1st Annual Ocean City Jazz Festival
Labor Day Weekend (Sept 4th & 5th)
Flyer & Ticket Information
MAYOR'S CUP Golf Tournament
Sunday, September 19th at North Shore Country Club Flyer [Read on...]
North Carolina Prepares for Effects from the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
The state of North Carolina is closely monitoring BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. State and federal agencies are coordinating plans to be fully prepared to respond in case the oil reaches our state.
The U.S. Coast Guard is currently projecting that there is less than a 1 percent chance that any of the residual oil would reach this far north and threaten North Carolina’s coast. BP is the responsible party for the oil spill and is leading the response. The Coast Guard and U.S. Department of Interior, along with other federal agencies, have joined with BP as part of the Unified Command. North Carolina has an oil spill response plan that defines roles and responsibilities for responding agencies.
The plan is available on the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety’s Web site under the Division of Emergency Management. It can be viewed on the web by clicking here: www.nccrimecontrol.org/div/EM/documents/NCEOP-2009-PublicVersion.pdf.
The oil response plan is on pages 433-480.
The Coast Guard is the lead agency in charge if oil threatens coastal waters, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is the lead for inland waters. The N.C. Department of Crime Control and Public Safety and its Division of Emergency Management is the lead state response agency.
The N.C. State Emergency Response Team, headed by the state emergency management director, assists federal agencies, coordinates state preparations and response activities and works with local communities and responders. State response agencies include the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Health and Human Services, and more.
(from ECC Weekly Information Bulletin June 11th Edition)
House Fire at NTB
A residential house fire was called in at approximately 1:00 a.m. on the morning of Saturday, March 27th. One home was 100 percent consumed and another was 75 percent consumed. Both homes are located on Ocean View Drive in the neighborhood of Ocean Sound Village.
Multiple fire departments responded. Fire fighting was difficult because of windy conditions. The cause of the fire is unknown and under investigation.
Mayor Tuman wishes to express his gratitude to the fire departments that responded to
this fire.
NEW - Press Conference on House Fire at NTB
A press conference was held at NTB Town Hall on Friday, April 16th at 2:00 p.m.
NTB Deputy Fire Chief George Moore made a statement indicating that a joint investigation by the NTB Fire Department, NC State Bureau of Investigation, and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives concluded that this was an intentionally set fire.
There is a reward of up to $10,000 leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for this fire.
