Oromocto Emergency Alert System

06/18/2024

Heat Warning: 2:59 PM ADT Tuesday 18 June 2024

A period of very hot and humid weather is occurring.

Time span: continuing through Thursday.

Minimum temperature tonight: 18 to 20 degrees Celsius.

Maximum temperature Wednesday: 30 to 35 degrees Celsius (Humidex 38 to 45)
Minimum temperature Wednesday night: 21 to 24 degrees Celsius.

Maximum temperature Thursday: 30 to 35 degrees Celsius (Humidex 39 to 45)
Minimum temperature Thursday night: 17 to 20 degrees Celsius. Cooler in northern sections of the province.

Remarks: Hot and humid conditions could possibly continue into Friday, especially over southern areas of the province. Nighttime lows are expected to remain very warm for the period, limiting overnight cooling.

Drink plenty of water regularly, even before you feel thirsty to decrease your risk of dehydration. Thirst is not a good indicator of dehydration.

Watch for early signs of heat illness - feeling unwell, fatigue, thirst, headache - all these can rapidly evolve into life-threatening emergencies. Move to a cooler environment immediately, such as a shaded or air-conditioned space.

Heat stroke is a medical emergency! Call 911 or your local emergency number immediately if you or someone you are caring for has a high body temperature and is either confused, has stopped sweating or becomes unconscious. While waiting for help, cool the person right away: move them to a cool place, apply cold water to large areas of the skin and fan the person as much as possible.

Reduce your heat risk. Schedule outdoor activities during the coolest parts of the day.

Never leave people, particularly children, or pets inside a parked vehicle.

All workers should take regularly scheduled breaks in a cool or shaded space.

Heat warnings are issued when very high temperature or humidity conditions are expected to pose an elevated risk of heat illnesses, such as heat stroke or heat exhaustion.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using .

In effect for:
Fredericton and Southern York County

05/14/2024

The Town has been informed that a bear was sighted in Oromocto West, just off Carpenter Drive.

Black bears are generally shy and usually avoid humans, but they are opportunistic feeders, and will attempt to eat anything that looks, smells or tastes like food.

Residents are kindly asked to avoid leaving garbage or food outside as much as possible.

For more information on black bears, visit the Government of New Brunswick’s website athttps://www2.gnb.ca/content/dam/gnb/Departments/nr-rn/pdf/en/Wildlife/be-aware-of-black-bears.pdf

You may report any nuisance related to wildlife to the Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development at 506-453-3826

Emergencies – 911

03/24/2024

Update: Due to power restoration in many areas it will remain open until 1 pm only.

For greater Oromocto… if you have lost power and need a place to charge your phone, warm up, get a shower, we are open starting at 8 AM. 10 Doyle Dr. in Oromocto West. We are located beside the Townhall. Our gym and kitchen are available. Feel free to come anytime. Coffee will be on.

03/22/2024

Une bonne préparation à des situations d’urgence compte trois principales composantes :
• Connaître les risques : Les gens du Nouveau-Brunswick devraient évaluer les sortes d’urgences qui peuvent avoir une incidence sur leur famille et leur communauté. Connaître les risques peut les aider à mieux se préparer à toute catastrophe comme les tempêtes, les inondations, les déraillements de train, les pannes de courant ou d’autres événements.
• Préparer un plan d’urgence : Tous les foyers ont besoin d’un plan d’urgence. Il aidera les familles à savoir quoi faire en situation d’urgence, et il faut moins de 30 minutes pour en élaborer un. Les membres de la famille devraient prendre le temps de discuter pour établir un point de rencontre; savoir comment se rejoindre; et savoir quoi faire dans différentes situations. Il faut mettre ce plan par écrit et en conserver une copie dans un endroit sûr.
• Avoir une trousse d’urgence : Les gens du Nouveau-Brunswick devraient avoir tout ce dont ils ont besoin pour eux et leur famille : de l’eau, de la nourriture, des lampes de poche, une radio, des piles, une trousse de premiers soins, des médicaments sur ordonnance, des préparations pour nourrissons et de l’argent comptant (puisque les guichets automatiques pourraient ne pas fonctionner en temps de crise).

03/22/2024

A developing storm will affect the region starting Saturday afternoon. Significant snowfall of 20 to 50 cm is expected over portions of central and northern New Brunswick before it tapers to flurries on Sunday. Over areas of southern New Brunswick the precipitation will start as snow on Saturday but will change to rain or freezing rain Saturday night and then back to snow Sunday morning before ending. Over southern New Brunswick the potential exists for significant snowfall but will be less than areas further to the north because it will change or be mixed with an extended period of rain, freezing rain or ice pellets.
https://weather.gc.ca/?layers=alert&province=NB&zoom=7¢er=46.55750540,-66.50731955

03/18/2024

The Town of Oromocto would like to introduce VOYENT ALERT!
Be informed ~ Emergency Alerts ~ Community Notifications

Voyent Alert! is a multi-purpose communication service used to send alerts to residents, businesses, and visitors during critical events like fires or floods as well as for relevant day-to-day communications such as facility cancellations, weather alerts, fire bans, planned maintenance/ construction, water advisories, etc.

How to Register:
Registration for the service is FREE, simple and totally anonymous.

For Mobile App Alerts: Download and install the Voyent Alert! app from the Apple or Google Play app stores.

For Email, Text Message or Voice Call Alerts: Register online at https://register.voyent-alert.com

What You Can Expect:
Personalized Communications: Voyent Alert! provides informative communications. Critical information such as emergency shelter locations and preferred evacuation routes from your location are provided.

Follow Multiple Locations: Voyent Alert! allows you to create and follow multiple locations such as “Kids School” or “Mom’s House”. Any event or communication related to your followed locations will be forwarded to you along your preferred communication channel.

No Message Fatigue: Voyent Alert’s smart alerting capabilities ensure that you will only get notified when a communication is relevant to you or one of the locations you are following.

Communications Your Way: Receive alerts over a wide variety of communication channels including mobile apps, text/SMS alerting, email or voice calling You can register for all or one of them.

For more information or learn how to register, please visit www.voyent-alert.com/community/