Wayland Patch 10/26/12: Wayland DPW Preparing for Sandy's Worst. The exact path of Hurricane Sandy remains a mystery, but Wayland’s Department of Public Works is paying attention to the clues and preparing for the worst. Highway Director Stephen Kadlik said his employees have been busily tuning up equipment and clearing their schedules to be available for storm assistance and cleanup.

Wayland Town Crier 4/23/12: Community Emergency Response Team graduation. Graduation day for the new group of Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members was March 26. Ten individuals from Wayland, Sudbury and Framingham completed the 10-week program, which makes them members of the President’s Citizen Corps (part of Homeland Security), as well as part of the larger group of CERT members in town.

On August 25th, three days before Hurricane Irene was scheduled to come through Wayland, the town began considering the need to open a shelter.  The…

Wayland Patch 8/26/11: Individual Preparedness is Key, Wayland Town Officials Stress – Wayland, MA Patch. Representatives from Wayland’s police and fire departments, Department of Public Works, town administrator’s office and others met this morning to discuss the town’s preparedness for Hurricane Irene. Doug Leard, chair of the Local Emergency Planning Committee, said a primary topic at that meeting was communication. “If we do lose all phones and communication, how do we get to people?” he said they discussed. “Hopefully, the winds aren’t going to be so strong that we’re going to lose cell towers. But if something happens, how do we communicate to the public? If we lose cable, cell phones, telephone lines, getting information out to the public is a problem, hence the need for individual preparation.” Leard stressed that it’s difficult to know exactly what to expect when Hurricane Irene blows through Wayland, so the best course of action is to prepare for the worst.