Personnel from the department's fire and EMS branches attended an emergency preparedness event at the Kennedy Center on September 21st. The event was sponsored by the township's Office of Emergency Management, and was open to residents of Burlington County. Attendees were given information about what to do in the event of a natural or man made disaster.

Topics that were covered included:

How to Prepare for a Disaster
Cooking Foods Found in an Emergency Preparedness Kit
National Weather Service
NJ Hazard Mitigation
Insurance
Public Service Electric and Gas
Emergency Shelter Operations
Community Emergency Response Team

The department's personnel were on scene to talk to attendees about fire and medical safety during a disaster.