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What's New?
- 6/26/08 -- KCVOAD Agenda (for the 7/10/08 meeting) and minutes from
the January meeting have been added to the
KCVOAD page (in the Partner tab
at left).
- 3/25/08 -- A link to the publication
Caring Conversations was added on the Planning page. This document
helps you to pass along your wishes to loved ones.
- 2/25/08 -- a one-page checklist titled Preparing Your Family For
An Emergency has been added to the Planning section.
- 2/13/08 -- a 32-page guide to Family Preparedness has been added on
the Planning page (tab at left).
- 2/7/08 -- A link to an on-line version of Robert's Rules of Order
was added to the Library page (see tab
at left).
- 1/18/08 -- The current weather advisory has been added as a link in
the center of the "Current Events" page.
- 1/17/08 -- Intelligence Coordinator Paul
Edwards has resigned his duties with the OEM to accept the office of
Undersheriff for Van Buren County.
- 1/17/08 -- The Current Events page has been reactivated. This page
will contain up-to-date information during local events/emergencies.
- 1/9/08 -- Kalamazoo River water level link was relocated to the Home
Page; and the menu for the "Current Events" page has been deleted
(eliminating the need to drill-down to an additional layer).
- 1/7/08 -- Kalamazoo River water levels -- a link to the National
Weather Service's data has been added to the "Current Events" page (tab
at left).
- 1/3/08 -- The Emergency Management Division has implemented a new
automated electronic
Emergency Alert
System (EAS) -- Watch for additional details to be posted here.
- 11/21/07 -- 25 new links, in two categories (Kids
Sites; Local
Emergency Management Sites) added to the
Library.
- 11/21/07 -- "Synergy" tab at left was renamed "Partners" -- to
better reflect the cooperation of agencies that are the "meat &
potatoes" of Emergency Management within Kalamazoo County.
- 10/19/07 -- Kalamazoo Street Guide added; Michigan Winter Hazards
Awareness 2007-2008 added. Find both in the
Library.
- 10/11/07 -- Minutes to the KCVOAD meeting of 9/26 were added. See
the Synergy tab at left for the KCVOAD page, or
click here for just
the Minutes.
- 10/10/07 -- Added links to all of the State Emergency Management
Programs -- see the Library tab at left.
- 9/25/07 -- A place to describe the ongoing activities of groups who
work within the County for the purpose of Planning, Mitigation,
Response, and/or Recovery. See the "Synergy" tab at left or simply
click here to be directed to that page
(which is in very early stages of development).
- 9/18/07 -- Facility Site Plans -- we're updating our library of site
plans for special facilities such as Schools and Nursing Homes. See the
"Planning" tab at left for additional details; or simply
click here.
- 9/6/07 -- Rainy Day, Not Doomsday document removed from our web.
Contact it's author (Bonnie Sheffield -- MSP Emergency Management -
517-241-8000) for additional information.
- 8/27/07 -- Michigan Maps added to Library.
- 8/24/07 -- A hot-line for current storm information has been
designated: 269-385-6179.
- 8/14/07 -- The
GLBRG invited the Kalamazoo County Office of Emergency Management to
conduct a 75-minute presentation on the topic of BCP/DR for small
businesses - How to get started and how to get the help working with
County Government.
Click Here for the presentation; and check the "Planning" tab at
left for the documents covered in that presentation.
- 6/29/07 -- When does the National Weather Service issue a "Heat
Advisory"? An "Excessive Heat or Freeze Warning"? Check out the
Current Events page from the tab at left.
- 6/28/07 -- Citizen Guidance on the Homeland Security Advisory
(Yellow, Orange, Red, ect) System added to the
Current Events page.
- 5/21/07 -- Kalamazoo County is awaiting final approval on it's
application to be declared a StormReady Community.
Click on this
link for details of what this means to you!
- 5/21/07 -- Added content to the Library (at left). Check out links
to the Kalamazoo County's homepage, the White House, FEMA, and the
Michigan State Police Emergency Management division. Added links to
on-line self-study training from the Emergency Management Institute --
see the Training & Exercises link at left. Added pictures to the Mobile
Command Center vehicle -- see the Home page for those!
- 5/15/07 -- Heavy storms hit Kalamazoo County. Emergency Management
dispatched the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services (RACES) to
document the damage. See the "Current Events" tab at left for
TV-17's coverage!
