WEST MAYFIELD
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
& MANAGEMENT
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WEST MAYFIELD
Emergency Management
- Emergency Management Coordinator: Bill Heaton
- Operations Center: Borough Building (4609 W. 8th Ave.)
- Phone: 724-513-5640 (Heaton), 724-847-1867 (Boro)
- Official Borough Website
- Official Borough Facebook
BEAVER COUNTY
Emergency Management
- Emergency Management Coordinator: Eric Bruer
- Operations Center: Beaver County Emergency Services Center (Monaca)
- Phone: 724-775-1700, ebruer@beavercountypa.gov
- Official County EMS Website
- Official County EMS Facebook
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The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) helps communities and citizens mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other human-made disasters. PEMA supports county emergency management agencies by coordinating and engaging the whole community including: Federal and state partners, Volunteer organizations involved in disasters, Private sector business community, and Citizens
All About Storm Water
West Mayfield Emergency Management
An activity book for children teaching about the water cycle, environmental impacts of storm water pollution, and how we can help prevent our creeks and streams from being polluted.
What is Stormwater?
Stormwater is water from rain or melting snow that doesn’t soak into the ground and eventually runs off into waterways. It flows from roof tops, over paved areas and bare soil, and through sloped lawns while picking up a variety of materials on it’s way. As it flows, stormwater runoff collects and transports soil, animal waste, salt, pesticides, fertilizer, oil and grease, debris and other potential pollutants.
What is the Problem
Rain and snowmelt wash pollutants (pesticides, motor oil, Bacteria, nitrogen, lead, chemicals sediment and litter) from streets, construction site and land into storm sewers and ditches. Eventually, the storm sewers and ditches empty polluted stormwater directly into streams and rivers with no treatment. This is know as stormwater pollution.
Polluted stormwater degrades our lakes, rivers, wetlands and other waterways. Nutrients such as phosphorous and nitrogen can promote the overgrowth of algae and deplete oxygen, toxic substances from automobiles and careless application
of pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers threaten water quality and can kill fish and other aquatic life. Bacteria from animal waste and improper connections to sewage systems can make lakes and waterways unsafe for wadding, swimming and fish consumption. Eroded soil is a pollutant as well. It clouds the waterways and interferes with the habitat of fish and plant life.
According to an inventory conducted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), approximately half of U.S. waterways classified as impaired are affected by urban/suburban and construction related sources of stormwater runoff.
Things You Can Do To Prevent Storm Water Pollution
Some household products, such as cleaners, insect spray and weed Killer, can cause pollution if allowed to drain into storm sewers. Buy household products labeled “nontoxic” whenever possible.
Clean water-based paints from rollers, pans and brushes in sinks that go into the sanitary sewer system. Use paint thinner to remove oil based paint from brushes and rollers but do not rinse down sinks or drains.
Keep your autos in good repair and watch for possible leaks. Take leftover or used fluids to a household hazardous waste collection. Clean up leaks and spills with an absorbent material such as kitty litter.
Water containing chlorine is harmful to aquatic life. Whenever possible, drain water into the sanitary sewer system. There are established guidelines on the amount of residual chlorine, acceptable pH range coloration, filter media and acid cleaning wastes when darning into the storm sewer system, and some areas may require a permit. Check with your municipality.
Follow all directions carefully when using pesticides and fertilizers; don’t ever water or use before a rain. Pesticides and fertilizers adversely impact water quality and aquatic habitat. Pesticides application may require adherence with the Neighbor Notification Law.
Pick-up pet waste as soon as possible and put it in the trash. Pet waste has harmful bacteria that can get into our waterways.
Local Emergency Management Team
West Mayfield, Beaver Falls, and Eastvale make up a Joint Emergency Management Services organization (J.E.M.S.).
West Mayfield Borough is responsible for implementing, reviewing, and updating its own Emergency-Operating Plan (EOP), which delineates its responsibilities in the event of an emergency or disaster. When the Borough cannot provide specific support services, outside agencies such as the American Red Cross and Salvation Army are contracted through verbal and written agreements to provide the service needed.
The Emergency Operating Plan is reviewed by the Borough Emergency Management Coordinator and approved every 2 years by the FEMA, PEMA, and Beaver County Emergency Management. West Mayfield Borough Council then approves the Emergency Operating Plan.
Emergency Management oversees 4 basic phases of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. The Mayor and Council work very closely with the Borough’s Emergency Management team to provide the support that is needed to be effective in all phases.
BE A PART OF THE TEAM
In times of an emergency, we’ll need all the help we can get to ensure we keep our community safe from harm. So be proactive and learn how you can be a part of the West Mayfield Emergency Management Team.
All residents are welcome | No experience necessary
Contact Bill Heaton if you would like to volunteer on our Emergency Management team.
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