This valuable online resource also provides both static and dynamic safety information to the public. Static information is delivered to help educate the public to increase hazard awareness. In the event of a major event such as an avian flu outbreak, the Emergency Management Office will utilize this site to relay up to date safety information in real time.

Note the logo for Steele County Emergency Management consists of four arrows forming a circle. The four arrows represent a systematic approach where each arrow represents one phase of a comprehensive process:

• Mitigation - Actions involve lasting, often permanent, reduction of exposure to, probability of, or potential loss from hazard events.
• Preparedness - Since emergencies often evolve rapidly, preparedness involves planning for emergency actions and securing the resources to support them.
• Response - When an incident occurs, response represents the time-sensitive actions to save lives and property.
• Recovery - After the initial response, recovery is the effort to restore infrastructure and the social and economic life of a community to normal.

There is not beginning or end to the process. Mitigation and Preparedness are ongoing efforts to identify hazards and prepare for them. Response and Recovery actions are the result of an event occuring. The recovery process includes mitigation actions as part of the preparation for the next event.

 

New Emergency Notification System

 

The CodeRed system provides city officials with the ability to provide pre-recorded emergency telephone notification/information messages to targeted areas or the entire city. Residents and businesses located within the city limits are encouraged to sign up for CodeRed to be sure they receive timely emergency notifications when alerts are issued.