Transportation
It is important to recognize that a hazardous materials emergency can occur along transportation routes in addition to fixed facilities.
Emergency Response Procedures
Emergency response procedures for transportation accidents are broken into 3 principal categories:
As a fall back, a daily sheet of services available and general information will be posted on the front doors of the Town Hall and fire stations during major events when commercial communication systems and power systems are not functioning in town.
High Hazard Potential Areas
In Ledyard, the following areas are recognized as having the highest potential for a transportation related hazardous materials incident:- Algonquin Gas Pipeline - Northeast corner of the town
- Naval Submarine Base - Southwest corner of the town
- P&W Railroad - Groton to Preston parallel to Thames River
- Route 117 - Groton to Preston
- Route 12 - Groton to Preston
- Route 2 - Preston to North Stonington
- Route 214 - Route 12 to Route 2
- Thames River - Groton to Preston (Ledyard - Montville town line splits the river)
- Yankee Gas Pipeline - Route 12 (Groton to Preston) and Hurlbutt Road (Route 12 to Thames River Crossing).
Emergency Response Procedures
Emergency response procedures for transportation accidents are broken into 3 principal categories: - Those which exist in the immediate area of the accident site but do not constitute an impact on the surrounding community
- Those which exist in the immediate area of the accident and could result in an impact to the surrounding community
- Those in the immediate area of the accident which are affecting the surrounding community
How Can You Be Impacted?
Although a significant incident on our transportation routes is unlikely, the impact to you would be to either shelter in place or to evacuate. Instructions for each of these emergency actions are available.
How Will You Be Notified?
In the case of an emergency on a transportation route which could affect you, the reverse 911 system will be our 1st method to try to contact you. Shortly thereafter, TV and radio station notifications will occur.TV Stations Carrying the EAS Message
- WFSB - Channel 3
- WTNH - Channel 8
- WVIT - Channel 30
- WTIC - Channel 61
Local Radio Carrying the EAS Message
- WNPR - 89.1 FM
- WCTY - 97.7 FM (WCTY is the primary reporting station for the area)
- WNLC - 98.7 FM
- WQGN - 105.5 FM
- WBMW - 106.5 FM
- WSUB - 980 AM
- WMRD - 1150 AM
- WICH - 1310 AM
- WLIS - 1420 AM