Emergency Preparedness

 It's important to be prepared prior to an emergency or disaster and to connect with neighbors in advance. The Vermont Emergency Management offers these helpful free booklets about what to do in the case of an emergency: 

• Family Emergency Preparedness

• Business Disaster Preparedness Workbook

• Just In Case: An Emergency Readiness Planning Guide for People who May Need Extra Assistance

• Vermont School Safety Center

• Preparedness for Individuals and Families

The Importance of Neighbors During an Emergency

Try and connect with neighbors so you can seek or provide support when it may be needed. Talk to your neighbors about special equipment (e.g. generators, wood stove, chain saw) or special skills you might have. Decide who will check on elderly or disabled neighbors. Share plans and communicate in advance.

Weather Information

• National Weather Forecast for Cavendish

Information About the Situation in Cavendish

• Subscribe to the Cavendish Update

• "The Dish" Blog of CavendishConnects.com

• Cavendish VT Facebook page

• Cavendish Volunteer Fire Dept. Facebook page

• Proctorsville Volunteer Fire Dept

Town Phone Numbers

• Call 911 for emergencies.

• Cavendish’s Emergency Management Coordinator: Bobby Glidden

• Cavendish’s Emergency Shelter: The basement of the Cavendish Baptist Church, 2258 Main Street, has emergency shelter capability, and will be used for assistance during times of extended power outage so community can take showers and have a hot meal. Depending on the season, it can serve as a “warming station” in the winter and a “cooling station” in the summer. | Ph. 226-7131 Depending on need, both fire departments can also serve as shelters.

• Call the town office, during normal working hours, for non-emergencies | Ph. 226-7292

• Cavendish Fire Department | Ph. 226-7790

• Proctorsville Fire Department | Ph. 226-7281

• Cavendish Town Elementary School | Ph. 875-7758

• Green Mountain Union High School | Ph. 875-2146

• Town Garage | Ph. 226-7294

• Transfer Station | Ph. 226-7743

• Water Treatment Plant | Ph. 226-7743

• Cavendish Fletcher Community Library | Ph. 226-7503

Utilities

• Green Mountain Power Outage Center

• Report an outage

• Ludlow Electric | Ph. 228-7766

• TDS | Ph. 1-866-571-6662

• Wi-Fi: Free public access (does not require a password) is available at the Cavendish Town Library, the Cavendish Village Green and the Proctorsville Village Green. Wi-Fi is also available at the Fletcher Library in Ludlow.

Churches

• Calvary Church | Ph. 226-7607

• Cavendish Baptist Church | Ph. 226-7131

• Gethsemane Episcopal Church | Ph. 226-7967

• Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church | Ph. 228-3451

• St. James Methodist Church | Ph. 226-7819

State/Other Information

• Call 2-1-1 or www.vermont211.org for information regarding disaster resources

• Call 5-1-1 or www.511vt.com for road closures

• VT Emergency Management

• VT Emergency Management on Facebook

• Vermont Red Cross