Emergency response to Shelby County, emergency planning, and resource assistance.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

During a disaster, the EMA will coordinate efforts to respond to, and recover from, the effects of the crisis. Responsibilities include providing the Chairman of the Jackson County Board with current conditions of the incident and to provide data necessary for declaration and termination of a disaster. In addition, the EMA coordinates support from other local jurisdictions, Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA), and the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC).

Disaster preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation.

Information and education on emergency disaster preparedness.

Manages Homeland Security Programs for Lt. Governor.

Public Health Department for Crawford County residents. Divisions include:

- Health Education.

- Environmental Health.

- Communicable Disease.

- Nursing Division.

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.

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).

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.

Coordinates and directs a comprehensive emergency management program which addresses mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery relative to disasters and major emergencies.