Hurricane Season Preparedness

It's important to be proactive during hurricane season which runs until November. With weather-related activities heating up in the tropics, Ocean County officials want residents and visitors to be prepared.

 Click here for important information on preparing for a storm

 Click to hear important information on preparing for a hurricane

Beating the Heat

As excessive heat and humidity continues to affect the area, the Ocean County Office of Emergency Management has some helpful precautions available on dealing with the heat.

 Click here to access the information

Battery Recycling Changes

Changes have been made to Ocean County's battery recycling program.

To access information on the changes  Click here to read the release

Fire Prevention for Seniors

Help Retire Fire is a fire prevention program provided by the Ocean County Fire Marshal's Office and supported by the Board of Freeholders and Ocean County Sheriff William L. Polhemus and focusing on the needs of senior citizens.

 To access the information click here

Senior Services Area Plan

The 2010-2012 Area Plan Contract Summary outlines Ocean County's plan for addressing the current and future needs of our senior population

 Click here for the summary PDF

Energy Assistance

For information on energy and utility discount programs  please click here.

Grass Too High on State Road?

To report unattractive weeds and grass too tall that might be causing site distance problems along state Highways in Ocean County including Routes 37, 35, 72 and 70, call the state Department of Transportation dispatch number at 609-588-6212. The call is taped and logged into a state data base.

Street lights out?

Ocean County Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari encourages residents to report streetlight outages to the utility companies servicing the area.

For First Energy customers which include Jersey Central Power & Light call 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877) or go online at  www.firstenergycorp.com and click on "Report an outage."

For Atlantic City Electric customers call 1-800-642-3780 or go online at  www.atlanticcityelectric.com and click on link to report streetlight outage.