Oxford County Emergency Management Association 2010

Preparedness & Public Safety Guide Index

Oxford County Emergency Management Agency .............................................................................................. 3Oxford County Regional Communications Center ............................................................................................. 4Oxford County Sheriff Department .......................................................................................................................... 4Oxford County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) ................................................................... 4-5Flooding and Flash Floods ............................................................................................................................................ 5PLANNING AHEAD ........................................................................................................................................................... 5Thunderstorms, Lightning, and Tornadoes ........................................................................................................5-6Winter Weather Preparedness ..................................................................................................................................... 6ARE YOU READY? PLAN TOGETHER FOR AN EMERGENCY ................................................................................ 7COMMUNICATIONS PLAN ............................................................................................................................................. 7BUILD A DISASTER SUPPLY KIT FOR YOUR HOME ................................................................................................. 7PET SUPPLY KIT .................................................................................................................................................................8OXFORD COUNTY RED CROSS REGIONAL SHELTERS .......................................................................................... 8SHELTER-IN-PLACE .......................................................................................................................................................... 8Oxford County Incident Management Assistance Team ................................................................................... 8County Hazmat Regional Response Team .............................................................................................................. 9Decontamination Strike Team ..................................................................................................................................... 9County Communication Emergency Response Team ..................................................................................9-10Oxford County Animal Response Team .................................................................................................................10

Adamstown TWP ....................................10Albany TWP ..............................................10Andover ....................................................10Bethel ..........................................................10Brownfield ................................................ 11Buckfield .................................................... 11 Byron .......................................................... 11Canton ........................................................ 11Denmark .................................................... 11Dixfield ....................................................... 11Fryeburg .................................................... 11Gilead ..........................................................12Grafton TWP .............................................12Greenwood ..............................................12Hanover .....................................................12Hartford .....................................................12Hebron .......................................................12Hiram ..........................................................12Lincoln Plantation ..................................12Lovell ..........................................................12Lower Cupsuptic TWP ...........................12Magalloway Plantation ........................13

Mason TWP .................................................13Mexico ..........................................................13Milton TWP .................................................13Newry ...........................................................13Norway .........................................................13Otisfield .......................................................13Oxford ..........................................................13Paris ...............................................................13Peru ...............................................................14Porter ............................................................14Richardsontown TWP .............................14Riley TWP .....................................................14Roxbury ........................................................14Rumford .......................................................14Stoneham ....................................................14Stow ...............................................................14Sumner .........................................................14Sweden ........................................................15Upton ............................................................15Waterford ...................................................15West Paris ....................................................15Woodstock ..................................................15

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Oxford County Emergency Management Agency

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Oxford County is very fortunate to have over 51 Public Safety Organizations available to respond in support of our 57,118 citizens. Oxford is a very unique county in that we border Canada, New Hampshire, Cumberland County, York County, Androscoggin County and Franklin County. Oxford County has 34 towns, 2 plantations and 19 unorganized territories. Oxford County Emergency Management capacity: Incident Management Assistance Team, Hazmat

Regional Response Team, Decontamination Strike Team, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), Community Animal Response Team (CART), Regional CERT Sheltering Team, Mass Casualty Incident Trailer, 34 Fire Departments, 8 Law Enforcement Departments, 2 Hospitals, 10 Emergency Medical Services, 6 Local Health Care Facilities, 4 School Districts, 1 RSU, 16 Regional American Red Cross Shelters .

The County EMA office is staffed by a full time Director, a full time Office Manager, a full time Administrative Plans and Exercise Assistant and a full time Administrative Assistant/Planner. The EMA office is mutually supported by 15 other County EMA offices. Each town and plantation has a local EMA Director.

The mission of the Oxford County EMA is to support the County, Towns and Unorganized Territories as they Mitigate, Prepare, Respond and Recover from Natural and Manmade Disaster/Large Incidents.

v We support all planning, collective training and hazmat training for the public safety departments, municipalities, schools and hospitals.

v We prepare and update a Hazard Risk and Vulnerability Assessment.

v We prepare and maintain the County Emergency Operations Plan.

v We organize, activate and operate the County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) during emergencies.

v Prepare and maintain a list of disaster resources, coordinate and maintain written disaster Mutual

Aid Agreements with the approval of the County Commissioners.

v Provide Emergency Management training to County/Town officials, planners, and responders.

v Develop and implement a Disaster Exercise program.

v Provide Disaster Preparedness information to towns.

v Consolidate completed Damage Assessment reports, complete and submit applications for FEMA disaster funds and Homeland Security Grants.

The Key to being prepared starts at the local level with individuals and families having a basic plan to take care of themselves and their neighbors. If you can accomplish this you and your family will be able to weather any emergency. We have had Tornadoes, Winter and Summer Storms, Flooding, and Industrial Fires, to name just a few of the disaster situations we have had to react to over the past five years. The citizens of Oxford County have done a great job during these emergencies.

