JEM MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of JEM Teams is to promote awareness of local community resources, to train local agencies to work together and provide a structure for coordinated local emergency response.

We are NOT 1st Responders and we DO NOT replace 911 but...............

If you have, or are aware of, particular needs (food, clothing, shelter, safety, etc.) within the community during a disaster or crisis contact the JEM team at 490-5400

MEETINGS

Meetings are held 12:00 to 2:00 pm on the third Tuesday of each month in the upstairs office at the Sheet Harbour Fire Station or the Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital.

COMMUNITY STATUS REPORTERS

During a community wide emergency crisis CSR's advise the JEM team of the status of their area (roads/ power outages/ flooding, etc.), or of any needs or particular concerns within their home community.  These people are residents volunteering their time and information to help communicate needs in a time of crisis.  If you would like to volunteer to be a CSR in your area please contact us.

WHAT CAN JEM DO FOR YOU

• Assist with your own preparedness planning
• Connect to resources outside your community
• Facilitate faster and better emergency response
• Provide access to additional resources in an emergency
• Coordinated response with agencies and other communities

JEM needs:

• Community Group Representatives to attend meetings
• Community Representative(s) (Community Status Reporters)
• Knowledge of and help from Community Resources  (such as Clubs, Associations, Churches, Recreation Centers, Schools, etc.)

If you would like to come to a meeting or send a representative from your organization we'd be glad to see you.  Alternately, if your organization would like to have a JEM representative speak to your group we would be pleased to come and meet with you and make a presentation.  Please contact us at 490-5400.