FEMA-rated exercise every two years. For more information or radiological planning, click here.

USEFUL LINKS & INFORMATION SOURCES

Preparedness is key to optimal emergency response, and the best plan in any emergency is the one you have ALREADY established for yourself and your family. There are now many good sources of information for emergency planning. For a list of some you may find particularly helpful, click here.