For more information on the EMA or any of our groups, contact Oxford County EMA at 207-743-6336 or visit www.megalink.net/~oxctyema/


Oxford County Regional Communications Center(RCC)

The seventh largest geographical county in Maine, Oxford County, which contains approximately 2,023 square miles, has many unique attributes, such as 50,000 acres of the White Mountain National Forest, 100 miles of Maine and New Hampshire state border, 26.1 miles of Canadian border,and shares boundaries with 4 Maine counties and 28 miles of the Appalachian Mountain Trail. The county’s resident population is about 55,000, which swells to over 100,000 at different seasons of the year. Oxford County is a major gathering point for people who enjoy our three ski areas, motor speedway, our hundreds of lakes and ponds, four county fairs and endless miles of rural beauty. In 2009, our 9-1-1 Center handled over 22,000 9-1-1 emergency calls, and over 33,000 non-emergency calls for Oxford County. This center currently employs twelve full-time dispatchers, 6

part-time dispatchers, 4 shift supervisors, a Computer Administrator, the Director of Communications and an Administrative Assistant. Each dispatcher receives 150+ hours of intensive training, and must pass certification testing for the State of Maine, as well as, many hours of training on Oxford County. Ongoing continuing education hours must also be completed each year in order to maintain certification. Each shift is staffed by at least three dispatchers allowing help to be sent, and other emergency calls answered while the caller is still on the line. Our Center has been diligently upgrading our systems, towers and capabilities for the entire County. The upgrades will enable this center and all of our supporting organizations the ability to meet new FCC regulations while expanding our ability to support the multi-jurisdictional and multi-agency communications tactics and techniques used daily.

Oxford County Sheriff Department

Oxford County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)

The Oxford County LEPC is a committee comprised of members from the public safety community, elected officials, private citizens, and industry representatives. LEPCs were put in place as part of Title III of the Superfund Amendment Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), also known as the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA). EPCRA is designed to help local communities protect public health, safety, and the

As western Maine’s only Public Safety Answering Point or 9-1-1 Center, we dispatch for 51 emergency agencies, plus State Police, State Forest Service, State Game Wardens, other state and municipal agencies that come in contact with the Oxford County region.

Sheriff- Wayne GallantDeputy Chief- Dane TrippEmergency Phone -911South Paris Office Phone- 743-9554Bethel Office Phone-824-3437Members- 12 patrol officers, 3 detectives, 1 School

Resource Officer, 1 Admin Assistant.Special Equipment- 2 Snowmobiles, 6 sets of Night Vision Equipment, 1 ATV, Laptops in every patrol vehicle with direct communications with each other and the Communications Center in South Paris.


environment from hazardous materials. The Oxford County LEPC is impacted mostly by the community-right-to-know portions of this law, which requires facilities with reportable quantities of hazardous materials to submit a report annually for emergency planning purposes and first responder awareness, and to also report any chemical releases. All County LEPC activities are overseen by the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC).

In addition to holding bi-monthly meetings that are open to the public, the LEPC gathers hazardous materials information that is reported under the community-right-to-know laws from facilities with hazardous materials, assists facilities with completing their annual reporting requirements, maintains an emergency response plan for hazardous materials response, and conducts annual plan reviews and

exercises with facilities that have Extremely Hazardous Substance (EHS). The LEPC also organizes and oversees hazardous materials training throughout the County for first responders. For more information about the LEPC, meeting schedule or about community-right-to-know laws, Contact: Oxford County EMA, 207-743-6336 or [email protected]

Flooding and Flash FloodsWhat is the difference between a Flood and Flash Flooding?

v Flash Flooding occurs within 6 hours of a rain event and is usually caused by slow moving thunderstorms, repeated thunderstorms moving over the same area or from hurricanes and tropical storms.

v Flooding is a longer term event and can last up to a week or more! You can see flooding along rivers, the coast, and in urban areas.

FLASH FLOODS are the Number 1 weather-related killer in the United States! Nearly half of those deaths are auto related!

Flooding/Flash Floods:v Listen for thunder. Large amounts of ran could

possibly be coming your way in a nearby thunderstorm. Watch for rapidly rising water.

v Look for flooding at low-lying spots on roads and highways, bridges or other low areas when in your car.

v Only two feet of water can carry away most vehicles. TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN. Also remember that you cannot tell if the road is intact or damaged if it is covered in water.Avoid walking, swimming or driving in flood waters.Stay away from high water, storm drains, ditches, or culverts. If it is moving swiftly, 6 inches can knock you off your feet.

Flash Flooding:v If advised to evacuate, do so IMMEDIATELY!v If a flash flood WATCH is issued for your area, take

necessary precautions, and be ready to evacuate on a moment’s notice.

v If a flash flood WARNING is issued for your area, you may only have SECONDS to get to safety! Act quickly to save yourself!

PLANNING AHEADv Don’t wait for a flood to happen to find a place to

go! Make it a part of your emergency plan.v Identify a location where you could go to if you

need to evacuate, such as a shelter, a relative’s home, or a motel.

v Make sure you identify a location in a flooding emergency that is on higher ground.

Thunderstorms, Lightning, and TornadoesWhat should I expect in Severe Summer Storms?

Tornadoes – Maine averages 2 tornadoes a year, bringing with them high winds that can uproot trees.Lightning – occurs with all thunderstorms and takes an average of 80 lives a year in the US.


Strong winds – Straight line winds can be in excess of 100 mph and can cause damage equal to a small tornado.

Flash Flooding – The NUMBER 1 cause of deaths associated with thunderstorms.

Hail – Can cause major property damage if large enough in size.

Lightning:v Avoid outdoor activities. If outside during a storm,

move to a sturdy building or car. If sturdy shelter is not available, move to a hard top car and keep the windows up. Avoid touching any metal.

v Stay away from tall objects, such as towers, fences, or telephone poles.

v Do not use the telephone or electrical appliances during a storm, they can conduct electricity!

v Do not take a bath or shower during a thunderstorm.

v If you are outside, take shelter under shorter trees in an area not subject to flooding. Squat low to the ground on the balls of your feet. Place your hands over your ears and your head between your knees. DO NOT lie down!

