Transportation

SRPEDD Evacuation Route Study

We are working closely with our regional partners to regionalize evacuation routes, taking into account the diverse needs of our municipalities.

SRPEDD is working with our local, regional and statewide partners to test our Regional Evacuation Routes.

Our recently completed Southeastern Massachusetts Regional Evacuation Route Study highlighted the significant work our municipal partners have done within their own borders and regionalizes it to allow for shared resources and mitigation of potential obstacles. The plan includes maps of regional evacuation routes, best practices and resources for our communities, and recommended action steps to improve communication and egress in the event of an emergency.

Currently we are working with our reginal partners to test planning assumptions and designated routing through the use of tabletop exercises. If you have comments or question about the plan or exercises please contact Kevin Ham at kham@srpedd.org.

Click Here to View the Draft Regional Evacuation Route Study

tabletop Exercises

WHAT? 4-HOUR EVACUATION-FOCUSED TABLETOP SRPEDD sponsored exercise with objectives focused on Critical Transportation, Public Info & Warning, Operational Coordination WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Decision-making personnel from Police, Fire, & EMS, Emergency Management, DPW/Highway, Municipal Leadership from your community (details at website below) WHO? FAIRHAVEN (7/1), TAUNTON (7/28), FALL RIVER (7/29), MIDDLEBOROUGH (8/4), PLAINVILLE (8/6) Please attend or send personnel to the exercise in your sub-region. Please circulate this invite. WHERE? WHEN? REGISTRATION & MORE INFO Please register via QR code or link: https://srpedd.org/EvacTTX

As a follow up to last year’s Evacuation Plan, SRPEDD is hosting five sub-regional tabletop exercises with objectives focused on Critical Transportation, Public Info & Warning, and Operational Coordination. It is our hope that these exercises will further shed light onto strengths, best practices, and areas for improvement throughout the SRPEDD region. If you are decision-making personnel from Police, Fire, & EMS, Emergency Management, DPW/Highway, Municipal Leadership, please consider registering via the form below.

Region	Invitees	TTX Date / Time	TTX Location
Plainville	Plainville, Mansfield, Foxborough, North Attleboro, Attleboro	8/6 0800-1200	Plainville Public Safety Training Room, 194 South St, Plainville, MA 02762
Middleborough	Middleborough, Wareham, Rochester, Carver, Lakeville	8/4 0800-1200	Middleborough Police Department, 350 Wood St, Middleborough, MA 02346
Fairhaven	Fairhaven, Marion, Mattapoisett, New Bedford, Acushnet, Dartmouth	7/1 0900-1300	Fairhaven Town Hall, 40 Center St, Fairhaven, MA 02719
Fall River	Fall River, Somerset, Seekonk, Swansea, Westport, Freetown	7/29 0800-1200	Fall River Fire Department HQ, 140 Commerce Dr, Fall River, MA 02720
Taunton	Taunton, Raynham, Norton, Berkley, Dighton, Rehoboth	7/28 0800-1200	Taunton Public Safety Building, 90 County St, Taunton, MA 02780

Maps

Resources

Links

Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency

Disaster Preparedness Information from Ready.gov

Useful Resources

Hurricane Preparedness Handout

Individual Town Links for Emergency Alert Services:

Acushnet - Notification Sign Up | Acushnet MA
Attleboro - https://www.cityofattleboro.us/list.aspx
Berkley - https://berkleymapolice.gov/sign-up-for-smart911-to-receive-public-safety-alerts/
Carver - Sign Up for Reverse 911 calls | Town of Carver MA
Dartmouth - Emergency Notifications
Dighton - CodeRED – Dighton Fire Department
Fairhaven - https://fairhavenfire.org/fairhaven-emergency-alert/
Fall River - N/A
Freetown - CivicReady | Freetown MA
Lakeville - CodeRED | Lakeville MA
Mansfield - Alert Center • Mansfield, MA • CivicEngage
Marion - Alert Center • Marion, MA • CivicEngage
Mattapoisett - Emergency Alerts | Mattapoisett, MA
Middleborough - Alert Center • Middleborough, MA • CivicEngage
New Bedford - City of New Bedford launches NB Alert, a new emergency notification system - Mayor of the City of New Bedford - City of New Bedford Official Website
North Attleborough - Alert Center • North Attleborough, MA • CivicEngage
Norton - Norton Alerts | Town of Norton MA
Plainville - Alert Center • Plainville, MA • CivicEngage
Raynham - CodeRED – Raynham Police Department
Rehoboth - CodeRED Community Notification Enrollment | Town of Rehoboth MA
Rochester - N/A
Seekonk - Alert Center • Seekonk, MA • CivicEngage
Somerset - Alert Center • Somerset, MA • CivicEngage
Swansea - https://www.rehobothma.gov/home/urgent-alerts/codered-community-notification-enrollment
Taunton - https://www.taunton-ma.gov/AlertCenter.aspx
Wareham - https://www.wareham.gov/273/ALERT-Wareham
Westport - N/A