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I. INTRODUCTION

A. BASIC PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Introduction Page Number

A. Table of Contents BP 1

B. Statement and Date of Approval BP 2

C. Distribution List BP 3

D. Record of Change BP 4

E. Promulgation Statement BP 5

II. Authority BP 6

III. Purpose BP 9

IV. Situation BP 9

V. Operations and Control BP 11

VI. Responsibilities BP 13

VII. Continuity of Government BP 13

VIII Administration and Logistics BP 14

IX. Plan Development and Maintenance BP 15

X. Definitions BP 15

XI. Required Attachments BP 16-24

ANNEXES

AW Alert, Warning and Communications AW 1

DA Damage Assessment DA 1

EM Emergency Medical EM 1

EO Emergency Operations Center EO 1

EP Emergency Public Information EP 1

EV Evacuation EV 1

FR Fire and Rescue FR 1

HM Hazardous Materials HM 1

LE Law Enforcement LE 1

PH Public Health PH 1

PW Public Works PW 1

RP Radiological Protection RP 1

RM Resource Management RM 1

SR Shelter, Reception and Care SR 1

TI Terrorism Incident TI 1

B. STATEMENT OF APPROVAL

We the undersigned Chief Executive and Emergency Management Coordinator understand agree and do approve the Emergency Operations Plan for South Brunswick on this date.

Approval Date: 03/01/2013

Bernard Hvozdovic

Township Manager

Raymond J. Hayducka

Emergency Management Coordinator

C. DISTRIBUTION LIST

1. Mayor

2. Emergency Management Coordinator

3. Deputy OEM Coordinators

4. Emergency Management Council Members

5. Emergency Operations Center

6. Each individual responsible for a functional annex

7. County Office of Emergency Management

8. State of New Jersey Office of Emergency Management

9. Township Manager

10. Municipal Clerk's Office

D. RECORDS OF CHANGES

The changes listed below have been made to the Emergency Operations plan and will be incorporated in the next update.

|Change # |Date of Change |Section Changed |Change Made By |

|1 |01/10/97 |BPA-1 |R. Davidson |

|2 |01/01/98 |BPA-1 |R. Davidson |

|3 |01/01/98 |I.A.I.B |R. Davidson |

|4 |01/01/98 |I.A.I.E |R. Davidson |

|5 |01/14/99 |BPA-1 |R. Davidson |

|6 |01/14/99 |I.A.I.B |R. Davidson |

|7 |01/14/99 |I.A.I.E |R. Davidson |

|8 |01/11/01 |BPA-1 |R. Davidson |

|9 |01/11/01 |I.A.I.B |R. Davidson |

|10 |01/11/01 |I.A.I.E |R. Davidson |

|11 |01/01/07 |Update |P. Owens |

|12 |04/01/08 |RP |D. Wolfe |

|13 |07/01/09 |Update |P. Owens |

|14 |01/04/12 |IB, ID, IE, IIA4C, IVA4, BPA-4, BPA-6 |K. Hughes |

|15 |01/17/12 |B4A (social Services Director) |K. Hughes |

|16 |01/20/12 |X (SBIMAC Deleted) |K. Hughes |

|17 |02/25/13 |BPA-1 (SBIMAC Deleted) |K. Hughes |

|18 |10/2/13 |V.A-6 (section added to support EOC) |K. Hughes |

|19 |10/7/13 |VI B.3 (Essential Personnel) |K. Hughes |

|20 |10/9/13 |XI BA1(LEPC) |K. Hughes |

|21 |10/9/13 |BA3 (Radiological/P & BOE/REC) |K. Hughes |

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E. PROMULGATION STATEMENT

South Brunswick has prepared this Emergency Operations plan which sets forth the general policies and procedures to be carried out by municipal and volunteer entities in order to provide the citizens of the jurisdiction with an effective integrated emergency response plan designed to minimize the loss of life and property during an emergency. All municipal departments assisted in the development of this plan along with the Emergency Management Council and the Office of Emergency Management.

