red arrow Location:
571 Petersburg Road
Dennisville, N.J. 08214
Phone: 609-861-9700
County of Cape May
red arrow right Email: Main Office
Official Web Site of:
The Township of Dennis
County of Cape May
New Jersey
red arrowHours:
Dennis Township Administrative
Offices are open daily
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Monday thru Friday
red arrow right Email: Information
red arrowOffice of Emergency Management - OEM

The Township OEM plans and coordinates disasters and emergencies that occur within the Township.

REGISTER NOW FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE
For homeowners, renters and business owners affected by the severe storms and flooding in Atlantic, Bergen, Cape May, Essex, Gloucester, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Moris, Passaic and Union counties. Register by phone: 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) - TTY 1-800-462-7585 for speech or hearing impaired.
Or online at www.disasterassistance.gov

Please have the following information available when you contact FEMA:
  • Address & phone number where we can reach you
  • Social Security number
  • Current mailing address
  • Date the damage occured
  • Address of affected property
  • Brief description of the damages
  • Insurance information
  • Family's gross income
Register Today - Even if You Have Flood Insurance. Some Losses May Not Be Covered

Disaster recovery assistance is available without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability,
or economic status. If you or someone you know has been discriminated against, you should call FEMA at
800-621-3362 (TTY 800-462-7585) or contact your local Office of Equal Rights.

NOTICE TO ALL RESIDENTS
During storms and various situations, residents can contact the Emergency Management Staff at the following telephone numbers:
John Berg, OEM Coordinator – 609-374-2115
Mike Haggerty, Deputy OEM Coordinator – 609-231-5455
Mike DeLuca, Deputy OEM Coordinator – 609-334-5440
Pete Stafford, Deputy OEM Coordinator – 609-846-6877
for information and assistance. Thank you.

red arrow Meet Our Emergency Management Staff:

blue square John E. Berg, Coordinator

blue square A. Michael DeLuca, Deputy Coordinator

blue square Peter J. Stafford, Deputy Coordinator

blue square Michael D. Haggerty, Deputy Coordinator

red arrow right A link to our Public Safety Organizations web page


Hurricane Related Links
New Jersey Hurricane Information:
• National Hurricane Center
• AccuWeather Hurricane Center
• The Weather Channel Hurricane Central
• New Jersey Office of Emergency Management family preparedness for hurricanes and tropical storms
• National Weather Service Mount Holly office
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Federal Emergency Management Agency hurricane information
• Hurricane tracking map
• Hurricane categories, history and descriptions (graphic)
• Hurricane landfalls (graphic)
• NJ State Forecast Information from IWIN
• Emergency e-mail & Wireless Network, NJ
• New Jersey Office of Emergency Management
• ICNJ Hurricane Damage Prevention Tips
• NJ Coastal Evacuation Route Maps: NJ Office of Emergency Management
(PDF format files)
• Live Traffic Reports: NJ Department of Transportation

Hurricane Documentation:
• Hurricane Hazards in New Jersey (.pdf)
• Hurricane Hazards Along the Northeastern Atlantic Coast of the United States (.pdf)
• Summary of Hurricane Katrina
• Summary of Hurricane Rita
• Annual Atlantic Hurricane season
• Catastrophic Hurricane Evacuation Plan Evaluation
• The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned

More Hurricane Resources:
• Article on sedimentary research into early American hurricanes
• Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project
• Web Cams
• General Information, Preparation, Reports, Forecasts and Images
• National Ocean Service storm surge and tidal information
• National Data Buoy Center
• Davidson Laboratory of Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, Coastal Monitoring Network
• Rutgers University's Coastal Ocean Observation Lab
• Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist
• The National Hurricane Survival Initiative
• Hurricane damage forecasts and tracking maps
• Air Force Reserve 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters"
• National Weather Service paper on storm surges and "extreme waves"
• Clemson University tips for retrofitting coastal homes
• U.S. East Coast tidal waves, storm surges and extreme waves

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Township of Dennis Official Web Site:
www.DennisTwp.org
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