N.J.S. § 58:16A-101 Notification of Emergency Management Organizations and Police; News Broadcast

• Library: New Jersey Permanent Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through L. 2023, c. 194.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: N.J.S. § 58:16A-101

a. As soon as the flood early warning system indicates and the Office of Emergency Management has been notified by the National Weather Service that an area is in danger of flooding, the Office of Emergency Management shall notify the emergency management organizations in the counties, which shall then notify the local police department or the municipal emergency management organization, as appropriate.

b. Once the determination is made to evacuate persons in the flood area, the Office of Emergency Management shall request that local news media broadcast the following message every quarter hour on the quarter hour: "The Office of Emergency Management has been advised by the National Weather Service that the (body of water) is approaching critical flood stage and the p...