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 The
St. Charles County Division of Emergency Management is responsible
for the coordination of mitigation, preparedness, response
and recovery efforts pertaining to major emergencies or disasters
arising from natural or manmade causes. This is in accordance
with State Statutes and Federal Laws. We provide a number
of services important to community awareness and preparedness.
Services include providing information to the public sector
such as our citizens, businesses, industries, schools, hospitals,
senior centers, disability centers and organizations to promote
disaster planning. The agency has a full-time professional
staff. EMD works with all the private and public schools to
aid their emergency planning and exercising programs.
EMD will assist all local governments in
the development of their plans, exercising and training programs.
The agency maintains a modern federally funded Emergency Operations
Center that serves St. Charles County, Missouri. The EOC meets
all FEMA requirements, as a dedicated Direction & Control
Facility with state of the art computer, communication, early
detection and warning systems to protect our community. Tours
are of the County EOC are available by appointment to organizations
interested in emergency management.
The St. Charles County EMD Staff are experienced
professionals who volunteer many hours of their personal time
within the community. The entire staff is required to have
completed the FEMA Professional Development Series of emergency
management certification. All staff members are required to
maintain the highest degree of professionalism within each
of their respective job specialities.
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