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Evacuation Plan

The Town Evacuation Plan consists of 12 zones, each with a Zone Commander responsible for that zone. Each zone has an exit and entry point to alleviate traffic congestion. It is understood that Zone Commanders are under the immediate direction of a Town Official (i.e. Police or Fire). The Zone Commander may assist Police and Fire personnel. Town residents are asked to make themselves familiar with their evacuation zones.

If any zone within the town is to be evacuated, the Zone Commander within that HOT ZONE (i.e., a zone immediately threatened) will not be required to put themselves in jeopardy. These HOT ZONES will be solely under the direction of emergency personnel.

Responsibilities of Zone Commanders:

  1. The Zone Commander will keep a record of the approximate number of residents within his/her zone. This record shall be updated every three years.
  2. The Zone Commander will provide the EMO Coordinator with the name and telephone number (including work number) of an alternate commander, should the primary commander be absent.
  3. The Zone Commander will form a subcommittee in his/her zone, made up of members, to aid in the evacuation process within that zone. The formation of the subcommittee should take into account specific characteristics that would complicate evacuation of that zone (Example - Nursing Homes, Schools, separation of streets within the zone). The Zone Commander will submit a list of members of this subcommittee including home and work phone numbers.
Evacuation Zones Map (295.3 kB)

EXITS AND ENTRANCES PER ZONE

Each zone has both an exit and an entrance depending on the location of the emergency. Residents and Zone Commanders will be advised as to which direction traffic should proceed to evacuate the zone as safely and quickly as possible.

  • Zone 1 Skyway Drive or Main Street
  • Zone 2 East or West on Main Street
  • Zone 3 Skyway Drive or Main Street
  • Zone 4 Skyway Drive or Main Street
  • Zone 5 East or West on Skyway Drive/Pleasant Street
  • Zone 6 East or West on Pleasant Street or Main Street
  • Zone 7 East or West on Main Street or South on Gaspereau Avenue or Highland Avenue
  • Zone 8 North or South on Gaspereau Avenue
  • Zone 9 East or West on Main Street or South on Orchard Avenue or Gaspereau Avenue
  • Zone 10 North on Orchard Avenue (to Main Street) or South on Gaspereau Avenue
  • Zone 11 North to Main Street or South to Gaspereau Avenue
  • Zone 12 East or West on Main Street or South on Maple Avenue