Welcome
by Marc W. Burdiss, Director
Welcome to the Shelby County
Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
web site. Our mission is "to provide a comprehensive Emergency
Management Program which coordinates people and resources to protect
lives, property and the environment within Shelby County by using
an all hazards approach of mitigation, preparedness, response
and recovery for disaster and emergencies."
We sincerely hope that you will take
the time to browse through the information on our site. Being
prepared for emergencies or disasters is your responsibility
and should not be taken lightly. Tips on how you can prepare yourself
are offered throughout our site.
We at the Shelby County EMA hope
that this information will be used to protect you, your family
and your property from any disaster, whether it be natural or
man-made. Feel free to contact us at any time.
Please note that throughout our web
site, we will use EMA to indicate the Shelby
County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency.
Emergency
Code Red Notification System
Shelby County has instituted the
CodeRED Emergency Notification System - an ultra high-speed telephone
communication service for emergency notifications. This system
allows us to telephone
all or targeted areas of the County in in the event of emergency
situations or critical community alerts. Examples include: evacuation
notices, bio-terrorism alerts, boil water notices, and missing
child reports. Simply click on the CodeRED logo to the right to
submit your contact information to the notification database.