HOW FAR AWAY IS THE THUNDERSTORM?v Count the number of seconds between a flash

of lightning and the next clap of thunder. Divide this number by 5 to determine the distance to the lightning in miles.

v Practice the 30/30 rule: When you see lightning, count to 30. If you hear thunder before you reach 30, go inside. Don’t go back outside until 30 minutes after the last clap of thunder.

Winter Weather PreparednessWhat should I expect in winter?

STORMS WITH STRONG WINDSEXTREME COLDICE STORMSHEAVY SNOW STORMS

What’s the difference in precipitation?

Snow – frozen precipitation that can fall heavily in a blizzard, limiting visibility, or can fall slowly and can take longer to accumulate.

Sleet – Rain drops that freeze into ice pellets before hitting the ground.

Freezing Rain – Rain that falls and freezes upon contact with a surface, creating a coating of ice.

Be Safe70% of winter deaths are due to traffic accidents. About 20% of exposure deaths occur in the home.Avoid frostbite and hypothermia by staying indoors when the temperatures and wind chill are low.

What you should have before the storm:v Flashlight and extra batteriesv NOAA Weather Radiov Extra medicine and baby itemsv First-Aid Suppliesv Extra food and water for up to 3 daysv Heating fuelv Pet medicine and suppliesv Emergency heating source (Be sure to use proper

ventilation to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning!)v Fire extinguisher and smoke detector

REMEMBER TO DRESS PROPERLY:Wear loose fitting, light-weight, warm clothing in several layers. Layers can be removed to prevent perspiration and the accompanying chill. Outer garments should be water-proof, tightly woven, and hooded. Half your body heat can be lost through your head. Cover your mouth to protect your lungs from extreme cold, and wear mittens that are snug at the wrist.

WATCH: Severe Weather is possible within the designated watch area. Be alert!

WARNING: Severe weather has been reported or is imminent. Take necessary precautions.

GET INFORMEDv Contact your local emergency management office

or local American Red Cross Chapter to gather the information you will need to create a plan.

v Pay attention to what is going on in your community that may threaten your family. Find out which disaster could occur in your area: severe weather, fires, flooding, drought, etc.

v Instruct household members to turn on the radio for emergency information. Consider purchasing a NOAA weather radio in order to receive alerts.

v Alert devices are available for the hearing impaired. Contact the Maine center on Deafness (207-797-7656 TTY/V) for more information.

Also…v Ask your workplace about emergency plans.v Learn about emergency plans for your children’s

school or daycare.

ARE YOU READY?PLAN TOGETHER FOR AN EMERGENCY

v Talk about what might happen: fire, flooding, blizzard, etc.

v How would you find out about it?v Discuss how to respond to each disaster that could

occur.v Do you know how to contact each other? (See

communications plan.)v What would you need if you couldn’t get out for a

few days? (See building disaster kit.)v Learn how to turn off water, gas, and electricity at

main switches.v Post emergency numbers near your telephones.v What are the most important things to take with

you if you have to leave? If you go to a shelter, you may need pillows, blankets and snacks to eat until the shelter is fully functioning. Think about financial papers, check books, credit cards, etc.

v Draw a floor plan of your home. Mark two escape routes from each room.

v Plan together for the special needs of your children and others in your family.

v Is there a blanket or special toy loved by a child?v Is there a member of your family who requires

special accommodations?v Plan for your pets as well. There are a number of

shelters within Oxford County that have made plans to accommodate your pets. Check with you local Emergency Management Director about pet friendly shelters.

COMMUNICATIONS PLANYour family may not be together when disaster strikes. During a major disaster local phone systems and cell phone systems may be jammed.

Plan how you will contact one

another and what you will do

Pick two places to meet:v Right outside you home in case of a sudden

emergency like a fire.v Outside your neighborhood in case you can’t return

home; perhaps a relative or a friend’s house.v Ask an out-of-state friend or family member to

be your “family contact”. After a disaster it’s often easier to call long distance.

v Make sure everyone has the contact numbers and addresses of the out-of-town contact and the meeting place.

v Make sure family members have each other’s contact numbers at work, school and daycare.

v Keep phone numbers up-to-date.

BUILD A DISASTER SUPPLY KIT FOR YOUR HOMEWhat will you need if you can’t get out for three days and don’t have electricity? Here are some suggestions:v 3-day supply of nonperishable food that does not

require cooking and a non-electric can openerv 3-day supply of water (1 gallon per person per day).

Indentify the storage date and replace every 6 monthsv Portable, battery powered radio and flashlight with

plenty of extra batteriesv Games, books, cards, etc.v First Aid kit and prescription medicationsv Cash and credit cardsv Telephone that works if the electricity is offv A safe way to heat food and water: camp stove, etc.v A way to keep warm if the power is off: sleeping

bags, extra blankets, etc.v At least one complete change of clothing and

footwear per personv An extra set of car keysv Items for infants: formula, diapers, etc.v A list of family physiciansv A list of important family information and copies

of important documents( store in waterproof, portable container): will, insurance policies, stocks, social security cards, immunization record, bank information, family records (birth, marriage, death certificates)

v Sanitation items: soap, garbage bags, disinfectant, etc.



PET SUPPLY KIT v Medicationsv Family information & picturesv Veterinarian informationv Vaccination recordsv Food & waterv Food & water bowlsv Manual can openerv Leash, and cage with photo, muzzlev Plastic bagsv Favorite toys and blanket

SHELTER-IN-PLACE:One of the instructions you may be given in an emergency where hazardous materials may have been release into the atmosphere is to shelter-in-place. This is a precaution aimed to keep you safe while remaining indoors. (This is not the same thing as going to a shelter in case of a storm.) Shelter-in-place means selecting a small, interior room, with no or few windows, and taking refuge there. It does not mean sealing off your entire home or office building.

