General Government - Town of Meredith

General Government
Emergency Management
Kevin A Morrow, Meredith Emergency Management Director
Peter Russell, Assistant Emergency Management Director
2012 was not a very active year for members of the Emergency Management team, which I’m very
thankful for. Although we did have a major near miss in October called Hurricane Sandy. This did
present some headaches for the Town. Mostly power lines down, minor flooding, and trees across the
roads, but compared to other states like NY and NJ, we are very, very thankful. Let’s not forget the
Earthquake in October that was felt in NH at a 4.0 magnitudes, but once again no major damage to the
Town.
Meredith Emergency Committee serves for the preparation and emergency response required by the Town
to react to any type of emergency situation. With the assistance of Lakes Region Partnership for Public
Health, Town Manager, Public Works, Water Department, Parks and Recreation, Fire Department,
Community Development, Superintendent SAU, Stewarts Ambulance, and our Heath officer, we had a
workshop in July at the Community Center on providing information to all towns about regional resources
we have and steps taken to activate a local shelter.
The CERT- Community Emergence Response Team helped the Town of Meredith with a few non
emergence functions this year. CERT main voluntary function is to respond to emergence needs when
requested, but also they are called out to help with non-emergence functions also. They helped with traffic
duties for the Library’s Road Race and the Trick or Eat Event. So a BIG Thank you goes to the Meredith
CERT.
Please do not forget about the Flu seasons:
The Flu has caused a number of deaths this year, so here are some helpful hints;
Cover your nose and mouth when you cough or sneeze.
Wash your hands often with soap and water.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
Stay home if you are sick.
On behalf of Peter Russell and myself, I would like to thank the community for all their help and patience,
assisting the Town and our neighbors to get through the many incidents that burdened us over the past
years.
Respectfully Submitted,
Kevin Morrow
Meredith Emergency Management Director
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