I have approved this Emergency Operations Plan and hereby promulgate it as the authoritative document for emergency operations in this municipality.

Date: 3/1/13

Bernard Hvozdovic

Township Manager

II. AUTHORITY

A. Laws, ordinances, regulations, resolutions and directives.

1. Federal

a. Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended

(P.L. 81-920)

b. The Natural Disaster Recovery Act, as amended

(P.L. 91-606), 1969

c. The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief Act of 1974,

(P.L. 93-288) as amended by (P.L. 100-707)., 1988

d. Federal Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act of 1986: SARA Title III

2. State

a. Emergency Management Act, N.J.S.A., Appendix A:9-30 et seq. (Chapter 251, P.L. 1942, as amended by Chapter 438, P.L. 1953, Chapter 504, P.L. 1985, and Chapter 222, P.L. 1989)

b. N.J.S.A. 40A:14-26 Emergency Assistance for Fire & Police Protection from other Municipalities; Payment; Rights in event of Death

c. Office of Emergency Management Directives No. 61,73,74,77,84,96,100, 101,102,103 and 104

d. New Jersey Statutes Annotated 40A:14-156

e. Authority at Fire Scene: NJSA 40A:14-54.1

f. Air Pollution Control Act: NJSA 26:2C-1; NJAC 7:27-1 S-2480

g. Environmental Health Act, County: NJSA 26:3A2-21; NJAC 7:1H-1.1

h. Emergency Notification Act: NJSA 13.1K 16 & 17; A-310

i. Spill Compensation and Control Act: NJSA 58:10-23.11; NJAC 7:1E-1

j. Emergency Services Act, The, of 1972: NJSA 52:14E: NJAC 13:1B

k. Hazardous Discharge Liability Immunity: NJSA 2A:62A-7; S-112

l. New Jersey "Worker and Community Right to Know Act": NJSA 34:5A-1

m. Firemen and Fire Safety: NJSA 52:27D-222; A-666.

n. Toxic Catastrophe Prevention Act: NJSA 13:1K-19; A-4145

o. Hazardous Materials, Regulations Governing the Transportation of: NJSA 39:5B-25; NJAC 16:49

p. Hazardous Substances Labeling Act, New Jersey: NJSA 24:5A-1

q. Fire Safety, Division of: NJSA 52:27D-25

r. Fire Districts: NJSA 40A:14-70

s. Fire District, General Powers: NJSA 40A:14-81

t. Emergency Response Commission, State of New Jersey, Executive order # 161

u. State of New Jersey, Office of Emergency Management, Directives (See Appendix # 17)

1. Army & Air National Guard Identification & Movement, during Emergencies: Directive #70

2. Auxiliary Police:

a. Powers, Governor's Proclamation: Directive # 28

b. Firearms Training: Directive # 95

c. On-The-Job Training: Directive # 98

d. Regulations for Training with Regular Police: Directive # 30

e. Residency Requirements: Directive # 97

3. Enemy Aircraft (Crashed) and personnel, procedures for reporting same: Directive # 68

4. Evacuate, Citizens' Duty, Rules and Regulations: Directives # 79

5. Fires, Procedures in requesting aid as a result of: Directive # 33

6. Frequency Allocations: Directive # 89

7. National Guard Armories, Use of in Disaster Situations: Directives # 86

8. Radiation Training Source Sets, Control of: Directive # 76

9. Radiological Emergency Response Defrayable Expenses, Rules and Regulations: Directive # 99

10. Radiological Exposure Records: Directive # 81

11. School Population, Protection Policy for New Jersey: Directive # 71

3. County

a. None

4. Municipal

a. South Brunswick Code, Chapter 146, Fire Code

b. South Brunswick Code, Chapter 261, Health Code

c. South Brunswick Code, Chapter 66, Police Dept.

