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”
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Roads Washed Out in May 2022
*Update 5/23/2022-Camden County Road & Bridge has set up barricades on both sides of the collapsed slab on Freedom Ridge. PLEASE stay out of the area. See photos below. *Update 5/19/2022-Camden County Road & Bridge began building the temporary bypass road for the residents who live lakeside on Wilbus Drive. Weather permitting, it may takeContinue reading “Roads Washed Out in May 2022”
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 Emergency Plans
Greetings, all! Sam here! We have renamed our LEOP page to better fit with ALL of the plans listed there! NEWLY ADDED: Camden County Winter Weather Emergency Action Plan 2022This plan was last updated in February 2011, so we picked it up, dusted it off, updated it, and re-launched it with lessons learned from ourContinue reading “Camden County Emergency Plans”
Update on New Mass Notification System Effort
Update 2/3/2022 – Camden County Commission Clerk Rowland Todd received three bids by the posted timestamp, two were received after the timestamp and those two will not be considered. Camden County Emergency Management Director Sam Henley is reviewing the three bid proposals and will meet with the Camden County Commission next week to come toContinue reading “Update on New Mass Notification System Effort”
More Partnerships at Work!
We hit the ground running this week already! First thing this morning, EMD Sam Henley met with Corey Leuwerke, Manager of the Camdenton Memorial-Lake Regional Airport. Corey was previously unable to attend last year’s Local Emergency Operations Plan meetings (because he is also a full-time pilot!), but he was able to squeeze in a meetingContinue reading “More Partnerships at Work!”
Camden County, MO Emergency Management Agency 