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Hamilton emergency management to move primary EOC to Rustling Station 13; recounts recent wastewater power outages
Summary
The township's emergency manager reported the Local Emergency Management Council held its first seasonal meeting and plans to move the primary emergency operations center to Rustling Station 13 after phone systems and IT migration; he also described resolving four power outages at the wastewater plant with the utility.
Kyle, Hamilton’s emergency manager, told the council that the Local Emergency Management Council (LEMC) held one of its required meetings under a New Jersey OEM directive and plans to relocate the township’s primary emergency operations center (EOC) to Rustling Station 13 once phone systems are migrated.
Kyle said the move should occur “hopefully within maybe a month to 6 weeks” as the fire department migrates to the township domain and IT prepares telephone and network systems. He said the township is currently operating an emergency center at Public Works but that Rustling Station 13 will become the primary EOC after the phone and IT work is complete.
The manager described steps taken over recent months to unify fire, police and public works emergency disciplines, to rewrite the emergency operations plan and to sign the plan with county and state representatives. He also summarized response work to a sequence of four power outages at the Hamilton wastewater plant. Kyle said, working with PSE&G, plant personnel and the administration, the township “were able to finally get the necessary components ordered, get the repair schedule, get everything tested, and work with the utility, you know, to schedule a power shutdown, restore everything, and move from generator power back to full utility power, all without disturbing services to the residents.”
On equipment and technology, the manager said the LEMC received a revised Midstate quote for electrical communications and phone systems at Rustling of $99,834.50, about $334.50 above an earlier authorization. Council and staff agreed the small overrun could be found in existing budgets or addressed through a transfer if necessary. Kyle also said the LEMC applied for a grant through the Garrison East First Responders Foundation to upgrade displays and integrated room technology in the proposed Rustling EOC; the application aligned with a proposal of about $112,000.
Other operational items discussed included redundancy for weather‑forecasting subscriptions used by Public Works (roughly $2,200–$2,800) and the LEMC’s effort to broaden participation in future meetings to include nonprofits, faith‑based organizations and businesses where appropriate. The manager invited council members to tour Rustling Station 13 once the phone systems are online so elected officials can understand roles during an activation.
Ending
The council thanked emergency management staff for the work on the wastewater plant outage response and asked staff to proceed with the Rustling EOC migration and provide updates on funding and grant outcomes; no formal council action was recorded in this segment.