Why You Might Need To Shelter In Place:Chemical, biological, or radiological contaminatnts may be released accidentally or intentionally into the environment. Should this occur, informations will be provided by local authorities on television and radio stations on how to protect you and your family. Because information will most likely be provided on television and radio, it is important to keep a TV or radio on, even during the workday. The important thing is for you to follow instructions of local authorities and know what to do if they advise you to shelter-in-place.

Oxford County Red Cross Regional SheltersTelstar High/Middle SchoolMolly Ockett High SchoolOxford Hills High SchoolMountain Valley High SchoolDirigo High SchoolBuckfield High SchoolSacopee Valley High School

Sacopee Valley Middle SchoolDirigo Middle SchoolAgnes Grey Elementary SchoolHartford-Sumner Elementary SchoolWaterford Elementary SchoolWoodstock Elementary SchoolCrescent Park Elementary SchoolMountain Valley Middle SchoolOxford Hills Middle School

Contacts- Director, Oxford EMAPhone 743-6336

Red Cross Services Director Phone 795-4004

Oxford County Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT)The Oxford County Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT) consists of 20 professional public safety and emergency management personnel. The team is also equipped with a mobile command vehicle with various command and communication capabilities, a go-bag for advanced team deployment with specialized tools for communication and information gathering.

The team also is able to deploy with the Oxford County Emergency Communications Trailer that allows for various types of radio communication, as well as a sheltered workspace for members in an incident. Team members are capable of filling Command Staff (Deputy Incident Commander, Public Information Officer, Safety Officer, and Liaison Officer) and General Staff (Logistics, Planning, Operations and Finance Sections Chiefs) positions in an incident as well as perform other duties that fall under general staff functions.

The team has deployed to real incidents to assist incident command, most recently being the New England Public Warehouse Fire in Paris during 2008 and the train derailment in Gilead during 2009. The team participates in several exercises annually throughout the county. Requests for the team during the incident may be made through the Oxford County Regional Communications Center. For more information about IMAT, contact the Oxford County Emergency Management Agency at 207-743-6336.


County Hazmat Regional Response Team (RRT)Presently have 26 members, 3 salary 23 hourly. Security responds as support personnel, 16 people. The RRT is a combined team of Rope Rescue, Haz-Mat and Fire Brigade disciplines The Fire Brigade is the longest continuously operating Fire Brigade in the State of Maine, starting in 1911. v The Team has three priorities, in order:

1. Rope Rescue, Confined Space Rescue 2. Hazardous Materials Technicians 3. Fire Brigade

Fire Brigade started 1911, Haz-Mat started 1989,Rope Rescue 1992, Haz-Mat, Weapons of Mass Destruction State supported team 2004. v Coverage area:

Primarily the Mill property. Mutual Aid agreement with Oxford County Assist in Franklin County and Androscoggin County They a signed Memorandum Of Understanding with the Maine Emergency Management Agency to respond to any assumed WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction) event in Maine, if needed. The Team is designated as Oxford County Regional Response Team #10. The team is the designated rescue team for Irving Forest Products, Dixfield and MDOT for Bridge Rescue.

v Equipment on site:

2 vehicles, RRT 1 carries most of the Haz-Mat equipment. RRT 2 is a one ton pickup hauling a 24 foot trailer carrying more Haz-Mat equipment and most of the Rope Rescue equipment. Both units are deployed when responding to all events. Equipment replacement cost approximately $250,000.

v Mill Management has been very supportive of the

team by encouraging participation and making funds available for training and equipment. Training includes annual training by an outside Contractor to update team on all new compliance issues Monthly training is discipline specific, taught by our own in house instructors. Training is held 2 times per month. Twelve members of the Team have traveled to Anniston Alabama for advanced WMD training provided by the Department of Homeland Security.

v The RRT has responded to over 40 callouts since

1990, both in mill and in the County. Callouts

comprise of Haz-Mat spills and actual Rope Rescues from high smoke stacks. It is very important to mention that the Team has received the Governors Award for Environmental Stewardship for all the outside responses dealing with Hazardous Materials events. The Team was nominated by the manager of Haz-Mat Response Division of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. Some of the State Level responders consider the RRT at New page a role model for Emergency Response. As the Team has responded to more events than most present teams.

Decontamination Strike Team (DST)Decontamination Strike Team Four (DST #4) is a group of approximately 24 operations and technician level hazardous materials responders from the communities of Norway, Oxford and Paris. The purpose of this team is to ensure trained and equipped providers are available to manage the civil population in the event of a Chemical, Nuclear or Biological attack or Hazardous Materials release. The primary role of the team in an incident is to provide decontamination capabilities for the civilian population and as support for technician level Regional Response Teams (RRTs).

The DST also provides support for Stephens Memorial Hospital’s decontamination team in the event that the hospital receives contaminated patients and needs additional assistance. The team is conducts training in hazardous materials response, decontamination, air monitoring, chemical research and identification, and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) on a bi-monthly basis. The team also participates in an annual Full Scale Exercise (FSE) as training. For more information contact: Dennis Yates (207) 462-3440

County Communication Emergency Response Team(CERT)The Oxford County CERT Team is currently between 15-20 members. There are several others we could call upon to fill positions during a disaster that would not require the same level of training as the active CERT members. This team has been active since the Ice Storm of 1998. We have a communications trailer

with HF, VHF and UHF Amateur Radio capabilities. We operate in various modes including FM, AM and SSB voice. We also use APRS ( Automatic Position Reporting System ) and various digital modes. We also have a County Radio in our communications trailer as well. This is for the use of the EMA staff if they need to set up a portable office that is closer to the scene of a disaster. We will be training to send photos over wireless and eventually learn to use Slow and Fast Scan Amateur Television.