d. South Brunswick Code, Chapter 40, OEM

B. References, guidance material and other documents.

1. Federal

a. FEMA Guide for Development of State and Local Emergency Operations Plans CPG 1-8

b. FEMA Guide for Review of State and Local Emergency Operations Plans, CPG 1-8A

c. FEMA Disaster Operations, A Handbook for Local Government, CPG 1-6

d. FEMA Guide for Increasing Local Government Civil Defense Readiness during periods of International Crisis, CPG 1-7

e. Federal Emergency Management Agency - Job Aids in Planning (SM 61.1)

f. Hazardous Materials Planning Course, SM 111 all modules published jointly by FEMA, USEPA,USDEP, July 1987

g. EPA Chemical Emergency Preparedness Program Interim Guidance Booklet

2. State

a. Office of Emergency Management Checklist for County or Municipal Emergency Operations Plan.

b. State of New Jersey, Natural Disaster Operations Plan (1985 Rev.)

c. State of New Jersey, Disaster Operations Field Manual, (1985 Rev.)

3. County

a. Middlesex County Emergency Operating Plan 1988

4. Private

a. Emergency Information System/Notebook, Software, Research Alternatives, Rockville, Maryland.

b. Hazardous Materials, Warren Isman

c. Practical Tactical Considerations for Hazardous Materials Incidents.

d. Standards and Publications of NFiPA

III. PURPOSE

A. The purpose of this Emergency Operations Plan is to protect life and property in emergencies by coordinating response activities of municipal and volunteer entities to ensure their optimum use. It provides for actions to be taken to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the effects of an emergency.

B. This plan is an all hazards approach to emergency management and covers natural disasters, technological disasters, and national security crises.

IV. SITUATION

A. 1. South Brunswick is a suburban/rural community with 41 square miles.

2. South Brunswick is in Middlesex County and borders on Plainsboro, Cranbury, Monroe, East Brunswick and North Brunswick. It also borders on Franklin Township, Somerset County and Princeton Township, Mercer County.

3. South Brunswick topography is fairly level with two tiers, the highest being the sand hills area, which is the highest land mass between New York City and Philadelphia, and then it slopes to the lower tier. Major water bodies are the D & R canal on the Southwest, Davidson’s Mill Pond with dam in the Northeast and Dallenbachs Sand Pit on the East.

4. South Brunswick’s permanent population is 43,500 with an estimated workday population of 55,000.

5. Primary transportation routes through South Brunswick are Route 1, 130, 27, the NJ Turnpike, NJ Transit Amtrak, Conrail Rail Lines, and Newark International Flight Patterns.

6. South Brunswick has a 5 member Council with a Manager/Council form of government.

B. Identified hazards include

1. Hazardous material incidents

2. Thunderstorm(s)

3. Power Outage(s)

4. Winter Storm(s)

5. Flooding

6. Aircraft Crash(s)

7. Rail Accident(s)

8. Tornado(es)

9. Hurricane(s)

10. Nuclear attack

11. WMD Critical Facilities

12. Earthquake(s)

C. Relevant planning assumptions used to refine the planning process include the following:

1. There may not be any warning of a WMD attack or nuclear detonation.

2. There may not be any warning prior to a tornado or earthquake but there should be some warning prior to most other natural disasters.

3. Major transportation disasters may occur in this jurisdiction.

4. Local industry does present the possibility of a major industrial disaster.

5. The jurisdiction is vulnerable to damage by a hurricane.

6. Mutual aid will be available from the contiguous municipalities.

V. OPERATIONS AND CONTROL

A. 1. The OEM chain of command shall be:

a. OEM Coordinator

b. OEM 1st Deputy Coordinator

c. OEM 2nd Deputy Coordinator

d. Police Captain of Operations

e. Fire Coordinator

f. EMS Coordinator

2. Directions and Control

a. Emergency Operations Direction and control shall emanate from the EOC. Upon determination by the Coordinator or a Deputy Coordinator that limited activation is required, direction and control may emanate from a scene command post.

b. Upon notification of a major emergency requiring additional resources, mass evacuation or impending natural disaster or storm, the Coordinator or Deputy Coordinators shall activate the EOC. Such activation may be a total activation of all EMC members or a partial activation to address a specific area of need or concern. Once activated the EOC shall be staffed by 12 hour shifts with 15 minute overlaps utilizing the designated annex authorities and their backups. Activation and release of individual agencies from a state of readiness will be determined by the individual responsible for the annex under which the agency calls after consultation with and concurrence of the coordinators or deputy coordinator.

