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DISASTER PREPAREDNESS STARTS AT HOME FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT Ann Marie Townshend, AICP Lewes City Manager (302) 645-7777 x109 [email protected] Fax: (302) 645-6406 Funding for this brochure was provided by the City of Lewes City of Lewes (Hazard Mitigation Planning Team) P. O. Box 227 Lewes, Delaware 19958 Updated March 2018 28 SPECIAL NEEDS REGISTRATION FORM Information contained in this brochure is credited to: _____________________________________________ Name “Before Disaster Strikes: How Families and Individuals Can Prepare”, American Red Cross _______________________________________ Street Address “Your Family Disaster Plan”, Federal Emergency _______________________________________ Management Agency, FEMA L-191, American Red Cross, ARC Telephone Number(s): 4466 RESIDENCY STATUS “Your Family Disaster Supplies Kit”, Federal Emergency Full-time Part-time (which months) Management Agency, FEMA L-189, American Red Cross, ARC 4463 DISABILITY/IMPAIRMENT Deaf or hearing impaired Independent Study Course (on-line): FEMA (Emergency Blind or sight impaired Management Institute) IS-394A, “Protecting Your Home or Small Confined to a wheel chair Business from Disaster” (http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/ Able to walk or move with assistance IS/crslist.asp) Could transfer to regular seats in a car, bus or van Confined to bed Additional emergency information on the Internet: Difficulty walking or moving during an emergency FEMA: http://www.fema.gov Other __________________________________ DEMA: http://www.state.de.us/dema (Please Specify) AMERICAN RED CROSS: http://www.redcross.org/services/ SPECIAL EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE REQUIRED disaster/beprepared (Check only those that are applicable) INSTITUTE FOR BUSINESS & HOME SAFETY: Special notification because impairment prevents hearing http://www.ibhs.org public address system warnings CITY OF LEWES: http://www.ci.lewes.de.us (Click on Transportation if evacuation is required “Emergency Prep”) Special accommodations because of physical impairments DNREC: http:www.dnrec.delaware.gov or medical condition NAME OF PERSON COMPLETING THIS FORM For additional information on disaster preparedness, ______________________________________________ contact your local emergency management agency, Name & Relationship of Person Needing Assistance or the American Red Cross ______________________________________________ Home Telephone # Work Telephone # Please return to: Lewes Police Department PO Box 227, Lewes DE 19958 2 27 LEWES HAZARD MITIGATION & CLIMATE Dial 9-1-1 to Obtain Immediate ADAPTATION PROJECT Assistance during an Emergency _____________________________________ In August 2011, The City of Lewes officially adopted a NON-EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Action Plan. With its strong history of hazard mitigation planning and Lewes City Hall (302) 645-7777 preparedness, Lewes is perfectly poised to take advantage Police Department (302) 645-6264 of an increasing understanding of climate change impacts. Board of Public Works (302) 645-6228 Given the increasing future risks from climate change such Wastewater Treatment Plant (302) 645-6450 as increasing temperatures and rising sea levels, the overall goal of the Hazard Mitigation and Climate Fire Department (302) 645-6556 Adaptation project has been to advance the City’s hazard mitigation work by incorporating climate adaptation. Beebe Medical Center (302) 645-3300 Emergency Department (302) 645-3289 Climate adaptation is a long-term view of future climate ______________________________________________ change effects on the community that focuses on understanding not only the expected impacts, but also the community’s ability to address them. The project has developed an action plan that aims to improve community sustainability and resilience through various education and Sussex County now has an enhanced 911 system. Go to regulatory recommendations. Local officials and residents Smart911.com to sign up. participated in a series of workshops to determine the City’s All residents are asked to contact their local telephone greatest existing and future vulnerabilities, and to chart a company to verify their 911 address. This must be done course of action to reduce these vulnerabilities. regardless of your billing address. Six specific actions were identified as recommendations to Your telephone company’s phone number can be found on address key vulnerabilities, and associated implementation your bill. guidance was provided. The recommended actions have significant overlap with the Lewes Mitigation Planning Having your address correct with the telephone company and Team’s current priorities. The City will continue to work with properly displaying 3-inch reflective numbers on your mailbox partners to apply the recommendations that will integrate or 4-inch reflective numbers on your house can greatly hazard