We are involved in ongoing training with EMA and the first responders. We are not first responders but we are able to assist in a long term disasters when normal communications are down or overloaded. We can also provide logistic support to take some communication burden from the first responders and let them focus on their more immediate emergency duties.

Much of our training is geared toward providing communications to shelters that would be open to the public during a disaster. We have also received training in search and rescue as well. I would like to invite the general public to come and see our operation in action on June 26-27, 2010.

We will be set up on the Fryeburg Fairgrounds Midway. Activities will be going on from noon Saturday June 26 till noon on Sunday June 27. It is a 24 hr. communication event so be advised; by Sunday morning the crew is more asleep than awake. We will have a GOTA ( Get On The Air ) station for anybody who would like to give it a try. Don’t worry, we will have a radio coach there to help any daring volunteers.

Oxford County Animal Response Team(OXCART)CA The mission of the Oxford County Animal Response Team (OXCART) is to provide assistance to domesticated animals and farm animals, so as to minimize their suffering and to reduce the number of deaths during natural and manmade disasters, or any other situation that may arise.

Our group meets monthly to train and plan for annual exercises and to organize public awareness campaigns. OXCART team members have attended emergency animal sheltering workshops, CART conferences, animal response team training, completed federal independent study courses, and taken advantage of various other opportunities that have arisen in the animal response world. Annual hands-on training, in conjunction with regional exercises, is an integral part of our team’s training.


v Adamstown TWPRangeley Fire DepartmentEmergency- 911Non Emergency-1-800-492-0120Northstar AmbulanceEmergency-911Non Emergency-864-0938Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v Albany TWPBethel Fire DepartmentChief-Mike JodreyEmergency-911Non Emergency-824-2665Waterford Fire DepartmentChief-Adrien MorinEmergency-911Station Phone- 583-2410Bethel RescueChief-Cheryl BennettEmergency-911Station Phone-824-2815Stoneham RescueChief- Fred CoffinEmergency-911Non Emergency-583-2523Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v Andover www.andovermaine.comLocal EMA- Ken Dixon Andover Fire DepartmentChief- Robert DixonDeputy Chief- Ken DixonMembers-20Emergency-911Station Phone-392-1431Monthly Trainings/meetings–1st Thursday of the monthAndover RescueChief- Robert DixonEmergnecy-911Non Emergency- 392-1431Med-Care AmbulanceChief- Dean MilliganEmergency -911Station Phone- 364-8748Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v Bethelbethelmaine.orgLocal EMA– Mike JodreyBethel Fire DepartmentChief-Mike JodreyDeputy Chief– James YoungMembers-30


Station Phone:824-2665Monthly Trainings– 1st Thursday Business meeting, every other Thursday for trainingsSpecial Equipment– Jaws of Life, Boat with Ice rescue/water rescue equipment, spill response and ATV with rescue sled. Covers six surrounding towns.Bethel RescueChief-Cheryl BennettDeputy Chief– David HanscomMembers– 9 Paramedics, 3 Intermediates, 10 EMTsEmergency-911Station Phone: 824-2815Monthly Meetings– Third Sunday of every monthOxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911South Paris Office Phone- 743-9554Bethel Office Phone-824-3437Regional Shelters-Telstar HS/MS-514 person capacityContacts- Director, Oxford EMAPhone- 743-6336Red Cross Services Director Phone-795-4004Crescent Park Elementary School– 225 person capacityContacts- Director, Oxford EMAPhone- 743-6336Red Cross Services Director Phone-795-4004

v Brownfieldwww.brownfield.maine.gov Local EMA-Richard Perreault Brownfield Fire DepartmentChief- Richard PerreaultDeputy Chief-Mike HatchMembers-15Emergency-911Station Phone-935-2885Fryeburg RescueChief-Steve GoldsmithEmergency -911Station Phone-935-3024Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v Buckfieldwww.townofbuckfield.comLocal EMA- Tom StandardBuckfield Fire DepartmentChief-Steve CampbellEnmergency-911Station Phone-366-2463Buckfield RescueChief- Lisa BuckDeputy Chief-Chip RichardsonMembers-18Station Phone-336-2999Monthly Meetings/Trainings- Monthly

meeting 1st Monday of every month, last Wednesday of every month for training. CPR instructor Heather Bowlin, Car seat safety checks & installsOxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554SheltersBuckfield Jr./Sr. High School- Capacity- 366 peopleContacts- Director, Oxford EMAPhone- 743-6336Red Cross Services Director Phone-795-4004

v ByronLocal EMA- Roseanna WhiteByron Fire DepartmentChief- Robert SudsburyDeputy Chief-Cory FreemanMembers-7Emergency 911Station Phone- 364-3194Monthly Meetings/Trainings- Last Monday of the month at 1800hrsMed-Care AmbulanceChief- Dean MilliganEmergency-911Station Phone- 364-8748Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v Cantonwww.cantonmaine.orgLocal EMA- James DymentCanton Fire DepartmentChief-Shane GallantDeputy Chief- Mark BlanchetteMembers-21Phone-597-2404Monthly Meetings/Trainings- 1st & 2nd TuesdaysMed-Care AmbulanceChief- Dean MilliganEmergency-911Station Phone- 364-8748Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v Denmarkwww.townofdenmark.orgLocal EMA- Philip RichardsonDenmark Fire DepartmentChief- Ken RichardsonDeputy Chief-Phil RichardsonMembers-16Emergency-911Station Phone-452-2241Monthly Meetings/Trainings- 1st Thursday of the month 7pmMed-Care AmbulanceChief- Dean Milligan

