Brick Gets $1.4M FEMA Reimbursement

Brick will receive $1.4 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for resources expended during Superstorm Sandy, it was announced Thursday.

The federal funding will be used to reimburse costs associated with emergency protective measures performed during the storm, including clearing roadways and setting up checkpoints and call centers to provide safety and security to residents for facilities destroyed or damaged during the storm.

In response to Sandy, police officers and Department of Public Works employees cleared roadways, allowing for safe passage of emergency vehicles. Police officers and National Guard personnel also set up checkpoints in the township's barrier island sections to keep residents safe.

The township also ran a call center which directed 40,000 calls.

All the while, building and electrical inspectors from Brick and neighboring towns inspected flooded buildings to determine the safety of the structures for entrance or occupancy.

Town equipment, such as loaders and dump trucks, was also used to rescue residents trapped in their homes due to flooding conditions, and a contractor was hired to remove sand from the streets to allow passage of vehicles.

The total cost of the response was $1.9 million, with $1.4 million being reimbursed.

Gov. Chris Christie's administration announced Brick's funding alongside an announcement that Hoboken would $1.1 million for similar operations there.