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Maintains emergency management activities including planning, preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation for Whiteside County. Also serves as the central point of contact for receiving reports of incidents that occur within the county and for disseminating emergency-related information. Emergency preparedness and recovery resources are available for natural hazards such as droughts, earthquakes, floods, large-scale fires, tornadoes, and winter storms. As well as man-made hazards such as civil disorder incidents, hazardous material incidents, major transportation accidents, nuclear power plant accidents, pollution and sanitation problems, and terrorism incidents.

During non-disaster times provides personal and community preparedness through public speaking, community training, response partner training, and education/exercises. During disaster times, the agency focus shifts to life safety as the main priority, followed by resource support of incident, damage assessment, management of spontaneous volunteers, and liaison with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Prepares and carries out disaster response and recovery actions to prevent, minimize, repair, and alleviate injury and damage from natural, man-made, or nuclear disasters. Emergency preparedness and recovery resources are available for natural and man-made hazards.

Also has Project Lifesaver, a tracking device for people who may wander (such as due to Alzheimer, autism, or a brain injury).

Provides emergency response and damage assessments to incidents, including accidents, fires, floods, storms and other disaster.

Prepares for, responds to, and assists with recovery from emergencies and disasters, whether natural, manmade, technological, or acts of terrorism. Provides the Premise Alert Program (PAP) is a safety program that supports individuals living with disabilities as well as First Responder (Police, Fire, Ambulance personnel) units responding to calls at a specific address. In order to promote safety and understanding PAP will assist first responders to identify individuals who have specials needs.

Emergency operations center for the County, which handles emergency response incidents, including accidents, fires, floods, storms and other disasters, natural and manmade. Also responsible for requesting federal assistance after a disaster.

Offers to work with surrounding communities and businesses to develop procedures and preparations in the case of an emergency or disaster. Services include testing of sirens on the first Tuesday of every month, working with the Braidwood Nuclear Power Plant to ensure safety in case of a nuclear disaster, coordinating with the National Weather Service to notify the public in case of a severe weather alert, and working with companies in the local area that deal with hazardous materials.

Offers to work with surrounding communities and businesses to develop procedures and preparations in the case of an emergency or disaster. Services include droughts, earthquakes, floods, large-scale fires, tornadoes, and winter storms. As well as man-made hazards such as civil disorder incidents, hazardous material incidents, major transportation accidents, nuclear power plant accidents, pollution and sanitation problems, and terrorism incidents. 

Provides emergency response and damage assessments to incidents, including accidents, fires, floods, storms and other disaster. Assists in disaster recovery for residents. 

Assists local citizens, units of government, and emergency response crews prepare, mitigate, respond to, and recover from major emergency events within Saline County. Emergency preparedness and recovery resources are available for natural hazards such as:

- Droughts.

- Earthquakes.

- Floods.

- Large-scale fires.

- Tornadoes.

- Winter storms.

Also assists with man-made hazards such as:

- Civil disorder incidents.

- Hazardous material incidents.

- Major transportation accidents.

- Nuclear power plant accidents.

- Pollution and sanitation problems.

- Terrorism incidents.

Emergency operations center for the County, which handles emergency response incidents, including accidents, fires, floods, storms and other disasters. Also responsible for requesting federal assistance after a disaster.

The Emergency Management Agency (EMA) exists to implement mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery programs for Jackson County. During periods of non-emergency, the EMA works in the area of emergency mitigation and preparedness.

Functions include:

• Identification of hazards and their potential impact on Jackson County, as well as steps taken to lessen the impact, including education and awareness
• Emergency plan development and testing

Provides emergency response and damage assessments to incidents, including accidents, fires, floods, storms and other disaster.

Offers to work with surrounding communities and businesses to develop procedures and preparations in the case of an emergency or disaster. Services may also include information regarding ema weather briefings, alerts and warnings, local emergency planning committee information and links, emergency alerts, emergency planning, hazmat ordinance, current emergencies, preparedness, mitigation planning, and floodplain management. 

Provides emergency response and damage assessments to incidents, including accidents, fires, floods, storms and other disaster.

Primarily responsible for the coordination of emergency management activities including planning, preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation for Iroquois County. Emergency preparedness and recovery resources are available for natural hazards such as: 

• Droughts
• Earthquakes
• Floods
• Large-scale fires
• Tornadoes
• Winter storms

• Civil disorder incidents
• Hazardous material incidents
• Major transportation accidents
• Nuclear power plant accidents
• Pollution and sanitation problems
• Terrorism incidents

Prepares and carries out disaster response and recovery actions to prevent, minimize, repair, and alleviate injury and damage from natural, man-made, or nuclear disasters. Emergency preparedness and recovery resources are available for natural hazards such as droughts, earthquakes, floods, large-scale fires, tornadoes, and winter storms. As well as man-made hazards such as civil disorder incidents, hazardous material incidents, major transportation accidents, nuclear power plant accidents, pollution and sanitation problems and terrorism incidents.