The Emergency Management Office is responsible for working towards hazard mitigation, preparing for, responding to and recovering from all disasters and emergencies in the county. This includes, but is not limited to, acts of nature such as flood, fire and severe weather, as well as industrial accidents and terrorism events. The Emergency Management Office maintains the Emergency Mobile Communications Trailers.
The Emergency Management Office works closely with state and federal agencies, such as the Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). They also work with neighboring jurisdictions and the cities and townships within the county.
New from the State of Minnesota: A one-stop website for preparedness information: www.codeready.org
Benton County Critical Infrastructure Survey - Businesses/Organizations
Emergency Management is seeking input from all businesses and organizations within Benton County. This survey will ask specific questions relating to possible hazards (natural and man-made) that your business or organization may be at risk for at some time in the future. It will also request information concerning any mitigation methods that might be of benefit to your business or organization. Click here to take the survey now.
Benton County Hazard Mitigation Plan Survey
05/19/09 - Emergency Management is seeking input from the citizens of Benton County. This survey will ask specific questions relating to possible hazards (natural and man-made) that the County may be at risk for at some time in the future. Click here to take the survey now.
New Community Information Service
05/14/09 - Benton County Emergency Management has launched a new Community Information Service designed to deliver important and timely information to residents in our area using the latest technology.
This service, Nixle, delivers trustworthy and important neighborhood-level public safety and community event notifications instantly sent to you by cell phone text message, email, and web. There is NO Spam or Advertising.
Nixle is completely free (standard text message rates apply for cell phone subscribers who do not have text plans with their cell phone providers). The service is simple to use, reliable and trusted.
Register now and learn more at www.nixle.com. Then share this e-mail with friends and neighbors to spread the word!
Stay connected to your world, from the public safety alerts that are relevant to you, to the important neighborhood advisories you want to know about, and other valuable community information. You decide what information you want and whether you want it sent to your cell phone, email, or just simply over the web.
We are very excited to have you experience it for yourself.
Flooding
03/24/2009 - County residents who have flooding concerns should contact their City Emergency Manager if they live within a City and the County Emergency Manager (968-8105) if they live in the unincorporated parts of the County.
The Mississippi River is expected to crest sometime Friday above flood stage, but below 2001 levels. Any additional heavy rain would change that and the levels might be higher.
Anyone living on Little Rock Lake who have septic or well issues need to contact the Department of Development.
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