The Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee (BCREPC) is a coalition of law enforcement, fire service, health care, public health, public works, EMS, military, and numerous other affiliated agencies as outlined by the Massachusetts State Emergency Response Committee (SERC). It represents the towns of Barnstable, Bourne, Brewster, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Falmouth, Harwich, Mashpee, Orleans, Provincetown, Sandwich, Truro, Wellfleet, and Yarmouth in Barnstable County, and the town of Nantucket in Nantucket County.
The BCREPC meets monthly to provide updates, presentations on current disaster management topics and to hold an open discussion on a variety of emergency pre-planning subjects relevant to Cape Cod and Nantucket.
Our purpose is to harness the power of planning, cooperation, and interoperability to assist Cape Cod communities to mitigate the threat from any hazard which may require the response of multiple jurisdictions.
Multi-Agency Coordination Center (MACC) Did you know that when an emergency or a natural disaster strikes, the BCREPC Multi-Agency Coordination Center (MACC) activates at its location at the Barnstable County Complex? Its purpose is to provide emergency resources to towns if needed. The MACC directs the opening of regional emergency shelters in the event of natural disasters that significantly impact our region.
On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, Chip Reilly, Emergency Preparedness Director for Barnstable County, joined emergency management professionals from across the Commonwealth at Suffolk Law School for Emergency Management Day on Beacon […]
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March 25, 2025 (Barnstable, MA) – On Wednesday, March 26, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Barnstable County’s Cape Cod Center for Public Safety Training will host a full-scale […]
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Updated 8:00 AM, Friday, February 7, 2025 An approaching winter storm has the potential to bring 6+ inches of snowfall to Cape Cod, with lower totals anticipated for the Islands. […]
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The following press release was issued on February 3, 2025 by BOCH CERT CAPE COD — February 6, 2025 marks the fifth year the all-volunteer Brewster-Orleans-Chatham-Harwich Community Emergency Response Team […]
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By AIMEE ROTHMAN, The Sandwich Enterprise In the event of an emergency, the Sandwich Middle High Schools opens up to the public to offer shelter. Both people and pets are […]
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