Sandusky County Emergency Management
Address: 2323 Countryside Drive - Suite B Fremont, Ohio 43420
Telephone: EMA / 911 Phone (419) 334 – 8933
Fax: EMA / 911 Fax (419) 334 – 6427
Office Hours: 7:30 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Email: [email protected]
Duties & Responsibilities of the Sandusky County Emergency Management Agency/911:
The primary responsibility of the Emergency Management Agency is to provide mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery services that save lives, reduce injuries and economic loss, and enhance recovery from disasters.
Mitigation: The process of eliminating or reducing the probability of occurrence of an emergency or disaster.
Preparedness: The planning stage which insures the most effective, efficient response, efforts to minimize damages and lay the groundwork for response operations.
Response: Provides emergency assistance for casualties, reduces the probability or extent of secondary damage and other measures that will enhance future recovery operations
Recovery: The process of returning all systems, both formal and informal, to normal. Recovery activities can be broken down into short-term and long-term activities.
LINKS:
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - http://www.fema.gov
Ohio Emergency Management Agency (OEMA) - http://ema.ohio.gov/
National Weather Service (NWS) - http://www.weather.gov/cle/
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - http://www.epa.state.oh.us