Hurricane Sandy Advisory from City of Long Branch Office of Emergency Management

Monmouth Beach Borough Administrator Jerry Chismar prepares residents for the "Perfect Storm"

Officials from surrounding towns are diligently monitoring the situation and will pass information on through the below listed sources as it becomes available.

The Long Branch Office of Emergency Management (LBOEM) is advising that you can stay informed about emergencies and disasters that are occurring in our jurisdiction, and what the LBOEM is doing to help residents during adverse conditions. LBOEM uses a variety of public information tools to communicate emergency information, and also information regarding weather closings, early dismissals, delayed openings, possible evacuations, etc.

Both the National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center are excellent sources of information regarding storm predictions and forecasts.

• National Weather Service ‐ http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/phi/

• National Hurricane Center ‐http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

• New Jersey Office of Emergency Management ‐ www.ready.nj.gov

Social Media ‐ Social media and other advanced communications technologies are used by the LBOEM and by emergency managers statewide. Please use any or all of the below listed sources to stay informed!!!!!

City of Long Branch CODE RED: http://www.ecnetwork.com

City of Long Branch website: www.visitlongbranch.com

NJOEM on Facebook: www.facebook.com/READYNEWJERSEY

Comcast – Channel 20

Alert AM – 1620 AM
NJ Alert is a free, voluntary and confidential emergency alerting system that allows NJ Office of Service warnings, watches, forecasts and other hazard information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. NOAA Weather

Radios are typically inexpensive, easily available in stores and can often be programmed for your specific area. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/

Traditional Media ‐ Continue to monitor traditional media sources ‐ TV, Radio, Internet.