The Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee (BCREPC) is a coalition of law enforcement, fire service, health care, public health, public works, EMS, military, and numerous other affiliated agencies as outlined by the Massachusetts State Emergency Response Committee (SERC). It represents the towns of Barnstable, Bourne, Brewster, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Falmouth, Harwich, Mashpee, Orleans, Provincetown, Sandwich, Truro, Wellfleet, and Yarmouth in Barnstable County, and the town of Nantucket in Nantucket County.
The BCREPC meets monthly to provide updates, presentations on current disaster management topics and to hold an open discussion on a variety of emergency pre-planning subjects relevant to Cape Cod and Nantucket.
Our purpose is to harness the power of planning, cooperation, and interoperability to assist Cape Cod communities to mitigate the threat from any hazard which may require the response of multiple jurisdictions.
Multi-Agency Coordination Center (MACC) Did you know that when an emergency or a natural disaster strikes, the BCREPC Multi-Agency Coordination Center (MACC) activates at its location at the Barnstable County Complex? Its purpose is to provide emergency resources to towns if needed. The MACC directs the opening of regional emergency shelters in the event of natural disasters that significantly impact our region.
June 3, 2026 (BARNSTABLE, MA) — Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1 and continues through November 30. While seasonal forecasts provide valuable guidance, Barnstable County officials are reminding residents, […]
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Safety Is Everyone’s Business, and on Cape Cod, That’s Especially True… June is National Safety Month, an annual observance led by the National Safety Council (NSC) to remind us that […]
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March 30, 2026 (Barnstable, MA) — Barnstable County is grateful to the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe for donating 72 cots to support the region’s emergency shelter system. The donation builds on recent […]
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Overview Residents across southern New England should prepare for periods of heavy rain and potentially damaging winds Monday into early Tuesday as a strong weather system moves through the region. […]
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Did your home or business experience damage during the winter storm that impacted Cape Cod on February 22–23, 2026? The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) has opened a Damage Assessment […]
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At the height of Blizzard Hernando, 153,000 customers were without power across Cape Cod. Six regional shelters opened across the region, along with at least 14 local warming centers and […]
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