Moretown Office Of Emergency Management

10/24/2025

The state of Vermont has lifted the ban on open burning. With that said you are required to receive a permit from the town fire Warden to do open burning.

09/19/2025

Moretown - Per the Moretown Fire Warden no open burning is permitted until further notice. For more information and resources regarding the ongoing drought or to report a drought related impact please visit https://drought.vermont.gov/
or reach out to Stefan Pratt Moretown Emergency Management Director

All of Vermont is currently in at least moderate drought with a small pocket of extreme drought along the Connecticut River on Orange and Windsor counties. As of September 18, 2025, the U.S. Drought Monitor reports that 78% of the state is in severe drought, with 1% of Vermont in extreme drought. Wi...

03/17/2025

With the high temps and rain coming in it appears as though the Mad River at Moretown will flood its banks. Please take a few minutes prepare if you are in a flood prone area. We will be monitoring the river all night.

10/28/2024

The Moretown Forest Fire Warden Under the guidance of the State of Vermont is issuing a BURN BAN from now thru November 11th,2024 unless otherwise advised. If you have questions feel free to email me at [email protected]

08/27/2024

Today I spoke with FEMAs disaster survivor assistance team, they informed me they will be going door to door in areas of town hit from the July flooding. This could happen as early as Thursday of this week August 29th they will have their FEMA photo ID. They said that they will not enter properties that have no trespassing, beware of dog or posted signs that they see on the property. If you wish to still have them visit either take them down or reach out to me to plan a meeting. There are a few other ways to reach out to them to apply for assistance.
1 disasterassistance.gov
2 the FEMA app and
3 call 1-800-621-3362.

You can find more information on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) page and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website.

08/09/2024

There is empty sandbags on the porch at the town clerks office if you need them they will have to be filled. Reach out with questions

08/07/2024

If the forecast sticks we will see heavy rain Friday night August 9th into Saturday August 10th. This seems increasing likely to cause flooding. With that NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE! Over the next few days take a minute around your property to check that ditches and culverts are clean of debris. Also take a little time to plan what if there’s a flood? There are many resources that the state as well as The National Weather Service have to help you prepare for your specific situation. We will be watching this storm closely and will do our best to update you as things progress.

07/31/2024

Today there is a risk of another round of flooding possible. Take the time to prepare and be vigilant of the weather 

07/14/2024

News Sun, 07/14/2024 - 12:00 The State today submitted a request for a Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to determine whether the state qualifies for a federal major disaster declaration for flooding and resulting damage on July 10 and 11, 2024.....

07/14/2024

WATER WATER WATER. There is cases of water at the fire department come grab what you need . Stay hydrated

07/09/2024

07/09/2024

With the potential for flash flooding tomorrow July 10th and main river flooding on Thursday July 11th, please take a few moments to check driveway culverts are free of debris. If you are in a flood prone area keep a close eye on weather watches and warnings. We at Moretown emergency management as well as the fire department will be monitoring the weather as well as water levels.