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Emergency Management

The purpose of the City of Manchester's Emergency Management Plan is to coordinate with the various departments that may be invloved in mitigating any hazardous emergency operations, such as:

Railroad Accident

Explosion

Conflagration

Downed Aircraft

Multiple Vehicle Accident

Hurricane

Snow and Ice Storm

Fuel Shortage

Water Outage

Civil Disturbance

Earthquake

Tornado

Bomb Threat

Electrical Outage

Flooding

Hazardous Materials Incident

Nuclear Attack

Nuclear Fallout Environment

Nuclear Power Plant Accident

Building Collapse

This plan, being implemented by the community government, will provide the basis for coordinating protective actions prior to, during and after any type of disaster. It was prepared to conform to guidelines established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the New Hampshire Emergency Management Agency and is in concert with the State of New Hampshire Emergency Management Plan.

The Emergency Management Plan of Manchester is comprised of the following departments:

Mayor and Board of Aldermen

Building Inspector

Emergency Management Office

Fire Department

Health Department

Public Works Department

Planning Board

Police Department

School Superintendent

City Clerk

City Finance Officer

City Solicitor

Water Department

Manchester Transit Authority

American Red Cross

Emergency Information Center

Emergency Information Room

The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is used to coordinate activities associated with a large-scale emergency or natural disaster. Located at the Fire Department’s Central station, it consists of three adjoining rooms.

The first room is a large meeting room where the Mayor, department heads and representatives of private emergency organizations can meet to make decisions, locate and assign resources to mitigate the emergency situation.

The second room is for communications. Here contact is maintained with City departments, local hospitals, utility companies, Red Cross, nearby towns, and the New Hampshire Office of Emergency Management.

The last room is the Media Relations room, where media representatives can get timely and accurate information for dissemination to the public.