On the Road in New Hampshire

Making the Mutual Aid Video

Mutual Aid Public Works Crews ready and able to work on the video and in your town.

Clockwise at top left: Gary Anderson, of Cineworks, going for an action shot. Crew members removing trees. New London ’s excavator moving sand. Trucks lined up and ready to roll. Gary and Elizabeth Anderson photograph Alan Côte of Derry.

     On October 25, 2002 , members of the New Hampshire Public Works Mutual Aid Program created an informational video. Its purpose is to increase awareness and par­ticipation in the program. A grant from the New Hampshire Office of Emergency Management provided the funding.

Seven communities contributed to making the video. Although not an emer­gency, it allowed municipalities to work with each other. The staged event demonstrated the benefits of participating in the Mutual Aid Program.

Doug Sargent, the Ossipee Public Works Director, and his crew made everyone feel welcome. They closed a road, fell trees and arranged for Fire and Rescue participate. An Ossipee employee provided a car, which Gregg Champlain of the Office of Emergency Management drove over an embankment.

In the afternoon, shooting took place at Ossipee Aggregates. Don Hayward, Operations Manager and his crew, made every effort to ensure the suc­cess of the video.

WMUR covered the afternoon portion of the filming. They featured the video on the November 18, 2002 , episode of Chronicle. They provided footage of previous NH disasters such as the Stratham microburst, the Alton dam breach, and the New London ice storm the footage became part of the video. Mike Haddad, WMUR’s meteorologist appeared in the video. Fritz Weatherby narrated the video.

The videos will arrive at Public Works facili­ties in January. To borrow a copy, contact the UNH T² Center.

Thanks to the towns who participated in the event: Bow, Derry , Dover , Grafton, Loudon, New London and Ossipee.

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