Provides a program that manages all types of emergencies and bring about an orderly transition from relief through recovery, and back to sustained development. Primarily provides medical distribution, but also provides support in many other emergency situations.

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.

Prepares for a prompt and effective response to a variety of public health emergencies. By working with community partners, the Department can respond to natural or manmade events.

Residents are served by, refining and practicing emergency plans, educating the community, conducting trainings for staff and volunteers, and preparing plans for dispensing preventative medication (if needed) in a public health disaster.

Prepares and responds to public health threats and emergencies, such as communicable disease outbreaks, natural disasters, bioterrorism events, weapons of mass destruction, etc.

Also maintains a Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) volunteer group.

Responding to many types of hazards such as infectious disease outbreaks, natural disasters, biological, chemical, and radiological incidents, and explosions.

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.

Detects and respond to emerging threats, including influenza outbreaks, food borne illnesses, and biological terrorist events. Includes the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), which supports community efforts to utilize local medical and health volunteers during emergencies and at other times of community need.

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.

Develops strategies to protect the public in the event of a public health threat or emergency, including:
- Communicable disease outbreaks, such as an influenza epidemic
- Natural disasters (floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, etc.)
- Bioterrorism events
- Weapons of mass destruction

Program promotes and sustains a Medical Reserve Corp. (MRC). Also performs and reports activities including Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) capabilities, volunteer management, emergency contact & emergency planning updates, staff alert drills, in addition to exercising capabilities used for SNS drop site, dispensing, and other public health emergency response activities.

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.

Provides 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. Other services include pre-hospital emergency medical services, vial for Life (medical information), CPR and First Aid classes, and 24/7 Advanced Life Support Emergency Transport.

The health department is constantly monitoring school absences in an attempt to determine a food borne outbreak or a disease outbreak.

The health department is also required to have drills annually to see how quickly they could dispense medications to the population should a bioterrorist event or pandemic influenza occur.

The health department currently monitors what is happening in the world regarding different disease outbreaks.

Detects and respond to emerging threats, including influenza outbreaks, food borne illnesses, and biological terrorist events. Includes the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), which supports community efforts to utilize local medical and health volunteers during emergencies and at other times of community need.

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 plans, prepares, and responds to public health emergencies that may affect and could harm the community. Examples of such public health emergencies include pandemic flue, food-based diseases, natural disasters, hazardous releases, and terrorism. Before, during, and after major disasters, the Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Department (FWBCHD) works in a variety of wars, in a coordinated response, to protect residents.

Emergency planning management and disaster-related services for natural, technical, and human disasters. Warning notification to the public for extreme weather and homeland security threats. Emergency preparedness and recovery resources are available for natural hazards.

Provides an all hazards approach in preventing, preparing for, responding to, and recovering from all types of emergencies. Coordinates a Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) to locally organize and utilize volunteers in preparing for and responding to public health emergencies.