Emergency Management               

For residents and businesses in Craighead County, we would like your help in planning for future disasters. The link below is for the Hazard Vulnerability Analysis which lists several types of disasters. It will really help us if you will take the time to complete the survey listing how likely, potential impacts, and preparedness for the disasters listed.

Our Mission

To provide a comprehensive Emergency Management program which coordinates people and resources to protect lives, property and the environment within Craighead County by using an all-hazards approach of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery for disasters and emergencies.

Emergency Management is the managerial function charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters. Emergency Management seeks to promote safer, less vulnerable communities with the capacity to cope with hazards and disasters. Comprehensive Emergency Management can be defined as the preparation for and the carrying out of all emergency functions necessary to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies and disasters caused by all hazards, whether natural, technological, or human caused. Comprehensive emergency management consists of four related components: all hazards, all phases, all impacts, and all stakeholders.