Office of Emergency Management              

A comprehensive emergency management program is a partnership between Federal, State and Local government, business, and the local community. It's purpose is to save lives and protect property by developing programs and emergency operational procedures that mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from any emergency or disaster that might strike.

Watchung is located in Somerset County New Jersey. Estimates place the towns 1997 population at 5,110. The town is 6.2 square miles. Watchung is bounded by two major highways. Interstate 78 and US RT22. Watchung also has a major gas transmission line running North / South from RT22 to RT78. Watchung OEM is the primary disaster response agency and as such are responsible for the creation and installation of the disaster preparedness program.

Watchung Resident Email Mailing List  * Please note that your email address and user information is secure and the only one who has access to the list of members is the list administrator.  **Please Note that if you use AT&T as your email provider, you might have issues receiving emails from our mailing list.  They block emails from our server.  We have contacted them on this issue, but it has not been resolved yet.**


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OEM Coordinator Gary Greves 908-756-0091 x235

Ready America

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OEM, Deputy Joe Cina 908-756-3663                            
OEM Deputy Adam Wexler  

Download family checklist from www.co.somerset.nj.us/health or call 908-231-7155

Nationwide Test of Emergency Alert System 

On Wednesday, November 9, at 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, the first ever nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) will be conducted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

The EAS is designed to transmit alerts and warnings to the public at the national, state, and local level. Although local and state components are regularly tested on a weekly and monthly basis, there has never before been a nationwide test or an activation of the national system.  The purpose of the test is to assess the reliability and effectiveness of the EAS as a way to alert the public during national emergencies.

Ample information about the test can be accessed at the FCC’s EAS website at http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/emergency-alert-system-nationwide-test.