In the event of a disaster, Delaware County Emergency Management coordinates the county’s resources and agencies to reduce the impact it has on the county.
The Delaware County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management’s main goal is to save lives, prevent injuries, and protect property and the environment from “All Hazards” – Natural, Manmade, or Terrorism.
We strive reduce or eliminate the effects of day to day emergencies and large scale disasters in Delaware County through preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery.
We achieve our goals through the four phases of emergency management (Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery), conducting training and training exercises, and through education.
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RESPONSE is another phase of emergency management and today's highlight. Our personnel are often called upon during or in the immediate aftermath of an emergency or disaster to help our responders acquire the personnel and resources they need to complete the mission. A major part of this phase is resource coordination and allocation, and assisting with dissemination of information. DCOHSEM also may respond to chemical spills that occur around the county, usually from vehicle accidents. Check out some action shots of the Delaware County Emergency Management team below! #iamem #EMAwarenessMonth #KnowYourEmergencyManager ... See MoreSee Less
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Today's emergency management phase highlight is PREPAREDNESS. Our staff engages with the public and our partner agencies through education, training, exercises and drills, and community outreach to assist our residents and first responders with PREPAREDNESS. Additionally, DCOHSEM personnel collaborate with partners to review and revise our plans to prepare for the variety of hazards that could impact Delaware County. #clickthepic to see your Delaware County Emergency Management team in action performing some of these roles. #iamem #EMAwarenessMonth #KnowYourEmergencyManager ... See MoreSee Less
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