Morris Township has activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Irene.
An EOC is a command center that brings together all the agencies involved in an emergency response. In Morris Township, that includes:
- Police department
- Fire department
- Office of emergency management
- Morris Minute Men
- Department of Public Works
Originally, the EOC was set to begin operating at 7 a.m. Sunday morning. However, at 8:30 Saturday evening, Patch received a notification from Township Administrator Tim Quinn saying that the EOC was operational and would remain so until further notice.
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Capt. Rich Ferrone of the Morris Township Police Department had earlier told Patch that, with all participants on-hand in one room, calls for service can be triaged and resources can be dispatched on a priority basis.
The EOC will operate out of Morris Township police headquarters.
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