Drafting of Various Plans for Integrated Emergency Management Program October 1995 Approval by Ohio EPA on 300 plus page document outlining technical information and response guidelines for Hazardous Materials Emergencies, A companion document to The County Emergency Operations Plan. November 1995 Approval by FEMA of updates to County All Hazard Emergency Operations Plan 1995 Highlights As Far As Achievements in Enhanced Response Capability January Increased use of New Computer Based Doppler Radar Program in the EMA Office and at her office at home, enabling actual real time weather graphics information to be disseminated by EMA rapidly. March New National Weather Service Office at Wilmington Ohio takes over warning responsibility for Scioto County, with new enhanced Doppler radar technology, co-located with the Ohio River Forecast Center. May On line with New Emergency/Weather Alert (EWA) System in EMA Office at work and home and through 911 Dispatch for notifications of key personnel in industry, government, schools, institutions and emergency response community with new paging alert system that enables text messages to be transmitted via pagers simultaneously June Storms rain gauges fully operational in county with ability of EMA Office to dial up through computer modem real time rainfall data from various watersheds in county and match up with flash flood guidance for dissemination of flood warning information July First changes in New Emergency Alert System (EAS) which replaces old Emergency Broadcast System, enabling more rapid dissemination of warning information through radio stations, and next year Tv and cable systems Goals for 1996 Emergency Management at the Local and State Level are meeting with Federal Level Weather Service Officials in hopes of bringing on line a national weather radio transmitter in Scioto County easily picked up with scanners and weather radios as a 24 hour source of weather information. Fully train, equip and develop countywide call out procedures for a Hazardous Material Response Team for Scioto County. Acquisition of a command/communication vehicle for Scioto County EMA that could be utilized by the Sheriff's Office in non-emergency, serving as an adequate Field Command Post, rather than the hood of a fire truck, ETC.... Improved coordination between adjacent jurisdictions such as Kentucky and Adams, Pike and Lawrence Counties for large incidents. Economic Development | Info & Statistics | Events & Attractions Our County & Communities | News | Contacts | Home Free JavaScripts provided by The JavaScript Source © 1998-02 Scioto County Government. All rights reserved.