Borough of Lincoln Park

NON-EMERGENCY LINE

(973) 694-0401

EMERGENCY ONLY LINE

(973) 694-5533

FLOOD INFORMATION

www.disasterassistance.gov

FEMA 1897-DR Disaster Declaration

Assistance Update

Disaster Assistance

What to Expect - Registering for FEMA Assistance

U.S. Small Business Administration Disaster Newsletter

U.S. Small Business Administration Disaster Loans - Fact Sheet

Updates from Mayor David Runfeldt - OEM INFO

FEMA has set up a regional Disaster Assistance Center (DAC) in our PAL/Community Center. Anyone who is in need of FEMA assistance or has questions with any storm related damage from the wind and rain storm of March 12th through the resultant flooding can visit the DAC for assistance. The declaration includes all aspects of storm damage, not just flooding.

I would like to thank the Governor's Office, Congressman Frelinghuysen, State and County OEM and our borough council for supporting our request to have the DAC located here in Lincoln Park. All involved knew how important it was to make the process as convenient as possible for the residents of Lincoln Park following the devastation we had in town. The DAC is open now from 10:00am until 6:00pm every day of the week including weekends.

One of the ways we have been able to get updated information to residents is through the borough’s newsgroup service that you are receiving this from. I hope that you can pass this information along to anyone you know affected by the wind or flooding that can use assistance and may not currently get these updates. For those of you who get this email as a forwarded message, I hope you will consider subscribing to our newsgroup. Please go to www.lincolnpark.org and click on the box on the bottom of the page that says “Join Our Mailing List”. You can also send an email to me at mayorrunfeldt@bolp.org and I will make sure you get added to the list.

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Information from Mayor Runfeldt concerning the April 2007 Flood:

On April 27, 2006, the Borough of Lincoln Park was advised that Morris County was added to the towns included in the Federal Emergency Declaration of Disaster for last weeks flood. (previous information on Declaration excluding Morris County)

Individual assistance is available to the residents of Lincoln Park. The best source of information at this time would be the FEMA website ( fema.gov ). Go to the site and click on "Disaster Info". The declaration that covers Morris County is FEMA-1694-DR, New Jersey.

Please contact my office if you have any specific questions or need assistance.

-Mayor David A. Runfeldt

The Civil Defense and Disaster Control Council as heretofore established and empowered pursuant to law, LAWS OF 1953, CHAPTER 438, N.J.S.A. App. A:9-40 et seq., has been re-designated as the "Office of Emergency Management", pursuant to Executive Order No. 101, dated December 17, 1980, providing that all duties, functions and powers of the Municipal Civil Defense Coordinator shall be exercised by the Municipal Coordinator of Emergency Management, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM ELLEN HARRIGAN:

The Lincoln Park Office of Emergency Management, together with the Lincoln Park Police Department and other County, State and Federal agencies are doing their best to provide for the safety and well being of everyone in the community and has recently completed work on a new program to help with area or town wide emergencies.

The Emergency Notification System that is provided through Morris County, when activated, will generate phone calls to the community with messages regarding any Emergency and the steps that you should take. PLEASE NOTE: If you should receive such a call, or fax, please listen carefully to the message and, if applicable, take any action required. This system will only be implemented when an emergency is imminent.

If you are in one of the areas that were evacuated or and did note not receive a call from the Reverse 911 System, please call Verizon at 1-800-427-9977 and choose the prompt allowing you to make a change to your service, or bypass all by pressing zero (0). Once a representative picks up advise them that you need your phone number updated in the 911 databases.

Secondly, it is becoming more and more important that all adults keep positive identification with them at all times. The following forms are those most accepted: Photo Driver's License; passport; Alien Registration Card; County ID. Please be sure that you have such identification with you whenever possible. In addition, you should have identification for minor children readily available. This information should be kept in a secure place that is easily accessible to an adult member of the household.

We would like to also take the time to remind you that any suspicious activity that you observe should be reported to the authorities. This holds true not only in Lincoln Park, but wherever you may be.

If you have any questions, please call 973-694-6100 x 2021

Sincerely,

Ellen C. Harrigan
Coordinator of Emergency Management