Office of Emergency Management/Public Safety Announcements
Office of Emergency Management
OEM Coordinator
- Lisa Chammings
- (973) 903-3003
- lchammings@stillwatertwp.com
Community Emergency Response Team
CERT Coordinator
- Maureen Tsadilas
- CERT@stillwatertwp.com
About the Office of Emergency Management
Each municipality has emergency management coordinators who interact at the local level with police, fire, EMS, public works, public health, schools, etc. Preparing for and carrying out all emergency functions – also known as comprehensive emergency management – is accomplished in four phases. A description of these phases and the division’s role in each phase are described below.
Mitigation
The County’s Office of Emergency Management has developed a county-wide pre-disaster all-hazards mitigation plan that has identified hazards and vulnerabilities in all of Sussex County’s twenty four municipalities.
Preparedness
Under the supervision of the County all twenty four municipalities have certified Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs) that are reviewed annually and recertified every four years. The purpose of the EOPs is to give guidance to emergency responders in emergencies and disasters. The division also assists other public and private nonprofit agencies in developing their own specialized EOPs.
Response
The division has the responsibility to be aware of and coordinate the response of all emergency resources requested by the incident commander of an emergency or disaster.
Recovery
If a disaster strikes in Sussex County, the County OEM coordinates a thorough preliminary damage assessment with the affected municipalities. Non-insured losses are totaled and reported to the state. In the event of a presidential disaster declaration, the County then coordinates with the state and FEMA to recover the non-insured public sector losses.
In addition to the foregoing, the County Division of Emergency Management presents training and educational programs including personal emergency preparedness, access and functional needs and incident command for responders. Stillwater Township and the County OEM division also uses a community alert program ReGroup™ that is of tremendous service to the public.
If you’d like to receive alerts, please use the link below to sign up.
https://www.sussexcountysheriff.com/copy-of-project-lifesaver
CERT (Community Emergency Response Team)
For the CERT registration & hold harmless agreement, click here.
For the CERT application form, click here.
2025 Hazard Mitigation Update
Hazard mitigation actions are efforts taken before a disaster happens to lessen the impact that future disasters of that type will have on people and property in the community. They are things you do today to be more protected in the future. Hazard mitigation actions taken in advance of a hazard event are essential to breaking the typical disaster cycle of damage, reconstruction, and repeated damage. With careful selection, hazard mitigation actions can be long-term, cost-effective means of reducing the risk of loss and help create a more disaster-resistant and sustainable community.
Click here for the 2025 Sussex County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
Important Links
FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
1-800-621-FEMA (3362)
Click Here for FEMA Guide
FEMA Assistance and Information
https://www.disasterassistance.gov
Sussex County Office of Emergency Management
Click Here to Visit the Website
Emergency Alert Service
Sign up for Smart911
JCP&L Outages
To Report: 1-888-544-4877
Click Here to View Area Outages
Visit the Office of Emergency Management page for links and the latest information
