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:

On April 12, 2025, the Town Meeting approved the “Emergency Management Ordinance”.

Four of our volunteers completed the York County EMA CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) training on April 15, 2025. This brings the total of Acton Residents that are certified to eight.

We have established primary and secondary local warming/cooling centers.

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 250% since January 2025.

Ongoing:

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

The York County EMA will be providing an in person Shelter Training Course at the Acton Town Hall on May 6, 2025 from 6-8 PM. Registration is available on the Town’s Home page.

We are soliciting volunteers to provide assistance with warming/cooling center operations if needed along with other types of help that may be required during emergencies.

We have residents waiting for the next York County EMA CERT class start date.

As of 4/8/2025, we now haves eight volunteers. OUR GOAL IS TWELVE so join us if you can.

Emergency Alerting:

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).