Office of Emergency Management

Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m – 5:00 p.m.

OEM Coordinator Lieutenant Jim Bennett

Mission Statement 

The mission of the Brigantine Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is to maintain a high level of preparedness, to protect the citizens of the Brigantine; to mitigate loss of life and vital assets prior to, during and immediate aftermath of a disaster; and to facilitate the speedy recovery of the city in the mid and long term intervals following a disaster.

Responsibilities

OEM has the statutory responsibility to coordinate all city emergency response plans. OEM€™s responsibilities are to identify vulnerabilities , effectively mitigate disasters, public education, respond to all hazard emergency situations, protect the borough first responders, ensure continuity of government and business and to facilitate an effective recovery. OEM will coordinate with local, state and federal agencies as well as private entities to develop, maintain and implement the Emergency Operations Plan (EOP).

OEM is prepared to activate an Emergency Operations Center during any major disaster to allow coordination of all support agencies to provide continuity of services to the public

Lieutenant Jim Bennett, Director 266-7600 extension 285

Fire Fighter Brian Fisher, Deputy 266-7600 extension 292

Mr. Ron Powell, Deputy 266-7600 extension 292

Mr. Edward Stinson, Deputy 266-7600 extension 292

Emergency Management is responsible for the towns all-hazard Emergency Operations Plan. The plan outlines how Brigantine will function during emergency or disaster conditions.

The office regularly conducts preparedness drills, assists organizations with their emergency plans and seeks to educate the public about the value of emergency preparedness.

In accordance with Part 201.6 of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000), Atlantic County, New Jersey, has developed this Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan to identify natural hazards that
threaten the County and ways to reduce future damages associated with these hazards. Following this page are the signed adoption resolutions of the County and all participating jurisdictions that have
adopted this plan, authorizing municipal government staff to carry out the actions detailed herein.

Flood Depth Hazard Maps

Maps are broken down into 4 parts.

(1) is Action Level, where we begin to see effects of flooding and prepare to take action (Ie: flood buster pumps, flood gates).

(2) is Minor Level, where we see minor flooding in our low lying areas.

(3) is Moderate Level, where more streets that aren€™t typically covered get flooding.

(4) is Major Level, where flood water reaches depths that begin to damage property and vehicles.