3. All major incidents shall require the use of the National Incident Command System. Police, Fire, EMS, and Public Works personnel have received ICS training and the present command structure of the emergency services utilizes ICS on a routine basis.

4. During a state of emergency the need may arise to reduce and/or temporarily curtail public services. This may be due to a need to redirect such services and/or the personnel involved in such services to the emergency situation at hand. To provide for such actions, upon declaration of a state of emergency and/or activation of the EOC without such declaration; Township agencies and/or department heads with their staff and resources shall be made available for assignment of necessary duties upon request of the coordinator or deputy coordinators.

5. When a condition or incident is either impending or has occurred, and the need for the declaration of a state of emergency exists; the OEM Coordinator, or either Deputy Coordinator in his/her absence, shall prepare an emergency proclamation, (see BPA-5), stating the condition and/or incident causing the need for such declaration, the area of the jurisdiction affected by such declaration, and the date/time of such declaration. In all cases where it is reasonable to so do, the Coordinator and/or Deputy Coordinators shall inform the Township Manager of the jurisdiction and/or Township Attorney upon issuing a declaration. The County OEM shall be notified of all States of Emergency. At such time during recovery operations that it can be determined that the need for the state of emergency has been eliminated, a proclamation shall be issued declaring the emergency no longer exists. Such proclamation (s) may be issued in a phased manner as the scope of the emergency lessens.

6. In the event that the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) is opened for a declared emergency, it will be supported with food, beverages, and accommodations (lodging if needed) for the duration of its operation.

B. Phases of Emergency Management

1. Mitigation

Mitigation activities are those that eliminate or reduce the probability of a disaster occurrence. Also included are those long- term activities that lessen the undesirable effects of unavoidable hazards. Some examples include the establishment of building codes, flood plain management, insurance, elevating buildings, and public education programs.

2. Preparedness

Preparedness activities serve to develop the response capabilities needed in the event of an emergency. Planning, exercising, training, and developing public information program warning systems are among the activities conducted under this phase.

3. Response

Response activities include direction and control, warning, evacuation, and emergency services and are designed to address immediate and short-term effects of the onset of an emergency or disaster. They help to reduce casualties and damage and to speed recovery.

4. Recovery

Recovery includes both short term and long term activities. Short term operations seek to restore critical services to the community and provide for the basic needs of the public. Long term recovery focuses on restoring the community to its normal or improved state of affairs. The recovery period is also an opportune time to institute mitigation measures, particularly those related to the recent emergency. Examples of recovery actions would be temporary housing and food, restoration of non-vital government services, and reconstruction of damaged areas.

VI. RESPONSIBILITIES

A. The Emergency Management Coordinator is responsible for implementing this plan and directing the emergency response.

B. A functional area responsibility matrix has been developed and is attached as Appendix BPA-3. This matrix includes:

1. The individual responsible for developing each annex.

2. The primary and support agencies responsible for each annex.

3. The individuals identified in the responsibility matrix, annex responsible agent and the members of the Emergency Management Council Ledger shall be deemed essential personnel and their attendance at the EOC required unless excused by the OEM Coordinator.

C. The major tasks assigned to each functional annex are listed in Appendix BPA-4.

D. For each of the annexes listed on the Responsibilities Matrix, (BPA-3) it shall be incumbent upon the responsible individual to prepare and distribute Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) and an Operational Checklist pertaining to their emergency management function.

