August 26th, 2012 Update

Summer continues to be busy for SCD members. The department participated in the 11th annual Square Jam, early in the month of August. Members provided lighting during the event and continued lighting the town's square until the equipment was broken down for the night. Also SCD members in conjunction with the town's Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) gave out free water and showed the community the Emergency Trailer that is housed at SCD HQ. The trailer contains equipment for sheltering operations, support for search and rescue operations, dispensing site operations, missing persons searches, town wide events, etc.

Work has started in the community center to allow a new mobile generator to power the building if needed for the sheltering operation. Once finished, the mobile generator can be put in place and would make the Community Center an operational shelter for Sharon residents. The electrical work was accomplished by securing funds from the capital outlay process.

SCD members continue working on projects that include, building portable stop signs to be deployed at key intersections if traffic lights are not operable. New high output lights have been tested during the Square Jam operation and work will continue on new uses for these lights. Work has started on providing the public safety complex of SCD and SPD with better cell phone coverage. External and internal antennas, amplifiers have been purchased and will be installed in the coming weeks.

SCD members participated in a pump drill last week. Our new high capacity gas powered pump was taken to Lake Massapoag and tested. All members reviewed the pumps operating procedure, and the pump will now be put into service for use.