GOFFSTOWN – The Goffstown Police Emergency Operations Center is open as of 10 a.m. today, in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Sandy.

“The EOC is opening at ten and it will be staffed for the duration of the storm, until it starts to fizzle out,” said Goffstown Police Captain Robert Browne.

Extra phone and computer equipment will be set up at the department to field calls from residents as the storm progresses.

“We’re going to be the only place that’s open 24/7,” Browne said, and he expects to participate in briefings from the state emergency management twice a day.

Browne said one concern, as with other heavy rain events, is that of flooding.

“We’re prone to flooding in Goffstown, so we’re monitoring our low lying areas,” Browne said. Even something as simple as debris in a culvert could mean disaster, he said.

The department has been working since Wednesday in anticipation of the storm.

“The nice part is that we’ve seen this coming for a week now, and we’ve been able to prepare,” Browne said.

Browne said residents should call 911 in the case of an emergency.