Health & Fitness
Social Media Emergency Ready in Hoboken, NJ
Twitter has proven itself an essential component in keeping people safe. I put together a list of local, state and federal official social media emergency accounts for Hoboken, NJ.
Fox News contributor Jennifer Cerbasi wrote a great article detailing how to keep your family safe via Twitter. Here is my emergency social media contact list for Hoboken, NJ based on Jennifer's guidelines.
To see the latest emergency news, visit my Hoboken NJ Emergency List.
Local Emergency List
To receive Hoboken updates via phone and text, sign up for non-emergency messages via Nixle and emergency via Swift911
Find out what's happening in Hobokenwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Your city’s official account: @CityofHoboken
Your local police and fire departments: No official social media, phone (201) 420-2100
Find out what's happening in Hobokenwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Your city’s Office of Emergency Management: No official social media, OEM website, phone #s are
- OEM Coordinator – Kenneth Ferrante, 201-344-5034
- OEM Deputy Coordinator – Joel Mestre, 201-420-5618
Your city’s mayor and council members:
- Mayor @dawnzimmernj – City of Hoboken website
- Council members, in order listed on City Council website: @RaviBhalla, @djmello, @1stWardCouncil, @MasonForHoboken, @3rdWardCouncil, @TimOcchipinti, @PeteHCunningham, @JenGiattino6
Utility companies (i.e. PSE&G, Con Edison): @PSEGdelivers
State Emergency List
Your state’s Governor: @ChrisChristie
Your state’s Office of Emergency Management: @readynj
Your state’s police department: @NJSP
Transportation agencies/organizations (i.e. MTA, NJ Transit, Port Authority): @NJ_TRANSIT
Local news agencies (They will post announcements about news conferences, which you may be able to stream live on your phone): @News12NJ, @jerseyjournal, @njdotcom, @hobokenpatch, @hudson_reporter
National Emergency List
FEMA: @fema
FEMA for your region (Click here to find your state’s region): @femaregion2
National Weather Service: @usNWSgov
National Guard: @USNationalGuard
Department of Homeland Security: @DHSgov
American Red Cross: @RedCross
Center for Disease Control Emergency: @CDCemergency
Family & Friends
Close family and friends, rather than acquaintances, you would need to contact or locate in case of an emergency.
The Metro Moms Network team are the first people I would call in an emergency: @jenifernyc1, @zgbmom3, @maryvidalnj, @matinaloffredo, @pj_kaiser. And if the entire NYC region was underwater, I would call our fiction editor @debramarrs
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Kathy Zucker, CEO of Metro Moms Network, mother of three young children and New York Life Keep Good Going Shorty Award winner and judge, writes about juggling career and family in an urban setting. Read her MomCondoLiving blog, follow her on Twitter (@KathyZucker), friend her on Facebook and watch her on Youtube.