VII. CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT

A. There is a need for a line of succession to the office of the Chief Executive Officer and the Emergency Management Coordinator to assure continuous leadership in an emergency and this line is as follows:

1. Chief Executive Officer

a. Township Manager

b. Deputy Township Manager

c. Acting Township Manager

2. Emergency Management Coordinator

a. Coordinator

b. 1st Deputy Coordinator

c. 2nd Deputy Coordinator

B. The person responsible for each annex (emergency function) must establish a line of succession and ensure personnel in that function and the Emergency Management Coordinator are kept informed of that line of succession.

C. Reporting procedures to other levels of government during an emergency are as follows:

1. During times of emergency all department heads shall direct and coordinate all resource requests through the Municipal Office of Emergency Management. The Office of Emergency Management shall prioritize all municipal resource requests and direct them to the affected area. All resource requests that exceed municipal capability shall be directed to, and be coordinated by, the County Office of Emergency Management. The County Office of Emergency Management shall periodically advise the State Office of Emergency Management of all such requests. The State will request resources from the Federal Government or private agencies if required.

2. When the local Emergency Operating Center is activated the following agencies, depending on scope and severity, shall be notified.

a. All municipal department heads

b. Other agencies with emergency responsibilities

c. County Office of Emergency Management

d. State Office of Emergency Management (by the county)

D. Individual department heads are responsible for the protection and preservation of all vital records received or generated by or through their departments. These vital records will be stored in locked, fireproof files. Vital records are those non-replaceable records of the municipality for which there may be a future need and shall include but not be limited to:

1. Tax records

2. Real Estate Maps and Records

3. Birth Certificates

4. Marriage Licenses

5. Death Certificates

VIII. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS

A. Accurate detailed records of all actions taken in any emergency are essential for use in designing future improvements, training emergency personnel, and settling possible litigation. Therefore, each department head and/or person responsible for an emergency function will keep accurate detailed records of actions taken during an emergency and forward a report of these actions to the Emergency Management Coordinator. The Emergency Management Coordinator is responsible for records and reports received from or passed to the county or higher levels of government and for starting and maintaining a significant events log of the emergency.

B. Each Department head is responsible for maintaining records of their department's expenditures and for ensuring that these expenditure records are forwarded to the Municipal Purchasing Officer for processing. The Emergency Management Coordinator is responsible for the record of expenditures associated with the general operation of the Office of Emergency Management.

C. There are written and/or verbal mutual aid agreements with the following:

1. Plainsboro Township Municipality

2. Cranbury Township Municipality

3. North Brunswick Municipality

4. East Brunswick Municipality

5. New Brunswick Municipality

6. Franklin Township Municipality

7. Middlesex County

8. Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD)

9. American Red Cross - Princeton Chapter

American Red Cross - Central NJ Chapter

IX. PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE

A. The Emergency Management Coordinator in conjunction with the Emergency Management Council is responsible for the maintenance of this Plan and for ensuring that necessary changes and revisions to the plan are prepared, coordinated, approved and distributed.

B. The 2nd Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator will ensure that the Basic Plan and all annexes are reviewed and updated annually based on deficiencies identified through drills and exercises.

X. DEFINITIONS

ARC American Red Cross

DEP NJ Department of Environmental Protection

EBS Emergency Broadcast System

EMC Emergency Management Coordinator

EMRAD Emergency Management Radio

EMS Emergency Medical Services

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

EPI Emergency Public Information

EOC Emergency Operating Center

EOP Emergency Operation Plan

FCC Federal Communications Commission

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency

HAZMAT Hazardous Materials

KPFARS Kendall Park Volunteer First Aid and Rescue Squad

KPFD Kendall Park Volunteer Fire Company

KFARS Kingston Volunteer First Aid and Rescue Squad

KFD Kingston Volunteer Fire Company

MJFAS Monmouth Junction Volunteer First Aid Squad

MJFD Monmouth Junction Volunteer Fire Department

NAWAS National Warning System

NWS National Weather Service

NJOEM New Jersey Office of Emergency Management

OEM Office of Emergency Management

PIO Public Information Officer

RADEF Radiological Defense

RACES Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service

SBA Small Business Administration

SBFSB South Brunswick Fire Safety Bureau

SOP Standard Operating Procedure

SPEN State-wide Police Emergency Network

VOAD Volunteer Organization Active in Disasters

XI. REQUIRED APPENDICES AND ATTACHMENTS

BPA-1 Resolutions of Appointment (on file)

