CHIEF OF POLICE - Montclair Township

Montclair Police Dept.2007 Annual ReportOFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTThe mission of the Township of Montclair Office of Emergency Management(OEM) is to maintain a high level of preparedness, to protect the citizensof the Township of Montclair; to mitigate loss of life and vital assets priorto, during, and in the immediate aftermath of a disaster; and to facilitatethe speedy recovery of the township in the mid and long term intervalsfollowing a disaster.OEM has the statutory responsibility to coordinate all township emergency responseplans. OEM's responsibilities are to identify vulnerabilities, effectively mitigate disasters,public education, respond to all-hazard emergency situations, protect the township'sfirst responders, ensure continuity of government and business, and to facilitate aneffective recovery. OEM will coordinate with local, state, and federal agencies, as wellas private entities to develop, maintain, and implement the Emergency OperationsPlan (EOP). OEM is prepared to activate an Emergency Operations Center during anymajor disaster to allow for the coordination of all support agencies to provide continuityof services to the public.In 2007, the Department implemented the Emergency Notification System. Thissystem enables the Police Department to send out urgent or emergencynotifications to the residents of Montclair with just a few clicks of a computer mouse.Notifications can be sent out to the entire town or to specific areas. Any residents thathave published phone numbers are already in the System Database. However, if youhave an unpublished phone number and would like to receive emergency notificationsyou can be added to the database by calling (888) 221-0002.CRITICAL RESPONSE TEAM C.R.T.The Montclair Police operates a team of specially trained officers thatutilizes special weapons and tactics to combat serious threat events suchas barricaded subjects, hostage situations, active shooter situations, crowdcontrol and many other high risk incidents. These Officers train frequentlywith area SWAT teams as well as the FBI.The prime objective of the Critical Response Team, shall be resolutionof high-risk police situations with minimum use of force, injury and property damageand reducing community tensions during crisis situations.C.R.T. VEHICLEIn 2007 the CRT acquired a newcritical response vehicle through anagreement with Brinks Armored CarService for a cost of $10. This vehiclehas been customized to suit the needsof this highly trained team and willenable them to perform any of theabove mentioned tasks with a higherlevel of safety and efficiency.25