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  The Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan
   Delaware County has completed the draft of the Multi-Hazard Mitigation
   Plan. It is available for download and review here.
      

Flu Pandemic Information


A pandemic is a global disease outbreak. A flu pandemic occurs when a new influenza virus emerges for which people have little or no immunity, and for which there is no vaccine. The disease spreads easily person-to-person, causes serious illness, and can sweep across the country and around the world in very short time. To inform yourself, follow the links below to better understand and prepare you and your family .

fluinfo.IN.gov - Indiana State Department of Health
pandemicflu.gov  - United States Department of Health and Human Services 

Disaster Preparedness

Learn how to prepare and plan for a disaster.

Are You Ready? - FEMA. An In-Depth Guide to Citizen Disaster

Preparedness, including videos, pdfs, and other resources.

72 hours.org - Are you prepared? a guide to disaster preparedness from  the city of San Francisco. While we might not be at high risk for Earthquakes or Tsunamis, much of the info on this site is directly applicable to our area. A 2006 Webby Award winning site

Ready.gov - US department of Homeland Security

Tabletop Exercise- July 7th, 2006


The LEPC, EMA, and 911 Dispatch conducted the first in a series of tabletop exercises leading up to a full scale exercise planned for 2008.  Norfolk & Southern provided two coordinators to help conduct the exercise  which consisted of a simulated train derailment involving the rupture and spill of a tank car holding a hazardous chemical that created a toxic plume. Communication using the Incident Command System (ICS), and use of the County's new Emergency Management technologies were tested successfully.  Representatives from Muncie and County Fire Departments, Muncie and County Police, EMS, MITS, Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie Sanitary District, Indiana Michigan Power, the Red Cross, Irving Materinals Inc., the Salvation Army,  County Human Resources, and the Office of Geographic Information were all involved in the response process. Observers from Wayne County EMA and State Health Department were also present.  The next  more extensive tabletop exercise is scheduled for Februrary 2007.

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Severe Weather Resources

Delaware County Weather Web

DCEMA-managed weather stations in Delaware County

NWS Indiana Feed:


NWS Delaware County
Watches & Warnings Feed:
 

NOAA Weather Radio    Provides important emergency information and alerts during disasters. Learn more about how they work and why you should have one from

the NOAA Tone Alert Radio page

Q&A about Thunderstorms from the  National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL)

 

Tornado Safety  from the Storm Prediction Center, Norman Oklahoma  

National Weather Service Forecast   for Muncie, Indiana

         NWS IND Radar
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      Storm Prediction Center  Convective Outlooks:
       (plan for the probability of severe weather, click images for details)
                           Day 1(today)                                                Day 2 (tomorrow)
             

About DCEMA

The Delaware County Emergency Management Agency is a tax-supported agency that has authority in all jurisdictions of the incorporated, and unincorporated areas of the county. This agency works with all community first responders and local businesses to assist them with development of business continuity and emergency plans. The agency provides educational programs to a variety of community orginizations, groups, and emergency first responders.

Delaware County Emergency Management Agency is responsible, by state law, to coordinate the community's resources, both public and private; to mitigate away; to coordinate the community's response when major emergencies or disasters occur; and to recover the community from all hazards and risk either natural or man-made. The mission of Emergency Management is extremely broad and comprehensive and this agency is working hard to prepare the community for all hazards and risks that may occur.