Information is available concerning Tornado Awareness, Fire Safety, Winter Storms, Winterization, Emergency Preparedness Checklist, Family Disaster Supplies Kit, Family Disaster Plan. The Emergency Management Coordinator is Terry Slaughter. Terry has been the coordinator since December of 1986. The program assistant is Christy Waldroup Christy has been the program assistant since March of 1999. This agency is responsible for planning for disasters.
Disasters can be any emergency that taxes our local resources.
Planning consists of identifying potential manmade and natural disasters that could affect Graham County in the future, and then working with all the different agencies that might be involved in these potential disasters and identifying their roles and ways of dealing with the problems. Also a part of Emergency Management is Operations. During a disaster Emergency Management is a lead agency in coordinating resources in our county and resources that other state and local agencies might be able to supply Graham County. Emergency Management is also responsible for planning for accidents involving hazard materials and mitigating the effects of a release or spill. Search is another responsibility of Emergency Management.