Office of Emergency Management
Get the latest emergency news from the Wantage Township Office of Emergency Management by following the OEM Facebook page. This page is especially helpful for weather announcements.
Emergency Alerts
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Contact Info
Emergency Management Coordinator
Joseph Konopinski
Phone: No direct phone number. Leave a message at 973-875-7192
or contact through Facebook messaging.
Meetings
Committee does not have scheduled meetings.
2026 Emergency Management Committee
| Position | Name | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency Management Coordinator | Joseph Konopinski | thru 12/31/26 |
| Deputy Coordinator #1 | Thomas Madsen | thru 12/31/26 |
| F.A.S.Alternate | Stan Gardner | thru 12/31/26 |
| Damage Assessment | Joseph Butto | thru 12/31/26 |
| Fire Chief, EMC Member | Hunter Space | thru 12/31/26 |
| Communications, EMC Member | William Gebhard | thru 12/31/26 |
| DPW Supt., EMC Member | Mark Little | thru 12/31/26 |
| Sanitarian, EMC Member | Elaine Detweiler | thru 12/31/26 |
| Finance/Resource Mgt., EMC | Ashley Kannaley | thru 12/31/26 |
| Resource Management | Charles Rokonsny | thru 12/31/26 |
| Mayor, EMC Member | Justin VanderGroef | thru 12/31/26 |
| Public Information Officer | Mike Restel | thru 12/31/26 |
| Evacuation | Leroy Little | thru 12/31/26 |
| Operations, EMC Member | Joseph Konopinski, Jr. | thru 12/31/26 |
| Operations, EMC Member | Alex Rubin | thru 12/31/26 | Media | New Jersey Herald | thru 12/31/26 |
Notices
Sussex Rural Outage Resources
SREC has an outage page on its website, which includes information on types and common causes of outages, preparedness and power outage checklists, the steps to restoring an outage, and FAQs, along with a link to the live outage map. SREC will host live updates for major outages when they occur on this webpage.
Winter Storm Checklist
Are you prepared if your power goes out? Click here for a storm preparation checklist provided by JCP&L. (pdf)