Emergency-911Station Phone- 364-8748Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v Dixfieldwww.dixfield.orgLocal EMA-Jay BernardDixfield Fire Departmentwww.dixfieldfire.orgChief- Scott Dennett1st Assist. Chief-Chris Moretto2nd Assist. Chief- Derek BryantMembers-20Emergency-911Station Phone-562-7629Monthly Meetings/Trainings- 1st Tuesday training, and 3rd Tuesday monthly meetingDixfield Police DepartmentChief- Richard PickettSergeant- Jeffrey HoweMembers-14Emergency-911Station Phone-562-4517Med-Care AmbulanceChief- Dean MilliganEmergency-911Station Phone- 364-8748SheltersDirigo High School-415 person capacityContacts,Director, Oxford EMAPhone- 743-6336Red Cross Services Director Phone-795-4004Dirigo Middle School-260 person capacityContacts- Director, Oxford EMAPhone- 743-6336Red Cross Services Director Phone-795-4004

v Fryeburgwww.fryeburgmaine.orgLocal EMA-Chester CharetteFryeburg Fire DepartmentChief-Ozzie SheaffDeputy Chief-John BarryMembers-32Emergency-911Station Phone-935-2615Monthly Meetings/Trainings- 1st Wednesday training, 2nd Wednesday monthly meetingFryeburg Police DepartmentChief-Philip WeymouthLieutenant- Mike McAllisterMemebers-16Emergency-911Station Phone-935-3323Fryeburg RescueChief-Steve GoldsmithDeputy Chief-Philip RemingtonMembers-48Emergency-911


Station Phone-935-3024ShelterMolly Ockett Middle School- 304 person capacityContacts- Director, Oxford EMAPhone- 743-6336Red Cross Services Director Phone-795-4004

v Gileadtownof gilead.blogspot.comLocal EMA- Beverly CorriveauGilead Fire DepartmentChief- Ken ColeDeputy Chief-Richard SaundersMembers-13Emergency-911Station Phone-836-2079Monthly Meetings/Trainings- 2nd & 4th Tuesday for monthly meetingsBethel RescueChief-Cheryl BennettEmergency-911Station Phone: 824-2815Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v Grafton TWPNewry Fire DepartmentChief-Bruce PierceEmergency-911Station Phone-824-4905Bethel RescueChief-Cheryl BennettEmergency-911Station Phone-824-2815Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v GreenwoodLocal EMA-Hartley MowattGreenwood Fire DepartmentChief-- Albert Curtis JrMemebers-12Emergency-911StationPhone-875-2888Monthly Meetings/Trainings-1st Monday for monthly meetings, 3rd Monday for training. Jr fire fighter training the 3rdThursday of the month. Tri-Town RescueChief-Norm St. PierreEmergency-911Station Phone- 674-2400Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v Hanoverwww.hanover.orgLocal EMA- Clem WorcesterRumford Fire Department

Chief-Robert ChaseEmergency-911Station Phone-364-2901Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554Med-Care AmbulanceChief- Dean MilliganEmergency-911Station Phone- 364-8748

v Hartfordwww.megalink.net/~hartford/Local EMA-Tom StandardBuckfield Fire DepartmentChief-Steve CampbellEmergency-911Station Phone-366-2463Buckfield RescueChief- Lisa BuckEmergency-911Station Phone-336-2999Canton Fire DepartmentChief-Wayne DubeEmergency-911Non Emergency-597-2404Turner Fire DepartmentChief-Michael ArsenaultEmergency-911Station Phone-225-3353Turner RescueChief- Laurel GagneEmergency-911Station Phone-225-3353Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v HebronLocal EMA- Hartley MowattHebron Fire DepartmentChief-Jim TrundyDeputy Chief-Bunky HillMembers-12Phone- 966-2070Monthly Meetings/Trainings- 1st Monday of the month for trainingPaceChief Bob HandEmergency-911Non Emergency-743-1562 ext. 704Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v HiramLocal EMA-James SiracuseHiram Fire DepartmentChief-Brain PoitrasEmergency-911Station Phone-625-4064Monthly Meetings/Trainings- 1st Monday of every month business meeting, 1st Tuesday training

South Hiram Fire DepartmentChief- James SiracuseMembers-5Emergency-911Station Phone-625-4824Monthly Meetings/Trainings- 1st Wednesday of the month at 7pmSacopee Valley RescueChief- Lori EdgleyMemebers-28Station Phone- 625-3088Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554SheltersSacopee Valley Middle School- 400 person capacityContactsDirector, Oxford EMAPhone- 743-6336Red Cross Services Director Phone-795-4004

v Lincoln PlantationLocal EMA-Warren BennettWilsons Mills Fire DepartmentChief-Warren BennettDeputy Chief-Donna GloverMembers-16Emergency-911Station Phone-486-7791North Star AmbulanceChief-David B. RobieEmergency-911Station Phone-779-2770Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v Lovellwww.lovellmaine.usLocal EMA- Steve GoldsmithLovell Fire DepartmentChief-Mark MoultonDeputy Chief-Roger WoodwardMembers-30Emergency -911Station Phone-925-2623Monthly Meetings/Trainings- 1st Monday business meeting, 3rd & 4th Monday trainingStoneham RescueChief- Fred CoffinEmergency-911Station Phone-583-2523Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v Lower Cupsuptic TWPRangeley Fire DepartmentEmergency- 911Non Emergency-1-800-492-0120Northstar Ambulance


