the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ , some very important reminders from the Village of Ridgewood :
Please reserve calls to 911 for emergencies only. For other than emergencies, you may call the non-emergency number for the Ridgewood Police Department 201-652-3900.
If you do need to call 911 for any Emergency Services from the Police, Fire or Emergency Medical Services/Ambulance, in addition to providing your name, address and nature of the emergency. PLEASE notify the dispatcher if ANYONE in your home has travelled from Europe or Asia recently or may have been exposed to COVID-19 or is exhibiting flu like symptoms. This notification will lead our First Responders to taking the proper precautions, prior to arrival at your home.
Please refrain from non-essential phone calls and emails to the Ridgewood Health Department, and other Village Departments. As the number of cases of COVID 19 coronavirus continues to grow, so does the critical workload of all of our Village Departments. The Health Department will be investigating each COVID 19 case, and will be working to ensure everyone who may have come in contact with an infected person is notified. If it is a threat to the public health at large, there will be notification by the Village Health Department through an E-Notice, the Village website, and social media.
Please continue to check the Village website, www.ridgewoodnj.net, for information and resources pertaining to COVID 19.
Also check covid19.nj.gov for further information specifically for New Jersey.
Also keep in mind the following common sense practices:
Wash your hands frequently. If soap and water are not available, use alcohol-based hand sanitizers.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
Be mindful of contact with persons who may be suffering from a respiratory illness.
Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing, and then wash your hands after throwing the tissue out. It may prevent those around you from getting sick.
Stay home, except to go to an essential business, as defined by the Governor’s order.
Please check on your neighbors, and if they don’t have access to technology, please share this information with them.