Murphysboro Emergency Management Agency. The agency is also responsible for the preparing and updating the City of Murphysboro's Emergency Operations Plan, and coordinates the disaster response in the event of a disaster. The Agency provides additional manpower for search and rescue, communications, fire scene assistance, and traffic control to the Murphysboro Police and Fire Departments as requested. Our staff also acts as weather spotters during weather Watches and Warnings.
Public education is also an important aspect of our duties.
We are a source of emergency preparedness reference material for the public. If you need any information, or have any questions, please contact us. Command 1 is Murphysboro's mobile command and equipment vehicle. It is shared by the Emergency Management Agency, Police, and Fire Departments. This information is courtsey of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.