Emergency-911Station Phone-864-0938Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v Magalloway Plantation Local EMA- Anne BraggMagalloway Plantation Fire DepartmentChief- Roy EdwardsDeputy Chief-Bruce BeanMembers-15Emergency-911Station Phone-486-9349Errol RescueEmergency-911Station Phone-603-482-3611Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v Mason TWPBethel Fire DepartmentChief-Mike JodreyEmergency-911Station Phone-824-2665Bethel RescueChief-Cheryl BennettEmergency-911Station Phone-824-2815Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v Mexicowww.mexicomaine.netLocal EMA-Gary WentzellMexico Fire DepartmentChief-Gary WentzellDeputy Chief-Richard JonesMembers-30Emergency-911Station Phone-364-3612Mexico Police DepartmentChief-James TheriaultSergeant- Roy HodsdonMembers-5Emergency-911Station Phone-364-5686Med-Care AmbulanceChief- Dean MilliganDeputy Chief-Chris MorettoMembers- 65, paramedics, EMTS, Intermediates Emergency-911Station Phone- 364-8748SheltersMountain Valley Middle School-450 person capacityContacts- Director, Oxford EMAPhone- 743-6336Red Cross Services Director Phone-795-4004

v Milton TWPTri-Town RescueChief-Norm St. PierreEmergency-911Station Phone- 674-2400Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554Rumford Fire Departmentwww.rumfordfire.comChief- Robert ChaseEmergency-911Station Phone-364-2901

v Newrywww.newrymaine.comLocal EMA-David BonneyWarming Shelters or Emergency Shelters are the Grange Hall on Bear River Rd. and the Sunday River Fire Station on the Sunday River Rd.Newry Fire DepartmentChief-Bruce PierceMembers-11Emergency-911Sunday River Rd Station Phone-824-6286Bear River Rd Station- 824-4905Monthly Meetings/Trainings- 1st Monday monthly meeting, 3rd Monday for trainingSpecial Equipment- Metz 103’ Ladder TruckMed-Care AmbulanceChief- Dean MilliganEmergency-911Station Phone- 364-8748Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v Norwaywww.norwaymaine.comLocal EMA-Bonnie SeamesNorway Fire Departmentwww.norwaymaine.com/FireDepartment.phpChief-Dennis YatesDeputy Chief-Steve BrownMembers-40Emergency-911Station Phone-743-5300Monthly Meetings/Trainings- 1st Monday for Training at 6:30 pmNorway Police Departmentwww.norwaymaine.com/Police.shtmlChief-Robert FedericoSergeant- James VentrescaMembers-12Emergency-911Station Phone-743-5306PaceChief Bob HandDeputy Chief-James Trundy

Members-44Emergency-911Station Phone-743-1562 ext. 704

v Otisfieldwww.otisfieldme.govLocal EMA-Frank BlauveltOtisfield Fire DepartmentChief-Mike HookerMembers-33Emergency-911Station Phone-627-7057Monthly Meetings/Trainings- Even numbered months training 1st Monday nights at 7pm, Odd numbered months Mondays at 7:30pm following the OVFA meeting. 3rd Monday trainings at 7pm.PaceChief Bob HandEmergency-911Station Phone-743-1562 ext. 704Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v Oxfordwww.oxfordmaine.orgLocal EMA-Jon TibbettsOxford Fire/Rescue DepartmentChief- Scott HunterDeputy Chief-Dave HiedrichMembers-45Emergecy-911Station Phone-539-4509Monthly Meetings/Trainings- 1st Wednesday of every monthOxford Police DepartmentChief-Jon TibbettsLieutenant- Mike WardMembers-14Phone-539-4414

v Pariswww.town.paris.me.usLocal EMA-Hartley MowattParis Fire DepartmentChief-Brad FrostDeputy Chief-William BuffingtonMembers-39Emergency-911Station Phone-743-6832Monthly Meetings/Trainings-1st Wednesday monthly meetingPaceChief Bob HandEmergency-911Station Phone-743-1562 ext. 704Paris Police DepartmentChief- David VerrierLieutenant-Mike DaileyMembers- 10Emergency-911Station Phone- 743-7448Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantDeputy Chief- Dane Tripp


Emergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554Members- 12 patrol officers, 3 detectives, 1 School Resource Officer, 1 Admin AssistSpecial Equipment- 2 Snowmobiles, 6 sets of Night Vision Equipment, 1 ATV, Laptops in every patrol vehicle with direct communications with each other and the Communications Center in South Paris. SheltersOxford Hills High School-450 person capacityContacts-Director, Oxford EMAPhone- 743-6336Red Cross Services Director Phone-795-4004Oxford Hills Middle School-250 person capacityContacts-Director, Oxford EMAPhone- 743-6336Red Cross Services Director Phone-795-4004