- 5/3/07 -- 32,918 pages have been served (displayed to viewers) by
this web as of 5/3/07
- 4/20/07 -- Added the Site Emergency Planning Workbook to the
"Planning" tab at left in preparation for the
4/26/07 Business Summit.
- 4/3/07 -- Updated to increase speed of downloading.
- 12/04/06 -- Video Status Updates are now available on this web during
rapidly-changing emergency situations. The first was posted (and
subsequently removed) for the 12/1/06 weather advisory. Updates will be shown only during situations where many rapid updates
will benefit local residents/visitors -- as well as to inform interested
parties (i.e.: family members) who may not have access to local (e.g.:
TV/Radio) updates.
- 11/27/06 -- Tom Miller returns to
the Office of Emergency Management as a Solution Area Planner -- Tom has
previously worked for this office on several projects, including the
recent completion of the Hazardous Materials Site Emergency Plans.
- 11/13/06 -- FEMA approves the
Kalamazoo County Hazard Mitigation Plan and includes the following
communities: City of Portage; the Village of Richland; Townships of
Alamo, Brady, Charleston, Comstock, Cooper, Oshtemo, Prairie Ronde,
Richland, Ross Schoolcraft, and Texas.
- 11/8/06 -- A 2006-2007 Michigan Winter Hazards Awareness Guide has
been added to the Planning section
(select from the tab at left).
- 10/19/06 -- New sections (Tabs at Left) for
Planning / Preparedness and for
Mitigation were added. Check these
areas for topic-specific information that will be added periodically.
- 10/10/06 -- Kalamazoo County is 4-Award
Winner at Michigan Emergency Management 2006 Awards Banquet.
- 8/2/06 -- OEM Advisory #8-2 -- Four Cooling Sites to open in Kalamazoo metro area for
Wednesday 8/2/06 -- Sites and map/directions to them were posted to the
home page at 10:42 AM
- 8/1/06 -- Heat Advisory -- OEM Advisory #8-1 -- Effective August 1
through August 3, 2006 -- Public Safety Personnel are closely monitoring
the effects of current high temperatures on community services of
interest to Kalamazoo's residents and visitors. All normal Community
Services are on a stand-by and ready status to provide emergency
services, such as cooling shelters and transportation, should those
services become necessary. The normal method for obtaining emergency
heat-related assistance is by calling 9-1-1.
- 5/10/06 -- Pandemic Flu -- Check the Kalamazoo Health & Community
Services web <click
here> to see what the Kalamazoo Health & Community Services
Department has to offer regarding the ABC Movie, Bird Flu, and
Pandemics.
- 9/27/05 -- CASH, NOT GOODS, SOUGHT FOR HURRICANE VICTIMS -- The Michigan State
Police recommendations for Emergency Disaster Donations can also be
found <here>
where you may also find a listing of some of the
better-known relief agencies.
- 9/20/05 -- Kalamazoo Emergency Management -- History, Roles and
Update on Current Projects -- a report
to the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners
- 9/20/05 -- Katrina -- Michigan's Response --
a report by Lt. Paul R. Baker
regarding Kalamazoo County's role with the Katrina evacuees.
- 9/6/05 -- Press Release: Kalamazoo
Embraces Katrina Evacuees
- 9/6/05 -- Katrina-Kalamazoo-specific page
opened as a tab on the left menu.
- 9/6/05 -- This office is looking for your input! Do you have web
links or phone numbers that would be of general interest to those people
that would normally expect such information on the County's Emergency
Management web? If so, please
send an email by <Clicking Here> (it will open your email program
and address the email to me. You merely fill in the rest and send it.)
- 9/6/05 -
Survivor-Connector List -- search for Katrina's victims by name and
city; or add a person to the database.
- 9/4/05 - Katrina - Emergency Disaster Donations - Michigan -- See:
http://www.michigan.gov/homeland/0,1607,7-173-30992---,00.html , or
- 9/4/05 -- Monitary Donations are being accepted via
http://www.michigan.gov/homeland/0,1607,7-173-30992-117120--,00.html
, or
- 9/4/05 -- Non-Monitary Donations are being accepted via the Katrina
Relief Hotline at 888-535-5136
- Sep-4-05 - People - Health and Welfare (find/status)
The Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN)
is accepting requests for locating people in the disaster area. Try
http://www.tsasw.org/qso/healthandwelfare.asp . This is a very busy
site.
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