Wayne Township is expanding their 911 special needs volunteer registry for all the township’s residents with a disability that may impact their response to emergency situations. Currently, we have registered over 70 Wayne Township children.
The special needs 911 registry is voluntary and open to all Wayne Township residents with a disability or other handicapping conditions that could adversely be affected in an emergency.
The program will allow for the 911 dispatchers to alert first responders to your disability and needs prior to any responder’s arrival. When law enforcement and other emergency responders have key information before an incident occurs they can provide better service and a personalized response.
Many families are very worried about what may happen in an emergency, just knowing that someone will be looking out for a special needs individual is a big relief.
The data is being provided to police, fire, ambulance and other first responders that are called to your address. In addition, secondary emergency contact information can be utilized if you are not at home (such as cell phone number) in cases where the parent or guardian is not at home when the emergency occurs. All of the information provided will be kept confidential – limited to the Wayne 911 database.
For those with children that meet this criteria, please send your child’s name, address, home phone number in addition to the emergency contact person(s), relationship to child, and cell phone number(s) to the Special Parent’s Association – 911 Registry, c/o Department of Special Services, 1502 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, NJ 07470.
For those who are not still part of the educational system but would like to partake, please email Cecilia c/o wayneautism@gmail.com and someone will contact you regarding registration.
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