v Peruwww.cantonmaine.org/towns/peru/maps/cfmLocal EMA-William HusseyPeru Fire DepartmentChief- William HusseyDeputy Chief-Timothy HollandMembers-24Emergency-911Station Phone-562-7551Monthly Meetings/Trainings- Last Tuesday of the month @ 6pmMed-Care AmbulanceChief- Dean MilliganEmergency-911Station Phone- 364-8748Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v PorterLocal EMA- Robert HeardKezar Fall’s Fire DepartmentChief-Kenneth BurbankDeputy Chief-Chris DayMembers-32Emergency-911Station Phone-625-8625Monthly Meetings/Trainings-1st Sunday at 7pm for monthly meetings, 2nd Sunday of the month for trainings.Sacopee Valley RescueChief- Lori EdgleyEmergency-911Station Phone- 625-3088Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v Richardsontown TWPRangeley Fire Department Chief- Rudy DavisEmergency-911Station Phone- 800-492-0120Northstar AmbulanceEmergency-911Non Emergency-864-0938Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v Riley TWPNewry Fire DepartmentChief-Bruce PierceEmergency-911Station Phone-824-4905Bethel RescueChief-Cheryl BennettEmergency-911Station Phone- 824-2815Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v RoxburyLocal EMA-Raymond CarverRoxbury Fire DepartmentChief- Raymond CarverEmergency-911Station Phone- 364-3981Med-Care AmbulanceChief- Dean MilliganEmergency-911Station Phone- 364-8748Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v Rumfordwww.rumfordmaine.netLocal EMA-Richard CoulombeRumford Fire Departmentwww.rumfordfire.comChief- Robert ChaseDeputy Chief-Richard CoulombeMembers- 32Phone-364-2901Monthly Meetings/Trainings- 2nd Tuesday for training Special programs- Junior program, Active Relief ProgramMed-Care AmbulanceChief- Dean MilliganPhone- 364-8748Rumford Police Departmentwww.rumfordpd.comChief- Stacey CarterCaptain- Dan GarbariniMembers-14Emergency-911Station Phone-364-4551SheltersMountain Valley High School- 600

person capacityContacts- Director, Oxford EMAPhone- 743-6336Red Cross Services Director Phone-795-4004

v Stonehamwww.stoneham-maine.comLocal EMA-Frank RobeyStoneham Fire DepartmentChief- Greg FoxDeputy Chief-Frank Robey & Gus FillebrownMembers-14Emergency-911Station Phone-928-2284Monthly Meetings/Trainings- Last Tuesday of the month Stoneham RescueChief- Fred CoffinDeputy Chief- Gus FillibrownMembers-20Emergency-911Station Phone-583-2523Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v StowLocal EMA-William ParmenterSaco Valley Fire DepartmentChief- John PlowdenDeputy Chief-William BriggsMembers-20Emergency-911Station Phone-697-2475Monthly Meetings/Trainings-1st Monday for monthly meetings, 3rd Monday for trainingsFryeburg RescueChief-Steve GoldsmithEmergency-911Station Phone-935-3024Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v Sumnerwww.sumnermaine.usLocal EMA-Tom StandardSumner Fire DepartmentChief-Bob StewartMembers-14Emergency-911Station Phone-388-2301Monthly Meetings/Trainings-3rd Thursday at 6:30pmBuckfield RescueChief- Lisa BuckEmergency-911Non Emergency-336-2999Tri-Town RescueChief-Norm St. PierreEmergency-911Station Phone- 674-2400


Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554SheltersHartford-Sumner Elementary School- 308 person compacityContacts- Director, Oxford EMAPhone- 743-6336Red Cross Services Director Phone-795-4004

v Swedenwww.eskerridge.com/sweden.htmLocal EMA- Wayne MillerSweden Fire DepartmentChief- Warren NobleDeputy Chief- Paul VenzaMembers- 19Emergency- 911Station Phone- 647-2781United AmbulanceChief- Paul FillebrownEmergency-911Station Phone-647-3261Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v UptonLocal EMA-Paul CaseyIn Wilsons Mills/Upton we have the Grange/Town Hall that is our warming center, emergency center. Bethel Fire DepartmentChief-Mike JodreyEmergency-911Station Phone:824-2665Upper Kennebec Valley AmbulanceEmergency-911 Station Phone- 672-4078

Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554

v Waterford www.waterford.orgLocal EMA-Bill HaynesWaterford Fire DepartmentChief-Adrien MorinDeputy Chief-Bill HaynesMembers-36Emergency-911Station Phone- 583-2410Monthly Meetings/Trainings- 1st Monday for monthly meetingsStoneham RescueChief- Fred CoffinPhone-583-2523Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554SheltersWaterford Elementary School-217 person capacityContacts- Director, Oxford EMAPhone- 743-6336Red Cross Services Director Phone-795-4004

v West ParisLocal EMA-Hartley MowattWest Paris Fire DepartmentChief-Norm St. PierreDeputy Chief-Clay WilsonMembers-17Phone- 674-2288Monthly Meetings/Trainings- 1st Tuesday business meeting, 3rd Week training Tri-Town Rescue

Chief-Norm St. PierreMembers-6 paramedics, 6 intermediates, 10 EMT’s, 9 driversEmergency-911Station Phone- 674-2400Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554SheltersAgnes Gray School- 203 person capacityContacts- Director, Oxford EMAPhone- 743-6336Red Cross Services Director Phone-795-4004

v WoodstockLocal EMA-Geffrey InmanWoodstock Fire Departmentwww.woodstockfire.netChief-Geffrey InmanDeputy Chief-Ken KoskelaMembers-20Emergency-911Station Phone-665-2345PaceChief Bob HandEmergency-911Station Phone-743-1562 ext. 704Oxford County Sheriff DepartmentSheriff- Wayne GallantEmergency Phone -911Office Phone- 743-9554SheltersWoodstock Elementary School- 153 person capacityContacts-Director, Oxford EMAPhone- 743-6336Red Cross Services Director Phone-795-4004

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Oxford County Emergency Management AgencyPO Box 179, 26 Western Avenue, South Paris ME 04281Ph 207-743-6336 • FAX 207-743-7346 [email protected] hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

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Oxford County Emergency Management Association 2010