mitigation and climate adaptation efforts. The action improve your chances of obtaining the assistance you need plan is available on the City’s website, on Delaware Sea in an emergency. Grant’s website and for review at Lewes City Hall and the If you have any questions, please contact the County’s Lewes Public Library. Mapping & Addressing office at (302) 855-1176. www.deseagrant.org/lewes_pilot_project 26 3 EVACUATION ROUTES – SUSSEX COUNTY WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF FLOOD The following Evacuation Routes are listed by the INSURANCE? Sussex County Mapping & Addressing Department: U.S. Rt. 113 Northbound from MD State Line to Kent Count Line Buying flood insurance is the best thing you can do to U. S. Rt. 13 Northbound from MD State Line to Kent County Line protect your home, business, family, and financial security DE Rt. 1 Northbound from MD State Line to Kent County Line from a flood. DE Rt. 54 Westbound from DE Rt. 1 to U. S. Rt. 113 DE Rt. 26 Westbound from DE Rt. 1 to U. S. Rt. 113 DE Rt. 24 Westbound from DE Rt. 1 to U. S. Rt. 113 When you are a flood insurance policyholder: DE Rt. 24 Westbound from DE Rt. 113 to U. S. Rt. 13 DE Rt. 16 Westbound from DE Rt. 1 to MD State Line Flood insurance compensates you for all covered DE Rt. 9 Westbound from DE Rt. 1 to U. S. Rt. 13 DE Rt. 404 Westbound from DE Rt. 9 to U. S. Rt. 13 losses. DE Rt. 18 Westbound from DE Rt. 1 to MD State Line Sussex Rd. 361 from DE Rt. 26 to Sussex Rd. 368 Coverage is relatively inexpensive. Sussex Rd. 368 from Sussex Rd. 361 to DE Rt. 17 DE Rt. 17 Westbound from Sussex Rd. 368 to Sussex Rd. 370 Sussex Road 370 from DE Rt. 17 to DE Rt. 20 You can depend on being reimbursed for flood DE Rt. 20 Westbound from DE Rt. 54 to DE Rt. 26 (Sussex Rd. 382) damages, even if the President does not declare a DE Rt. 54 Westbound from U. S. Rt. 113 to U. S. Rt. 13 Federal disaster. DE Rt. 5 Northbound form DE Rt. 24 to DE Rt. 1 DE Rt. 30 (Sussex Rd. 64) Westbound form DE Rt. 24 to DE Rt. 1 DE Rt. 30 (Sussex Rd. 64) Westbound from DE Rt. 26 to U. S. Rt.13 You do not have to repay a loan, as you might have to DE Rt. 20 Westbound from U. S. Rt. 113 to U. S. Rt. 113 with many Federal disaster relief packages. DE Rt. 26 Westbound from DE Rt. 113 to the Split of DE Rt. 24 & Rt. 30 Your covered losses are paid in full. SHELTERS – SUSSEX COUNTY You can count on your claim being paid in the event of a Sussex County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will flood loss because NFIP flood insurance is backed by designate appropriate shelter locations to be opened to the public the Federal government. during emergency situations, such as a hurricane warning. Shelter locations will vary depending upon the circumstances of Your agent can help you handle your claim quickly, so the emergency event. Potential shelters for Lewes-area residents include Cape Henlopen High School (Kings Hwy.) and that you will not have to put your life on hold if your the Beacon Middle School (Route 24). Stay tuned to the local property is damaged by a flood. You can even request a Emergency Alert System (EAS) radio stations for instructions. partial payment immediately after the flood, which can Sussex County will make every attempt to post current shelter help you recover even faster. locations on the county’s web site. 4 25 FLOOD INSURANCE You don’t have to live near water to be flooded. Floods are caused by storms, melting snow, hurricanes, and water backup due to inadequate or overloaded drainage systems, etc. Flood damage is not covered by most homeowners pol- icies, and there is usually a 30-day waiting period before flood insurance coverage goes into effect. Flood Insurance is available to Homeowners, Renters, Con- do owner/renter, & Commercial owners/renters. The cost will vary depending on how much insurance is purchased, what it covers and property Flood Risk. If your agent does not write flood insurance, you may call the NFIP toll free at 1-888-379-9531 to obtain the name of an agent in our area who does write flood insurance. Or you can also check the local Yellow Pages directory. Information about the National Flood Insur- The City has been divided into two evacuation zones. Zone 1 (shown in red) starts from the Canal east to the beach, from Cape Henlopen State Park north to the Roosevelt Inlet and ance Program (NFIP) is also available at the north end of Pilottown Road. Zone 2 (shown in yellow) starts from the Canal west to the city limits and from Gills Neck Road to the Great Marsh. Refer to the city website for addi- www.floodsmart.gov. tional information . 24 5 HOW YOU CAN HELP PROTECT YOUR HOME FROM ARE YOU READY? – DO YOU & YOUR FAMILY WILDFIRES KNOW WHAT TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY??? The City of Lewes has over 100 acres of marsh within the beach area. This marsh area is conducive to growth of a non-native in- Are you prepared to survive on vasive species call PHRAGMITES.

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