Emergency Preparedness
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FBI Advisory
- If you receive a suspicious letter or package what should you do?
- Handle with care
Don't shake or bump
Isolate and look for indicators, such as:
- No return address
- Strange odor
- Possibly mailed from a foreign country
- Excessive postage
- Misspelled words
- Addressed to title only or incorrect title
- Excessive tape or string
- Badly typed or written
- Oily stains, discolorations, or crystalization on wrapper
- Protruding wires
- Lopsided or uneven
- Wrong title with name
- Restrictive markings
- Rigid or bulky
- Don't open, smell or taste
- Treat it as suspect! Call 9-1-1
If parcel is open and/or a threat is identified...
For a Bomb
- Evacuate Immediately
- Call 9-1-1
- Contact local FBI (774-9322)
For Radiological
- Limit exposure - don't handle
- Go distance from hazard (evacuate area)
- Shield yourself from object
- Call 9-1-1
- Contact local FBI (774-9322)
For Biological or Chemical
- Isolate - don't handle
- Call 9-1-1
- Wash your hands with soap and warm water
- Contact local FBI (774-9322)
EMERGENCY SHELTERS
In the event that an evacuation of an area is necessary, provisions have been made for the sheltering and care of evacuees. Freeport's Emergency Shelters include:
Freeport High School
30 Holbrook Street
207-865-4706
Casco Bay YMCA
Old South Freeport Road
207-865-9600
OTHER EMERGENCY NUMBERS
Maine Medical Center
207-871-2381
Poison Control
800-442-6305
Mercy Hospital
207-879-3266
Mid-Coast Hospital
207-729-0181
Parkview Hospital
207-725-2583
Cumberland County Emergency Management Agency
207-892-6785
State of Maine Emergency Management Agency
800-452-8735