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| 01/15/2008: Shown in above photograph standing on the left is Michael Snowden, Executive Director of the Hamilton County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) explaining the capability of the Hamilton County Regional Operations Center to respond to a large scale emergency that can arise, for example, from natural causes such as floods or tornadoes and from catastrophe caused by human activities such as industrial fires, toxic chemical spills, and terrorist attack. The audience being briefed consists of members of the Ohio Valley Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, the Southwest Ohio Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers and includes representatives from other government agencies such as OSHA and the Metropolitan Sewer District. The Hamilton County EMA is authorized by Ohio Revised Code to coordinate and administer county-wide all-hazards emergency management and disaster preparedness functions for Hamilton County and its 49 political subdivisions. Since 2001, the U. S. Department of Homeland Security has provided the bulk of the funding that is approaching $50 million in order to build-up the Hamilton County EMA and the capacity to respond and coordinate such response. Emergency management is both a system and a process working through 4 phases: [ ] Mitigation [ ] Preparedness [ ] Response [ ] Recovery Where disaster preparedness and public safety related emergency management activities are coordinated to serve and protect the public. Hamilton County EMA is concerned with all natural and man-made hazards including international and domestic acts of terrorism and homeland security functions. The Hamilton County EMA delivers programs and performs function involving: [ ] all hazards emergency operations planning [ ] response and grant administration [ ] hazard mitigation planning [ ] homeland security planning [ ] disaster recovery [ ] local emergency planning committee and hazardous materials [ ] public notification and warning systems [ ] public information and education campaigns, and [ ] emergency management and homeland security training & exercise coordination This PhotoNews Page is a Public Service Annoucement from WANGNEWS. For more information, including citizen participation and volunteering, click here. |
Ed Dadosky, District Chief of the Cincinnati
Fire Department explains the role of his
department within the EMA
Fire Department explains the role of his
department within the EMA
| Mike Snowden answers a question as Andrew Petty (left) of the American Industrial Hygiene Association looks on |
| Bill Wilkerson, Assistant Area Director of the U. S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration, Cincinnati, Ohio makes a point on the importance of close coordination with the industrial sector. |
| Some images of emergency preparedness training and catastrophic emergency response exercises involving the public |
| Emergency Preparedness Approach $50 Million |