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SUFFOLK COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK / EDWARD P. ROMAINE, COUNTY EXECUTIVE

Suffolk County Code Red Emergency Notifications

Click here to go to the Suffolk County Code Red Information Page

Click here to sign up to receive Emergency Notifications from the Suffolk County Code Red Emergency Notification System.

Sign Up for to Receive Emergency Notifications from the Suffolk County Office of Emergency Management's Code Red System. Click .Get Code Red on your Smart Phone. Click , or NTAS, replaces the color-coded Homeland Security Advisory System (HSAS). This system will more effectively communicate information about terrorist threats by providing timely, detailed information to the public, government agencies, first responders, airports and other transportation hubs, and the private sector.It recognizes that Americans all share responsibility for the nation's security, and should always be aware of the heightened risk of terrorist attack in the United States and what they should do.


NTAS - National Terrorism Advisory System

The National Terrorism Advisory System, or NTAS, replaces the color-coded Homeland Security Advisory System (HSAS). This system will more effectively communicate information about terrorist threats by providing timely, detailed information to the public, government agencies, first responders, airports and other transportation hubs, and the private sector.

It recognizes that Americans all share responsibility for the nation's security, and should always be aware of the heightened risk of terrorist attack in the United States and what they should do.

Learn more about the National Terrorism Advisory System.


Emergency Alert System (EAS)

The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is a national public warning system that requires TV and radio broadcasters, cable television systems, wireless cable systems, satellite digital audio radio service (SDARS) providers, direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service providers and wireline video service providers to offer to the President the communications capability to address the American public during a national emergency. The system also may be used by state and local authorities to deliver important emergency information such as AMBER (missing children) alerts and emergency weather information targeted to a specific area.

NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards


The National Weather Service (NWS) continuously broadcasts warning, watches, forecasts and non-weather related hazard information from a nearby National Weather Service office to specially configured NOAA weather radio receivers. Learn more about the National Weather Radio and consider purchasing a NOAA weather radio receiver.

Graphic for the National Weather Service - go to NOAA Weather Radio Site

Graphic for the National Weather Service - go to the National Hurricane Center web page

National Hurricane Center

National Weather Service Forecast Office New York

Additional Ways to Stay Informed from the National Weather Service:

National Hurricane Center Advisories in Alternate Formats (mobile, RSS, email, etc.)

Weather.gov Email Subscriptions

US National Weather Service New York NY on Facebook

Automated Climate Data, Local Forecasts, Marine Forecasts & Tide Reports are also available 24 hours a day from your local NWS Office at 631-924-0517.

New York State Office of Emergency Management

NYS OEM - go to the NY State OEM web page

NY ALERT

New York State All--Hazards Alert and Notification System.

Graphic for NY ALERT -go to the NY ALERT web page


Social Media

The Suffolk County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Services uses a Facebook and Twitter page to provide fire safety and emergency preparedness information for Suffolk residents. During an emergency the Suffolk County Office of Emergency Management will provide information and/or instructions for Suffolk Residents on these Facebook and Twitter pages as needed.  Please note that emergency information and instructions will distributed to residents via radio, television, Code Red and the county web page in addition to these Facebook and Twitter pages.

Feeds from the Suffolk Fire Rescue and Emergency Services Facebook and Twitter pages are shown below. We encourage Suffolk residents to follow these pages.

Facebook:

www.facebook.com/SCFRES

Twitter

https://twitter.com/SuffolkCoFRES

 

 

 

Office of Emergency Management

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The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) coordinates the county's response to natural or man made disasters. OEM personnel are rsponsible for the operations of the county's Emergency Operation Center (EOC) and work with local, state, and federal officials in shelter management, planning, resource management, and radiological response coordination.

Contact Information

Patrick M. Beckley

COMMISSIONER

Joseph Trzepizur

DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

102 East Ave.

Yaphank NY 11980