The Shrewsbury Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) is responsible for the coordination of all emergency response disaster operations.

Employees
The agency consists of a part-time director, liaison representatives from all the Public Safety Departments in town, and is staffed by volunteers who serve as:

• Communications officer
• Deputy director
• Hazardous materials specialist
• Operations officer
• Public information officer
• Radiological officer
• Red Cross liaison
• Shelter officer
• Weather specialist

Agency Duties
Our agency performs:

• Activation and operation of any Emergency Shelter required at the time of a local disaster
• All 4 phases of emergency management:
  • Mitigation
  • Preparation
  • Recovery
  • Response
• Operation of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and for training the EOC staff
• Training exercises for natural and man made disasters, such as:
  • Blizzards
  • Hazardous materials incidents
  • Hurricanes

EOC & Shelter Locations During a Disaster
In the event of a local disaster:

• Our primary EOC is the selectmen's meeting room at the Town Hall
• The alternate EOC is Fire Headquarters on Church Road
• Our primary shelter is Oak Middle School on Oak Street
• The alternate shelter is the High School on Holden Street