emergency information
In the Event of a Police, Fire or First Aid Emergency,
Dial 911
To request information during emergencies such as storms,
email requests to StormReady@oceanportboro.com
Emergency Alert System
The Borough has installed an Emergency Alerting System. The system provides alerts by tone and voice announcement at locations throughout the Borough. Click on an item in the following table to play a sample of alert. Please familiarize yourself with the tones and their meanings and share the importance of these alerts with your family.
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NJ Special Needs Registry
The NJ Special Needs Registry is designed to help emergency responders locate and safely evacuate people who could find it difficult to help themselves in the event of a major disaster.
Click here for more information.
Emergency Notification System- Code Red
The Emergency Notification System-Code Red is presently in operation. It is being operated in conjunction with the Oceanport Board of Education and will be used to alert residents about emergency situations. Please click here to get started. If you don't have a computer please stop by the Police Department and complete a form to be added to the list.
Borough Emergency Radio System
The Borough Emergency Radio System is also in operation and residents can tune into 1610 AM on their home radio for emergency information and weather updates 24 hours of a day.
Coastal Flood Evacuation Routes
Oceanport Emergency Management has placed Coastal Flood Evacuation signs showing safe routes out of the flood areas of Oceanport. The signs have been posted on Comanche Dr., Port-au-Peck Ave., Branchport Ave., Monmouth Blvd., Myrtle Ave., East Main St., Oceanport Ave., Bridgewaters Dr., Riverside Ave., Hazen Dr. Main St., Shrewsbury Ave. and Eatontown Blvd.. Residents are directed to travel west on Port-au-Peck Ave to Eatontown Blvd, or west on Main St. which will access State Highways 35, 36, 71 and 18.
Community Emergency Response Team
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), made up of your fellow Borough residents is functioning and recently assisted during the Water Main Break with around the clock distribution of water at the Shrewsbury Borough Hall complex and deliver of water to the Oceanport Senior Citizens. They have also assisted in Safe School exercises. Residents, 18 years and older, who would be interested in joining the team and being part of this valued community based program should call the Oceanport PD for further information. A training program is being arranged for the winter months. Check out this WEB-Site for more information; http://www.state.nj.us/njoem/emb_cert.html
Emergency Operations Center
An Emergency Operations Center has been established at the Oceanport Hook and Ladder Firehouse on Main St.. It will be operational during times of emergency, due to major events, natural or man-made disasters. It will also serve as a secondary dispatch location for the police department.
