The mission of Emergency Services/Homeland Security is to keep the County Disaster Plan updated, to provide training to the general public, elected officials of all units of government within the County, and the emergency responders of the County related to any event or disaster that we are susceptible to. Emergency Services is the liaison to State and Federal resources that may be requested to respond to the needs of the population of the County.
Terrorism Response/Weapons of Mass Destruction training and awareness are the responsibility of the emergency services/homeland security department. This includes providing and updating a terrorism response plan for emergency service providers within the County.
There are two personnel working in Emergency Services/Homeland Security, a Director and one Solution Area Planners.
For more information pertaining to Emergency Services/Homeland Security, please contact the office at (269) 467-5613.
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