Southwick Town Offices
454 College Highway
Southwick, MA 01077

Telephone: (413) 569-0308

General e-mail: sema@southwick-ema.org

Emergency Management

OFFICERS

Charles Dunlap - Director
Chuck Housner - Assistant Director and Webmaster
Keith Stromgren - Assistant Director
Eric Carroll - Radio Officer

MEMBERS

Joan Boissonnault
Pauline Dunlap
Mary Grasso
David Houle
Peter Jakobowski
Peter Jakobowski, Jr.
Robert Miller
Howard Pohlman

R.A.C.E.S. (Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service)

Southwick FCC licensed amateur radio operators appointed by local government that provide emergency / disaster communications within Southwick, for liaison to adjacent local communities and to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency under FEMA guidelines and FCC rules and regulations.

Charles Dunlap - Director - K1II
Chuck Housner - Assistant Director - KB1FLI
Keith Stromgren - Assistant Director - N1MOC
Eric Carroll - Radio Officer - N1HVM
David Houle - KB1NCK
Pauline Dunlap - N1EVE

E.O.C. Call Sign - WC1SW

C.E.R.T.
Community Emergency Response Team - CERT training promotes a partnering effort between emergency services and the people that they serve. The goal is for emergency personnel to train members of neighborhoods, community organizations, or workplaces in basic response skills. CERT members are then integrated into the emergency response capability for their area.

Mission Statement

To establish a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) for the Town of Southwick in support of a trained volunteer response to aid in shelter operations, emergency communications and assistance to Public safety needs during major emergencies and large events in Southwick.

Charles Dunlap - Coordinator
Chuck Housner - Assistant Coordinator
Joan Boissonnault
Eric Carroll
Pauline Dunlap
Mary Grasso
David Houle
Peter Jakobowski, Jr.
Robert Miller
Howard Pohlman

SEMA Team

(from left to right) Charles Dunlap; Pauline Dunlap; Peter Jakobowski Jr.; Bob Miller; Eric Carroll; Pat Davis (Resigned); Keith Stromgren Not pitctured:  Joan Boissonnault; Sarah Houle, David Houle, Chuck Housner; Peter Jakobowski; Howard Pohlman	(from left to right) Peter Jakobowski; Donald King (Resigned); Charles Dunlap; Kyle Whalley (Resigned); Chuck Housner; Bernard Keefe (Retired); Robert Miller; Pauline Dunlap; Howard Pohlman and Alexander F. Monczka (Resigned) Not pictured: Joan Boissonnault; Eric Carroll; Peter Jakobowski, Jr.; Sarah Houle, David Houle, Keith Stromgren