Emergency Management
Hopewell Valley has a regional Office of Emergency Management including Hopewell Township, Hopewell Borough and Pennington Borough.
Chief George Meyer serves as the Executive Director of this regional office. Lieutenant Lance Maloney serves as the Deputy Director for Hopewell Township. Both Hopewell Borough and Pennington Borough have Directors as well.
The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is responsible for planning for, responding to and coordinating efforts during major emergency events in the Valley. The office has developed and constantly updates a comprehensive emergency operations plan. Periodically the office conducts drills involving the police departments, fire departments, emergency medical units, communications centers and other government agencies such as the public works departments and health department.
The OEM utilizes an emergency operations center located in the Hopewell Township police headquarters. This center is activated several times a year for incidents such major snowstorms, floods and other large scale events. The center was activated for several days in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, ready to send assistance to New York City and the surrounding area.