BOGOTA
BOROUGH OF
New Jersey
Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
OEM Mission Statement
To provide a comprehensive Emergency Management System which coordinates people and resources to protect the lives, property and environment of the Borough of Bogota, using an all-hazard approach through mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery from disasters and emergencies.
Responsibilities
The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is responsible, by Federal and State Law, for the coordination of all the Emergency Services in the Borough of Bogota. This includes Police, Fire, Emergency Medical Services, Rescue, Public Works, Health Department and all additional agencies contributing to any large scale emergency incident or disaster.
Emergency incidents can strike anytime, anywhere and in many forms, such as a hurricane, snow storm, earthquake, flood, fire, hazardous material incident; an act of nature or an act of terrorism.
Teamwork
Besides working closely with the Police Chief, Fire Chief, EMS Chief and Rescue Chief, the Bogota Office of Emergency Management receives support from the Bergen County Office of Emergency Management and the New Jersey State Office of Emergency Management. The Bogota Emergency Services are dedicated to the protection of our borough residents and business community. ​
Membership is also held in the New Jersey State Emergency Management Association where experience and knowledge are shared by all Emergency Management personnel.
Information
During non-business hours the OEM Coordinator and Deputy Coordinator are available for emergencies through the Bogota Police Department.
What is the Office of Emergency Management's Role?
Should an emergency arise that would cause the activation of the Office of Emergency Management Organization, and Department Heads Would remain in charge of their respective sections. However, requests for communications, movements, resources and needs would be coordinated through the incident command post site or at the Emergency Operations Center”.
How Does the OEM Achieve its Mission?
Mitigation – Activities that eliminate or reduce the risk of disaster (insurance, building codes, flood plain management, public education)
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Preparedness – Planning, exercise, training, public information systems and warning
Response – Direction/Control, warning, evacuation, emergency service to address immediate and short term effects of an emergency/ disaster
Recovery – Short term, those operations that seek to restore critical services and meet basic needs. Long term, those actions that restore the community to its normal state. Mitigation measures such as temporary housing and food, restoring non-vital Borough services.
Preparedness
Bogota's Emergency Operations Plan is on file with Bergen County OEM as well as the New Jersey State Office of Emergency Management.
Bogota's Emergency Management Plan
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Describes use of assets for all emergency / disaster situations, evacuation procedures.​
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Describes direction and control protocol of Police, Fire, medical, DPW services.​
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Describes alert and Warning protocol – Radio, TV, Autodialing systems.​
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Describes critical facilities, shelters, roads, waterways.
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Address all emergencies – Weather related, Hazmat, Terrorism, WMD.
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The Bogota Office of Emergency Management Team meets on a monthly basis. The Local Emergency Planning Committee meets quarterly.
Bogota OEM Team
OEM Coordinator
Robert Foster
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Deputy OEM Coordinator
BPD Lt. Geoffrey Cole
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Mayor
Daniele Fede
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Bogota Police Chief
Daniel Maye
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Bogota Police Captain
Hector Liriano
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Volunteer Fire Department
Chief Robert Dirr
Deputy Chief Alex Breuss
Batt. Chief Daniel Klima
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Health Officer
Sam Yanovich
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Health Secretary
(OPEN)​
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Liaison to Environmental Commission
Mayor Daniele Fede
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Superintendent of Schools
Damian Kennedy
Registered Nurse
Cathy Capasso