Floyd County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) put on a Functional Exercise on 7/10/24
Floyd County Alert Mass Notification
Code Red
Code Red Alerts are now available to all residents, replacing the previous Everbridge Mass Notification system. Code Red is a free service that allows individuals to receive notifications sent from local authorities to stay informed on potentially hazardous situations involving weather, traffic and other emergencies. The switch to Code Red Alerts allows residents to receive alerts via phone, text and email. Individuals who were previously signed up for Everbridge will need to sign up again, and update their information in the new platform to ensure accuracy. Residents and travelers should sign up for free and can register below to receive timely and actionable emergency alerts via email, text or voice message. They can also identify when and how they are alerted and communicated with before, during, and after emergencies. Additionally, residents and visitors can text “Floyd” to 99411 to receive severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service and other emergency alerts from Floyd County Emergency Management. Residents, and visitors can also download the Code Red App, create a profile, and subscribe to other alerting lists in the county.
To Register please click on:
Community Notification Enrollment (coderedweb.com).
To download the app please click on:
https://www.onsolve.com/solutions/products/codered/mobile-alert-app/codered-mobile-apps-download/
Floyd Cty EMA receives a grant from Duke Energy Foundation
Kent Barrow EMA Director with Lisa Huber from Duke Energy
Kent Barrow EMA Director with Lisa Huber from Duke Energy
Floyd County Emergency Management received a grant from Duke Energy Foundation 2024
for $3076.00 and Floyd County Council matched Duke Energy's Foundation grant of $3076.00 and we were able to purchase177 Midland Weather Alert Radios and 55 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Adapters. Please contact our office if you need a Weather Alert Radio at 812-948-5454.
Kent Barrow EMA Director with Lisa Huber from Duke Energy
Kent Barrow EMA Director with Lisa Huber from Duke Energy
Kent Barrow EMA Director with Lisa Huber from Duke Energy
Kent Barrow EMA Director with Lisa Huber from Duke Energy
Weather Alert Radios are an excellent source of receiving weather information. This information comes from your local National Weather Service. Other ways of receiving emergency weather information is to watch your local television station, Cellular phones or listen to a radio station. Please come by the office and pick one up. We have a limited supply.
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Damage Assessment Team Volunteers NEEDED!
Floyd County Emergency Management Agency is looking for volunteers to help with Damage Assessments when there is a weather event for example: Flooding, Tornado damage, etc. Damage Assessments are done to help Floyd County residents receive funding from FEMA to help with their repairs. To be part of this team we require the following courses: IS-100, IS-200 and IS-559. These courses can be accessed online at https://training.fema.gov/. Also we will provide in addition to the online courses a Damage Assessment Classroom training which will be scheduled in the near future. Independent Study Exams now require a FEMA Student Identification (SID) Number. If you don’t have one already, please register at https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid. These courses will help team members learn how to identify the different levels of damage for example: Destroyed, Major, Minor and not affected. If interested please contact Tamara Markland at 812-948-5454.
Local Emergency Planning Committee
The legislative requirement of the Committee is to implement SARA Title III in Indiana, but the broader and more comprehensive purpose is to enhance public health, safety, and environmental protection in Floyd County.
Mission - The mission of the Local Emergency Planning Committee is to:
Develop a comprehensive hazardous materials emergency response plan for our community. To be effective, planning must be an ongoing activity. Receive and record information about chemical releases, Collect, manage and provide public access to information on hazardous chemicals in our area. Educate the public about the risks from accidental and routine releases of chemicals and work with facilities to minimize risks
Community Role
Title III introduced a new relationship among governments at all levels, the private sector, public organizations and the general public. Each group has a different, but equally important role in making emergency planning and community Right-To-Know provisions of the law which will be of unlimited value to the community. At the very heart of this effort to ensure public safety lies a responsibility which everyone shares...establishing and maintaining two-way communication. In other words, our state and its counties need support to implement the law; industry needs to understand how and when to comply; the public needs to be aware of this kinds of information available and what it might mean to them. Within each area is a role to be played. The federal role is to provide national leadership, guidance, technical assistance, access to date about chemical releases and training through the states. Indiana, through the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC), provides leadership to ensure that an emergency planning and implementation structure is developed to provide training and technical assistance to its communities. The local role is the work our LEPC does in actually carrying out emergency planning, Community Right-To-Know, and response function. Industry complies with Title III reporting requirements and can get involved by increasing their awareness and understanding of chemical risks and supporting actions to increase public safety and protection of chemical risks and protection of the environment. The integration of these roles is tested during hazardous materials emergency response training exercises. Safety and efficiency is the desired process and improved communication and coordination will be the desired outcome. The desired overall result will be improved preparedness and a potentially safer community. All LEPC Data is kept on file at the Floyd County Emergency Management Agency is available during business hours 8-4 Monday thru Friday upon request.
Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPC) are appointed by the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC). LEPCs must consist of representatives of all of the following groups and organizations:
Elected and Local Officials
Law Enforcement
Emergency Management
Firefighting
Emergency Medical Services
Health
Local Environmental and Transportation agencies
Hospitals
Broadcast and print media
Community Groups
Owners or Operators of Facilities storing and using Sara Title III Chemicals
Emergency Plan
The LEPCs initial task is to develop an emergency plan to prepare for and respond to chemical emergencies. EPA's list of extremely hazardous substances may provide a focus for setting priorities in the planning effort. When the plan is completed, it must be reviewed annually, tested and updated. The LEPC's members represent the community and they should be familiar with factors that affect public safety, the environment and the economy of the community. An Emergency Plan must include the identity and location of hazardous materials, procedures for immediate response to a chemical accident; ways to notify the public about actions they must take; names of coordinators at plants; schedules and plans to be tested.
The LEPC also receives emergency releases and hazardous chemical inventory submitted by local facilities in Floyd County, and must make this information available to the public upon request. An LEPC can most effectively carry out its responsibilities as a community forum by taking steps to educate the public about chemical risks, and working with facilities to minimize those risks. The value of the information provided by the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act will be limited unless citizens are given the means to understand the information and it implications. The LEPC's ability to improve the safety and health of its community will be greatly enhanced by the support of an informed and active citizenry.
General Information:
The Local Emergency Planning Committee meets once every quarter at 11:00 am at the Pine View Government Center, 2524 Corydon Pike, Suite 101, New Albany, Indiana 47150.
2024 LEPC Meetings
February 20th
May 21st
August 20th
November 19th
Emergency Preparedness "Are you Prepared for a Disaster?"
Locate Important Documents to Prepare for Severe Weather
The Indiana Department of Homeland Security advises Hoosiers to locate important documents before disaster strikes. Having access to these documents can expedite the recovery process. According to a 2013 survey for Hoosiers, more than half of Indiana households who responded did not have important and hard-to-replace documents safely stored and had not included copies of them as part of a preparedness kit in the event of a disaster or emergency. It is helpful to have these documents organized and safely stored regardless, and now can be a good time to set a goal of gathering these documents as part of tax preparation. "Having important financial and other documents organized in a safe place can be very helpful in the event of an emergency," said IDHS Senior Public Information John Erickson. "We encourage Hoosiers to have copies of important and hard-to-replace documents to consider making copies of so they can be taken along in the event of an evacuation. Erickson says a binder, expandable file or box is fine, as long as it's portable and to remember that most of these documents will be copies. He adds to always be sure to store originals in a secure, dry place like a fire safe or lockbox. Having important information in one place is invaluable, whether or not there is an emergency. For more information scroll down to forms and download the Locate Important Documents.
IDHS suggests gathering and copying:
- Vital Records: birth certificates; marriage licenses; passports; adoption records; property and auto records (deeds, titles, leases); insurance policies (auto, home, renter's, umbrella policies)
- Document locator: tells others where originals are stored
- Financial information: list of all bank account numbers; copies of the front and back of each credit card; list of all retirement, pension, investment account numbers; mortgage and loan information, payroll and benefit information
- Medical information: copies of health, life and disability insurance cards and policies, medical history of each family member; list of medications and prescriptions, including dose and pharmacy; details about any ongoing treatments or condtions
- Contacts: contact information for friends and extended family members; neighbors who have access to your home; physicians and specialist; financial advisors or bankers; employer and benefits administrators; legal advisor.
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