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Falmouth officials outline EOC activation, utility staging and volunteer roles ahead of storm season
Summary
Town officials described how Falmouth can convert the meeting room to a fully operational EOC in about 30 minutes, coordinate with Eversource for utility staging at Falmouth Mall, embed utility representatives in the EOC, and rely on CERT/CERC volunteers for shelter and local response.
At the Town of Falmouth Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting, the Chief described the town's operational readiness: the meeting room can be converted into a functioning Emergency Operations Center (EOC) within roughly 30 minutes; Eversource and other utilities stage equipment locally (often at Falmouth Mall) so crews can be dispatched quickly after a storm; and multi-agency coordination through the MAC…
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