EMERGENCY PLANNING
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In an Emergency First Call 911
Community Services Call 211
In South Hadley
Police Business Line 538-8231
Fire Department Business Line District 1 532-5343 District 2 534-5803
DPW Business Line 538-5033
Selectboard 538-5017 Ext. 135
Health Department Emergency Management
Cyber Security
Disease
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Flooding
General
South Hadley Emergency Management
Massachusetts Emergency Management
Heat & Drought
Check to see where the town’s cooling center is and if they accept pets. In South Hadley the Cooling Center is in the Library (2 Canal St. 538-5045).
House Fires
Power Outage
If you do not have a generator or a wood stove how will you heat the house or apartment? I it is winter you may have to shelter elsewhere. In that case you want to drain the water pipes and add RV antifreeze (proplyene glycol) to the traps to prevent frozen pipes. If you do not have a back up power supply, consider purchasing a battery backed up sump pump (cost $150 – $300). If you purchase a gasoline generator (starting at $150) have an electrician install a transfer switch to disconcert the furnace from the grid. Always run the generator outside and size it to all possible loads.
How to Drain Residential Water Pipes Bottom of Page
Wild Fires
Wind
Storms
Storms will be more severe so if there are trees near your house,
think of them as a falling object. Have an professional arborist evaluate them.
Also do not park under the trees in a storm.
How to Drain Residential Water Pipes (at the bottom of page)