Additional Information
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Highland County Emergency Management Agency (EMA): Promotes, coordinates, and provides mitigation, response and recovery services before during and after a diester.
Highland County Emergency Alerts: Sign up for emergency alerts specific to Highland County.
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Ohio Department of Health - Bureau of Health Preparedness: Coordinates efforts to protect public health during emergencies, including natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and bioterrorism.
Ohio Emergency Management Agency: Central point of coordination for response to and recovery from disasters.
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Ready.Gov and FEMA.Gov: Resources on everything from building an emergency kit to keeping safe during a tornado or flood.
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs): short emergency messages from authorized federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial public alerting authorities that can be broadcast from cell towers to any WEA‐enabled mobile device in a locally targeted area.
Youth Preparedness Programs: Educational resources, worksheets, and interactive preparedness tools for kids.
Free Preparedness Publications from FEMA: Shipped directly to you, free of charge.
Disaster Training Course: The American Red Cross provides FREE disaster training for all volunteers. Trainings are both online and in-person depending on the course. To find out more about these training opportunities please contact your local Red Cross office.