BPA-2 Maps (on file)

BPA-3 Responsibility Matrix (attached)

BPA-4 Functional Annex Tasks and Responsibility Assignments

(Attached)

BPA-5 Sample Proclamation (attached)

BPA-6 Hazard Analysis (attached)

BPA-7 Vulnerability Assessment (attached)

BPA-1

Resolutions of Appointment

Emergency Management Council Ledger

Jurisdiction: South Brunswick Township County: Middlesex

Date of Appointment and Resolution: January 1, 2012

Representing Group

|Name |Title |1 |

|Alert, Warning, Communications |Information Manager |Alert emergency personnel, warn community, |

| | |coordinate & supervise procedures |

|Damage Assessment |Construction Official |Determine damage incurred, anticipate recurring|

| | |costs |

|Emergency Operating Center |1st Deputy OEM Coordinator |Coordinate emergency operations, provide |

| | |administrative and logistical support |

|Emergency Medical Services |EMS Coordinator |Provide first aid services & alert warnings |

|Public Information |Public Information Officer |Gather & Disseminate information rumor control |

|Evacuation |Police Operations Captain |Coordinate and conduct evacuations |

|Fire |OEM Fire Coordinator |Fire suppression, Alert & warning rescue |

|Hazardous Material |Fire Marshal |Coordinate control/clean up hazmat incidents |

|Law Enforcement |Police Chief |Enforce the laws, alert & warning evacuation |

|Public Health |Health Officer |Provide public health and sanitation services |

|Public Works |Public Works Director |Debris removal, restoration of utilities, |

| | |street repair |

|Radiological |Fire Marshal |Provide information on radiological hazards, |

| | |maintain equipment, train personnel |

|Resource Management |Public Works Director |Locate and procure needed resources for |

| | |emergency operations |

|Social Services Reception & Care |Social Services |Provide social services support in mass care |

|Shelter |Recreation Director |Obtain, open and operate shelters for mass care|

BPA-5

Declaration Sample Proclamation

TO ALL RESIDENTS AND PERSONS WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY AND TO ALL DEPARTMENTS OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF THE TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH BRUNSWICK.

WHEREAS, pursuant to the powers vested by (Chapter 251 of the laws of 1942, as amended and supplemented, N.J.S.A. App. A:9-30 et seq.; N.J.S.A. 40:48-1 (6); N.J.S.A. 2C:33-1 et seq.; whichever law or laws apply, a local disaster emergency is declared to exist within the boundaries of the Township South Brunswick, and

WHEREAS, the aforesaid laws authorize the promulgation of such orders, rules and regulations as are necessary to meet the various problems which have or may occur due to such emergency, and

WHEREAS, by reason of the conditions which currently exist in certain areas of the Township of South Brunswick, which may affect the health, safety and welfare of the people of the Township of South Brunswick, and

WHEREAS, it has been determined that these areas of the Township of South Brunswick should then be declared disaster areas and further that certain measures must be taken in order to insure that the authorities as well as maintaining an orderly flow of traffic, and further in order to protect the persons and property of the residents affected by the conditions, and

WHEREAS, the following areas are designated disaster areas:

_____________________________________________

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THEREFORE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH the aforesaid laws, it is promulgated and declared that the following regulations shall be in addition to all other laws of the State of New Jersey and the Township of South Brunswick,

1. There shall be no through traffic traversing the aforesaid area(s) except for the movement of police, fire, first aid or any other such vehicles as may be permitted by use or by authorized officials of this Township.

