Authorities
Authority for the New Durham Emergency Management Plan is contained in U.S. Public Laws 81-920 and 93-288, as amended; the State of New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, as amended; and applicable local ordinances. By state law, the Board of Selectmen is responsible for all emergency operations in the community and has the authority to appoint an Emergency Management Director, delegating said person with the power to establish an Emergency Management organization to carry out the various phases of the emergency plan. Operations under this plan will commence on orders of the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, or his or her designee, in the event of an imminent or existing emergency situation.
The following natural or man-made emergencies are the prime consideration for New Durham’s Emergency Plan:
- Hazardous Material Accident
- Explosion
- Flooding
- Downed Aircraft
- Multiple Vehicle Accidents
- Hurricane
- Snow & Ice Storm
- Fuel Shortage
- Earthquake
- Tornado
- Bomb Threat
- Electric Outage
- Nuclear Power Plant Accident