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Emergency Management

The Division of Emergency Management is responsible for the development, implementation and management of Ozaukee County's disaster prevention, preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation efforts. It is responsible for the County’s Emergency Response Plan (ERP) and coordinates the activities for the County’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC). During a large scale, multi jurisdictional incident the EOC will serve as a central location where representatives of the public and private sectors convene to make decisions, set priorities and coordinate resources for response and recovery.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to minimize the loss of life, injuries, and damage to property, the environment, and critical infrastructure while facilitating coordinated response and recovery actions following disaster or emergency situations in Ozaukee County. We use all hazards planning to develop and implement timely and effective mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery efforts.

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

Following a major disaster, first responders will not be able to immediately reach all of the community members requiring their services. The CERT Program helps train people to be better prepared to respond to emergency situations in their communities. CERT training is approximately 21 hours in length. While people will respond to others in need without training, one goal of the CERT program is to help them do so effectively and efficiently without placing themselves in unnecessary danger. CERT is a positive and realistic approach to emergency and disaster situations where citizens will initially be on their own and their actions can make a difference.

CERT training for Ozaukee County is facilitated by COAD (Citizen Organizations Assisting in Disasters)

For more information please contact COAD at 414-395-4730

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