About the Emergency Management Department

Purpose:
To create the framework for our community, to reduce vulnerability and promote the capacity for an all-hazards approach to threats and disasters.  This is coupled with promoting safety within the government and the community to reduce the risk of injury, harm property loss and environmental concerns.  We seek to protect our community by coordinating and intergrading all activities necessary to build, sustain and improve the capability to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to and recover from threatened or actual natural disaster, acts of terrorism or other man-made disasters.

Goals:
1.  Preparedness
2.  Mitigation
3.  Response
4.  Recovery
5.  Practice good risk management through the Safety Program established

Preparing well in advance of emergencies is one of the most effective ways to deal with any disaster. Please review these precautions and take the steps recommended to ensure your safety, and that of your loved ones.