________________________________________ __________

Raymond J. Hayducka Date

Emergency Management Coordinator

__________

Time

Rescinding Sample Proclamation

TO ALL RESIDENTS AND PERSONS WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY AND TO ALL DEPARTMENTS OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF THE TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH BRUNSWICK.

WHEREAS, the local disaster emergency proclamation issued on the

_______________ day of _________________20___at________ pursuant to the powers vested by the laws of the State of New Jersey is no longer necessary.

THEREFORE IN ACCORDANCE WITH the aforesaid laws, I do hereby declare that the local disaster emergency no longer exists and rescind the aforesaid proclamation.

___________________________________

Raymond J. Hayducka

Emergency Management Coordinator

_______________

Date

_______________

Time

BPA-6

HAZARD ANALYSIS

The following hazards have been identified as a potential for South Brunswick Township.

Hazardous Material Incidents (Occur Routinely - 10 -15/Month)

Due to South Brunswick hosting numerous business entities that storage, utilize, and/or transport hazardous materials and having four (4) major transportation routes, hazmat incidents have been identified as a hazard.

Thunderstorms (Occur Routinely - Several/Month in Warm Weather)

This naturally caused hazard occurs 20-39 times each year.

Power Outage (Occur Routinely- Several/Month in Warm Weather)

Due to the rapid development of the Township, Thunderstorms, and motor vehicle accidents, this hazard occurs frequently.

Winter Storms (Occur Occasionally - 1-6/year)

Each year one or more moderate storms occur.

Flooding (Occur Occasionally - 4 Times in Past 10 Years)

Due to portions of the community being low topographically with wetlands and streams, coupled with rapid development and increased runoff; local flooding does occur. A 100 year storm has the potential to sever the community into two areas.

Water Supply Failure (Occur Occasionally - 3 Times in Past 10 Years)

South Brunswick’s water supply has been stressed by large community growth and water restrictions have been imposed. Recent water system upgrades should eliminate most of the risk in this category.

Aircraft Crash(Occur Occasionally-6 small craft downing’s in past 10 years)

Central New Jersey is a flight path for Newark International Airport and several private small plane airports are close by. There also exists a moderate amount of commercial and agricultural helicopter flights.

Rail Accidents (Occur Occasionally - Twice in Last 10 Years)

With an Amtrack mainline passing through the Township and Conrail industrial rail sidings present, the potential exists for this hazard.

Tornadoes (Rare Occurrences - Once in Last 10 Years)

Tornado watches occur each year in conjunction with thunderstorms and at least one confirmed touchdown has occurred within the community.

Hurricanes (Rare Occurrences - Three in Last 10 Years)

As an eastern seaboard state, New Jersey has the potential to be hit by a hurricane.

Earthquakes (Rare Occurrences - 1)

The eastern seaboard has fault lines with low probability of damaging activity.

Nuclear Attack (Rare Occurrences - None)

Being home to military bases, industry, and a large population; New Jersey is a targeted area for Nuclear Attack.

WMD Incident (Potential Occurrence)

The Township has identified 182 locations and 36 annual events as potential Critical Incident Targets

* Most Hazards identified provide no warning time with the exceptions of:

Thunderstorms Potential 24 hour warning - may have less than 1 hour

Winter Storms 24 hour warning

Flooding 1 hour warning

Hurricanes 24 hour warning

Nuclear Attack 20 - 30 minute warning

BPA-7

VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT

HIGH RISK MODERATE RISK LOWRISK

Hazardous Materials Incident Winter Storms Tornadoes

Thunderstorms Flooding Hurricanes

Power Outage Water Supply Failure Earthquakes

Aircraft Crash Nuclear Attack

Rail Accidents

WMD Incident

* Assessment is based upon frequency of occurrence, industrial occupancies, and transportation routes.

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