Wantage Township New Jersey


888 State Highway 23
973-875-7192
administrator@wantagetwp-nj.org


Office of Emergency Management

Get the latest emergency news from the Wantage Township Office of Emergency Management by following the OEM Facebook page. This page is especially helpful for weather announcements.


Emergency Alerts

Sussex County Notification System

Get alerted about emergencies and other important community news. Sign up for The Sussex County Mass Notification System.

The Sussex County Office of Emergency Management has partnered with ReGroup to alert you about critical information in our area. Severe weather, unexpected road closures, missing persons, and evacuations are examples of the situations where community notifications may be necessary.

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Contact Info

Emergency Management Coordinator
Joseph Konopinski
Phone: No direct phone number. Leave a message at 973-875-7192 or contact through Facebook messaging.


Meetings

Committee does not have scheduled meetings.


2025 Emergency Management Committee

Position Name Term
Emergency Management Coordinator Joseph Konopinski thru 12/31/26
Deputy Coordinator #1 Thomas Madsen thru 12/31/25
F.A.S.Alternate Stan Gardner thru 12/31/25
Damage Assessment Joseph Butto thru 12/31/25
Fire Chief, EMC Member Hunter Space thru 12/31/25
Communications, EMC Member William Gebhard thru 12/31/25
DPW Supt., EMC Member Mark Little thru 12/31/25
Sanitarian, EMC Member Adam Baily thru 12/31/25
Finance/Resource Mgt., EMC Ashley Kannaley thru 12/31/25
Resource Management Charles Rokonsny thru 12/31/25
Mayor, EMC Member Ron Bassani thru 12/31/25
Public Information Officer Mike Restel thru 12/31/25
Evacuation Leroy Little thru 12/31/25
Evacuation A.J. Jinks thru 12/31/25
Operations, EMC Member Joseph Konopinski, Jr. thru 12/31/25
Operations, EMC Member Alex Rubin thru 12/31/25
Media New Jersey Herald thru 12/31/25

Notices

Sussex Rural Outage Resources

SREC recently updated its outage page on its website to include information on types and common causes of outages, preparedness and power outage checklists, the steps to restoring an outage, and FAQs, along with a link to the live outage map. SREC will host live updates for major outages when they occur on this webpage.

Winter Storm Checklist

Are you prepared if your power goes out? Click here for a storm preparation checklist provided by JCP&L. (pdf)