The link below will open the confidential voluntary “Emergency Assistance Registry” for those who may need special assistance during an emergency. This is a fillable form, which can be submitted via email to ema@actonmaine.org. It can also be printed and submitted at the Town Hall in an envelope marked “Confidential EMA Registry” to the Town Administrator.

https://www.actonmaine.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/EMA-Assisrtance-Registry-Form.pdf

Completed:

We have established the Acton Elementary School as a RED CROSS supported shelter.

We have integrated Acton’s local alerts into the County’s RAVE alerting system with additional functionality to include a separate template for the Emergency Assistance Registry points of contact.

We have increased the Town of Acton’s RAVE participation by 168% in the month of January 2025.

Ongoing:

We are establishing local warming/cooling centers.

We are soliciting volunteers to assist at the Town’s warming/cooling centers when they become activated.

We are soliciting volunteers to provide contact with those in the “Emergency Assistance Registry” during emergencies.

We are developing a Town of Acton “Emergency Operations Plan” (EOP) for Town Departments.

We will be providing in person Community Emergency Response Team Training (CERT) provided by the County Emergency Management Agency with enough participation.

Bob and Ann Cibelli are our first volunteers, Thank you!

Emergency Alerts:

RAVE is a system that enables the agencies and towns within York County to provide you with critical and non-critical information in a variety of situations, such as severe weather, planned and unexpected road closures, missing persons, evacuations, natural disasters, and public health concerns. The York County Emergency Management Agency and local towns, use RAVE to communicate with the public. RAVE sends notifications via text message, a phone call, or email. How you receive information, depends on how you customize your account preferences.

Important Note: Be sure to create a Smart911 profile if you want to receive alerts from your local town otherwise, you will only receive countywide alerts.

You can sign up for RAVE by creating a Smart911 profile at the following link: https://www.smart911.com/smart911/ref/reg.action?pa=YorkCountyMaineEMA

Important Note: Those submitting the “Emergency Assistance Registry” form and providing an email address, will receive an email confirmation request from the County RAVE system pictured below. Once received, click on the “Confirm My Email Address” link (top image) and receive the confirmation (bottom image).