For the FIRST part of this feel-good story, visit the Warsaw Fire Protection District blog here! Greetings, all! Sam here! Continuing with the story of the efforts of one fire district helping another, let me tell you about the delivery of the items sent from the Warsaw Fire Protection District to help Northwest Fire ProtectionContinue reading “Helping Each Other Part Two – The Delivery”
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EMA Moves Forward with Partnership Growth for ARES and CERT!
Greetings, all! Sam here! Building strong partnerships during “blue sky” times is the bedrock of a good emergency management program. This means we learn to work and train together with our partners BEFORE a large-scale emergency happens so they know our resources, capabilities, and responses and they count on us to be there for themContinue reading “EMA Moves Forward with Partnership Growth for ARES and CERT!”
Camden County Courthouse Temporary Closure and Office Locations
An Update from the Director
Good afternoon, all! Sam here! As is par for the course, it has been a very busy time for the EMA! Since my last update, the following items have been started, worked on, or completed: -Adjusted Hyper-Reach to only broadcast 10 types of warnings for Camden County due to resident and visitor demand. Hyper-Reach noContinue reading “An Update from the Director”
Roads Washed Out in May 2022 (includes Wilbus Drive updates)
*Update 8/10/2022 for Wilbus Drive-Per Camden County Road & Bridge, we are now waiting for the water lines to be tested. If the water lines are sound, core drilling to determine the next steps must be completed. There is no current timeline. We continue to ask that only residential and emergency vehicle traffic use theContinue reading “Roads Washed Out in May 2022 (includes Wilbus Drive updates)”
Time for an Update!
Greetings, all! Director Sam Henley here! I finally have some time to sit down and update you on the whirlwind of activity that has taken place with the EMA and CERT since the last update post! Synopsis of the previous post on February 8, 2022: LEOP page name updated and the After-Action Report (AAR) fromContinue reading “Time for an Update!”
Camden County EMA Announces NEW Mass Notification System Launch!
Visit our Emergency Notifications page for more information and for the link to sign up! Frequently Asked Questions: Hyper-Reach has been advised not ALL roads in Camden County are in the system yet. They are currently working on adding ALL of the roads/highways!
Camden County EMA Announces New Deputy Director
Camden County EMA Hosts Virtual CERT Em Comm Training via WebEx TONIGHT 6:30 PM!
Greetings, all! Sam here! Most of you already know how active the Camden County EMA is when it comes to training with the volunteers of the Camden County, MO Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Tonight, we are hosting our annual Emergency Communications (Em Comm) training via WebEx so we can train in tandem with theContinue reading “Camden County EMA Hosts Virtual CERT Em Comm Training via WebEx TONIGHT 6:30 PM!”
Mass Notification System Update
Greetings, all! Camden County, MO EMA Director Sam Henley here. As many of you may be aware, Camden County EMA has been seeking a replacement for the county’s mass notification system, Nixle, due to failures in the delivery of some vital notifications and other issues. As of the Camden County Commission meeting this morning beginningContinue reading “Mass Notification System Update”
Camden County, MO Emergency Management Agency 