Douglas County Health Department is actively involved in the emergency planning process for our community. The Local Public Health Emergency Plan is an ongoing manual which is reviewed and updated regularly. The manual uses an "all hazards" approach to emergency management with separate annexes devoted to each aspect of the emergency (such as surveillance, communications, mass care, etc.). The most recent addition is an annex on pandemic influenza, keeping in mind the unusual considerations involved in this public health event. DCHD staff attends conferences and training sessions on NIMS, ICS and bioterrorism events, CERT training on communications and public information, and we attend regional and statewide exercises. DCHD maintains regular communication with our local Emergency Management office and we are involved in the Local Emergency Planning Committee.

Stormaware.mo.gov 

The State Emergency Management Agency announced that Missouri has launched a new Web site to help inform and prepare Missourians for severe weather. Stormaware.mo.gov includes detailed videos on how to take shelter in specific types of buildings, important information about tornado sirens and weather alert radios, and links to severe weather texting services that can alert people across Missouri to upcoming severe weather.