TO:	Local District Commissioners; TA Directors; FS Directors

FROM:	Russell Sykes, Deputy Commissioner
	Division of Employment and Transitional Supports

SUBJECT:	 Food Stamp Disaster Plan Local Contacts

EFFECTIVE DATE:	Immediately

CONTACT PERSON:	David Staszak at 1-800-343-8859 x 3-6354
                                        dave.staszak@otda.state.ny.us	

It is critical that New York State be prepared to act quickly and efficiently to a need for emergency food stamp issuance in response to disaster.  The 9/11 tragedy as well as several other disasters stand as stark reminders not only of the importance of emergency preparedness but of the need for cooperation among federal, state, and local agencies to address the needs of disaster victims.  To that end, it is imperative that we have up-to-date information on your district’s Food Stamp contact in the event of a declared disaster.  This will enable us to provide you with immediate program support and information during an emergency. Since contact numbers must be operational on a 24-hour basis, many districts choose to designate either their disaster operations center or the county sheriff’s office.

For your convenience,  we have included the 2004-2005 County Social Services Emergency Contact Numbers for review and update.  To ensure that your county information is included in the State Food Stamp Disaster Plan we file with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the State Emergency Management Office, please send the appropriate contact and phone number to OTDA by Friday, April 21, 2006.  Information should be sent via e-mail to   dave.staszak@otda.state.ny.us or by calling David Staszak at the number listed above.  If your district contact information has not changed, please indicate there are no changes necessary Your prompt response is essential

COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS AND
AFTER HOURS EMERGENCY CONTACT NUMBERS

County	Day Phone	After-Hours Phone Number	
Albany	(518) 447-7617 	(518) 869-2231, Albany County Nursing Home	
Allegany	(585) 268-9622	(585) 268-9189	
Broome	(607) 778-1911	(607) 778-1911	
Cattaraugus	(716) 373-8065	(716) 938-9111, Sheriff	
Cayuga	(315) 255-1161  	(315) 253-1222, Sheriff	
Chautauqua	(716) 753-4421	(716) 753-2131, 12 Midnight – 9 a.m., Sheriff	
Chemung	(607) 735-8600 (CWP) 	(607) 735-8600, County Warning Point (CWP)	
Chenango	(607) 334-2000	(607) 334-2000, Sheriff	
Clinton	(518) 565-3300	(518) 565-4300 Sheriff	
Columbia	(518) 828-9411	(518) 828-3344, County Sheriff	
Cortland	(607) 753-5305	(607) 753-3311, Sheriff	
Delaware 	(607) 746-2325	(607) 746-2336, Sheriff	
Dutchess	(845) 486-2080 (DCER)	(845) 486-2080 DC Emergency Response(DCER)	
Erie	(716) 858-7511	 (716) 898-4225, Erie County Emergency Services	
Essex	(518) 873-3441	(518) 873-3346, Sheriff  -  873-3660, Emergency Services	
Franklin	(518) 481-1873 	(518) 483-6795 Sheriff	
Fulton	 (518) 736-2100, Sheriff	(518) 736-2100, Sheriff	
Genesee 	(585) 344-2580	(585) 343-5000, Sheriff	
Greene	(518) 943-3300, Sheriff	(518) 943-3300, Sheriff	
Hamilton	(518) 648-6131	(518) 548-6111, Sheriff	
Herkimer 	(315) 867-1222	(315) 867-1167, Sheriff	
Jefferson	(315) 785-3185	(315) 785-3185	
Lewis 	(315) 376-5400	(315) 376-3511, Sheriff or 376-5305 EMO	
Livingston	(585) 243-7300	(585) 243-7100, Sheriff	
Madison	(315) 366-2211	(315) 366-5003	
Monroe	(585) 274-6298 	(911) Emergency Communications Department 	
Montgomery	(518) 853-4646	(518) 853-5500, 736-1850 or 673-2554, Sheriff	
Nassau	(516) 571-4444	(516) 572-3143	
Niagara 	(716) 439-7602	(716) 438-3393 Sheriff	
Oneida	(315) 798-5097     	(315) 736-0141, Sheriff	
Onondaga	(315) 435-2525	(315) 435-2525	
Ontario	(585) 396-4015	911 or (585) 394-4560, Sheriff	
Orange	(845) 291-4000
(845) 568-5100 Newburgh	(845) 291-4033, Sheriff
	
	(845) 858-1420, Port Jervis
(845) 346-1120, Middletown		
Orleans	(585) 589-7004	(585) 589-5527, Sheriff	
Oswego	(315) 963-5435  	(315) 349-3411, Sheriff	
Otsego	(607) 544-2147	(607) 547-4271, Sheriff	
Putnam	(914) 225-7040	(845) 225-6839, Emergency Management Director	
Rensselaer 	(518) 283-2000	(518) 283-2000	
Rockland	(845) 364-3100	(845) 638-5400, Sheriff	
St. Lawrence	(315) 379-2155	(315) 379-2222, Sheriff	
Saratoga	(518) 884-4140	(518) 885-6761, Sheriff	
Schenectady 	(518) 388-4470	(518) 383-0383	
Schoharie	(518) 295-8334	(518) 295-8114, Sheriff	
Schuyler	(607) 535-8303	(607) 535-8222, Sheriff	
Seneca	(315) 539-1800	 (315) 539-9241, Sheriff	
Steuben	(607) 776-7611 or 664-2100	1-800-346-2211	
Suffolk	(631) 854-9930	(631) 854-9100, Emergency Services	
Sullivan	(845) 292-0100	(845) 292-2020, Pager # 0260	
Tioga	(607) 687-8301	(607) 687-1010, Sheriff	
Tompkins	(607) 274-5251	(607) 257-5316, Sheriff	
Ulster 	(845) 334-5000	(845) 338-1440, Emergency Manager	
Warren	(518) 761-6339	(518) 761-6477, Sheriff	
Washington	(518) 746-2300	(518) 746-2142, (Emergency Services)	
Wayne	(315) 946-4881	(315) 946-9711, Sheriff or 911	
Westchester	(914) 995-5566 or 995-5400	(914) 995-5029, Emergency Services	
Wyoming	(585) 786-8867 Fire & Emergency Services 	(585) 786-2255, Sheriff or 786-8867, Fire & Emergency Services.	
Yates	(315) 536-5183	(315) 536-4438, Sheriff	
New York City Human Resources Administration	(212) 331-6000 	(212) 630-9425