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Recruits and trains volunteers for surge capacity during a public health emergency. Provides specialized services to the community during and after natural disasters, epidemics, accidents (fires, chemical spills, broken water or sewer structures), and potential bio-terror attacks. Participates in disaster preparedness exercises and simulated emergencies to evaluate and better coordinate local emergency response.

Answers general questions about how to handle disasters and emergency situations such as tornadoes, extreme heat, thunderstorms, winter storms, hazardous materials and floods. Provides public speakers who can speak to groups about these issues.

The primary mission of the Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is to save lives and protect property in the event of a man-made or natural disaster. The secondary mission of the EMA is to restore public services and to expedite the recovery and rehabilitation of individuals in the event of large-scale disasters. These objectives are met by conducting coordinated operations throughout the four phases of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.

Facilitates training of first responders, government and medical personnel and some classes for the general public.

Red Cross offers a variety of mobile phone apps that provide tools and preparedness information you need every day; disaster information when and where you need it most; and free, fun and informative apps for parents and kids.

Purpose is to secure the nation from a variety of threats. To report a concern, call 911. Detailed instructions on a variety of concerns are listed on www.dhs.gov/report-incidents.

Provides a variety of household items to individuals below the poverty guidelines over the age of 60.

Provides emergency information regarding the City of Barberton and allows people to sign up for emergency text notifications.

Licking County CERT is a group of 20+ trained individuals that are prepared to respond to both natural and man-made disasters. CERT educates the community about disaster preparedness and offers an 8 week training course that focuses on disaster preparedness, fire suppression, medical operations, search and rescue, disaster psychology, and team organization.

Offers printed information and will answer general questions about how to handle disasters and emergency situations such as tornadoes, extreme heat, thunderstorms, winter storms, hazardous materials, and floods. Provide public speakers who can speak to groups about these issues.

Administers a county-wide emergency management program to coordinate governmental and non-governmental response to disasters, assist in the development of emergency preparedness plans, and provide training to local emergency personnel.

Provides tips for safely cleaning up after a flood.

Offers online topical guides to increase public awareness of the measures that people can take before, during, and after a major disaster or emergency. Topics include: - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. - Chemical Emergency. - Covid-19. - Drought. - Earthquake. - Extreme Heat. - Fire. - Flood. - Flu. - Food Safety. - High Wind Safety. - Highway Safety. - Hurricane. - Landslide. - Nuclear Explosion. - Poisoning. - Power Outage. - Terrorism. - Thunderstorm. - Tornado. - Tsunami. - Volcano. - Water Safety. - Wildfire. - Winter Storm.

Provides weather forecasting and advisories for Ashland, Huron and Richland counties. Also provides SKYWARN storm stopper training for area volunteers.

Provides a free emergency alert service. In the event of an emergency or severe weather in Morgan County, an alert will be sent to you by voice, text, and/or email provided by you.

COTS coordinates the Central Ohio Regional Healthcare Emergency Preparedness (RHEP) Coalition and the Southeast/Southeast Central Ohio Healthcare Coalition (SEOHC). The RHEP Coalition and the SEOHC are public-private partnerships that facilitate, support, and strengthen healthcare and related entities to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies. Together, capabilities are built that can’t be achieved alone. COTS offers a Healthcare Incident Liaison (HIL) that leads a regional effort to build a disaster resilient healthcare system. The COTS HIL provides 24/7 situational awareness and resource coordination.

Provides a 24-hour informational hotline featuring recorded messages which address the community's concerns about local or national disasters. Options are given on how to obtain information on how households and businesses can protect themselves against known disaster issues and on how to get specific questions answered by appropriate agency personnel.

Conducts multi-hazard planning for the communities that will enable them to mitigate, prepare for, respond to or recover from natural disasters, public health crises, terrorist incidents or other emergencies that occur within or have an impact on their area. Also addresses citizen awareness and self-sufficiency, responder capabilities, interagency cooperation in emergency operations and the roles, responsibilities and activities of public and private organizations and their staffs in all phases of the disaster.

Red Cross offers a variety of mobile phone apps that provide tools and preparedness information you need every day; disaster information when and where you need it most; and free, fun and informative apps for parents and kids.

Conducts multi-hazard planning for the communities that will enable them to mitigate, prepare for, respond to or recover from natural disasters, public health crises, terrorist incidents or other emergencies that occur within or have an impact on their area. Also addresses citizen awareness and self-sufficiency, responder capabilities, interagency cooperation in emergency operations and the roles, responsibilities and activities of public and private organizations and their staffs in all phases of the disaster.

Offers printed information and will answer general questions about how to handle disasters and emergency situations such as tornadoes, extreme heat, thunderstorms, winter storms, hazardous materials, and floods.

Provides a program that increase public awareness of the measures that people can take before, during and after a major disaster or wide-scale emergency.

Conducts multi-hazard planning for the communities that will enable them to mitigate, prepare for, respond to or recover from natural disasters, public health crises, terrorist incidents or other emergencies that occur within or have an impact on their area. Also addresses citizen awareness and self-sufficiency, responder capabilities, interagency cooperation in emergency operations and the roles, responsibilities and activities of public and private organizations and their staffs in all phases of the disaster.

MCENS (Miami County Emergency Notification System) quickly sends a message to residents of an emergency situation that may require their action, and what steps they should take. All landline telephones in Miami County are listed to receive these alerts, however, there is no central registry of cell phones, so residents must register to receive alerts, including weather alerts. Sign up for emergency notifications

Conducts multi-hazard planning for the communities that will enable them to mitigate, prepare for, respond to or recover from natural disasters, public health crises, terrorist incidents or other emergencies that occur within or have an impact on their area. Also addresses citizen awareness and self-sufficiency, responder capabilities, interagency cooperation in emergency operations and the roles, responsibilities and activities of public and private organizations and their staffs in all phases of the disaster.