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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Responsibilities: To assist the other public safety departments in Town by working hand in hand with the Town’s Police and Fire Chiefs; provide additional services to the Police Department by assisting with traffic and crowd control when needed; work with the Fire Department to establish and staff their incident command center during major incidents; perform many services for local parades, church groups and charitable organizations; provide mutual aid to our surrounding communities when called upon; and participation and maintenance of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) mandatory training.

Time Commitment:  Available to respond to all hazards, disasters or threats to protect the public; provide information and assist public safety officials, individuals, families and businesses to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies, both natural and man made. 

Requirements:  Basic computer skills; successful completion of NIMS ICS-700 and ICS-100 classes; and Bureau of Criminal Investigation background check.

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