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On
this page we have listed some sites that may be of interest to
you.
These links are provided as an informational service by the
Wood/Wirt County Local Emergency Planning Committee. The LEPC is
not responsible or liable for the content contained on pages
maintained by third parties.
Inclusion of these links does not constitute endorsement of any
product or company.
If you know of a link that may be of use to
others, please forward it to us at
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phone numbers
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Kid-Friendly Links
Wood County Law Enforcement and Fire Department Web Sites
Wood
County Emergency Service Agencies
Wood County
Citizen Corps Agencies
West
Virginia Emergency Services Agencies
National
Emergency Services Agencies
National Information
Ready Kids
Are you ready to put your planning skills to good use? Are you ready
to help your family get prepared for the unexpected? Your family can
use this Web site to create a plan that will help you be ready for
many different kinds of unexpected situations!
9-1-1 Kids
A section of
the Wood County 9-1-1 Center website just for kids.
East Wood
Volunteer Fire Department
Mineral Wells
Volunteer Fire Department
Parkersburg
Fire Department
Parkersburg Police Department
Vienna Fire
Department
Vienna Police
Department
Washington Bottom Volunteer Fire Department
Wood County Fire Departments (11 Fire Stations)
General
information and a locator map
Wood County Sheriff's Office
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Central
Telecommunications Center
The 911
Center Serving Wood and Wirt Counties
Mid Ohio Valley Health Department
Promoting Health, Preventing Disease
Mid-Ohio
Valley Health Department Threat Preparedness
Education about the need for
everyone to develop plans and resources necessary to support their
basic needs for at least 72 hours if a natural and/or man-made
disaster were to strike.
Sponsors Mid-Ohio
Valley Regional CERT, Large Animal Rescue, and
Medical
Reserve Corps.
Wood County Emergency
Communications (WCEC)
An all
volunteer Non-Profit organization, created to provide back-up and
overload communications to all Public Safety agencies. All WCEC
members are members of ARES, and most are members
of RACES and MOVR CERT
as well.
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Wood
County Local Emergency Planning Committee
Our mission is to provide
support assistance to the general public in times of an emergency. Our
goals are to provide a well equipped communications trailer which may
also be used for animal rescue as well as recruit and train volunteers
to improve the overall effectiveness of the emergency response
community in times of a disaster. This website, or
click here for additional information.
Mid-Ohio Valley Regional CERT
The Community Emergency
Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster
preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in
basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and
rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations.
Mid-Ohio
Valley Medical Reserve Corps
Our plan is to create and
maintain a volunteer corps that will be prepared and trained to
respond to both public health emergencies such as mass prophylaxis,
alternate care facilities, natural disasters such as floods and
tornadoes and/or any public health emergency.
Mid-Ohio
Valley Large Animal Rescue Team
Large
Animal Rescue (LAR) refers to emergency rescue service for any animal
larger than a dog. This can include horses, ponies, cows, bulls,
llamas, or any other four-footed animal. This includes removal from
mud, traffic accident relief, herding and safe haven for animals in
danger from flooding or other natural disasters, and animals such as
horses that may have gotten down in their stalls and are unable to
rise unassisted.
Waverly Volunteer Fire Company
Fire corps volunteers will
be used to support the Waverly Volunteer Fire Company in various
operations and/or disaster situations, and assist in fire prevention
programs at local schools and homes.
Volunteers in Police Service, Parkersburg Police Department
Volunteers in Police Service
(VIPS) works to enhance the capacity of state and local law
enforcement to utilize volunteers. VIPS serves as a gateway to
resources and information for and about law enforcement volunteer
programs. Funded by DOJ, VIPS is managed and implemented by
International Association of Chiefs of Police. [More
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ReadyWV
Anything can happen at any
time. Being ready ahead of a disaster is the most critical action you
can take to protect the things that matter most: your family, your
home, your pets, yourselves. You can’t always expect that fire
fighters or paramedics will be available. Sometimes you need to rely
on yourself.
West Virginia 2-1-1
2-1-1 is an easy to remember
telephone number that connects people with important community
services, disaster information and volunteer opportunities. 2-1-1
brings together existing information and referral providers and crisis
services into one coordinated system.
WV Citizen Corps
Prepare. Train.
Volunteer. “What can I do?” “How can I help?” The West
Virginia Citizen Corps program is a state and local initiative created
to answer these questions and involve community organizations,
individuals and volunteers in building a culture of preparedness. At
the state level, the West Virginia Citizen Corps program promotes the
message of citizen preparedness and supports the integration of local
trained disaster volunteers into the state’s emergency plans. Across
the state, local Citizen Corps Councils and volunteers are actively
engaged in promoting and enhancing community preparedness.
WV Department of
Homeland Security
How to
get your family ready for emergencies and build your Disaster Kit.
WV DHS and
EM
West Virginia Division of
Homeland Security and Emergency management. Information For County
Emergency Services Offices · LEPC Contacts · Radiological Emergency
Planning · State Emergency Response Commission ...
The purpose of the West
Virginia HAN / CIT Project is to: “design, develop and enhance
existing systems for rapid and secure communications, when faced with
detection of unusual outbreaks of illness that may be the result of
terrorism involving biological or chemical agents. …” [More
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West Virginia
LEPC Contacts
An
MSWord document containing the contact information for all Local
Emergency Planning Committees in West Virginia
WV National
Guard
The WV Army National Guard
plays a key role, in the defense of our country and interests around
the world. Together with active military forces, the WV Army Guard is
supporting activities as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation
Enduring Freedom, Homeland Security, and supporting peace keeping
missions in Kosovo.
WV REDI (Responder
Emergency Deployment Information)
The WV Responder Emergency
Deployment Information (REDI) system is a web-based system developed
to facilitate health and medical response through identification,
credentialing, and deployment of West Virginians willing to serve in
an emergency, as well as non-emergent situations. Registration is open
to West Virginia's health and medical professionals, as well as others
who live or work in West Virginia and are willing to assist during a
health related emergency or event.
WV
State Fire Marshal’s Office
How do
I...?
Report Arson |
Contact the State Fire Marshal |
Search for Licensed/Certified Tradespersons |
Renew your Electrician's License Online
Our
Mission:
WV State Fire Commission: “To
provide, through Leadership, the best possible Fire Prevention and
Life Safety for our citizens by Legislation, Education, Training,
Standards and Resource Allocation.”
State
Fire Marshal's Office: “To improve the Quality of Life of the
citizens of West Virginia through the Leadership, Development and
Administration of Fire Safety Programs and to reduce the loss of life
and property through Education, Inspections, Investigations,
Certification & Licensure, Building Plan Reviews and Enforcement of
Fire Safety Laws.”
WV State
Police
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Amateur
Radio Emergency Service® (ARES)
The Amateur Radio Emergency
Service® (ARES) consists of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily
registered their qualifications and equipment with their local ARES
leadership for communications duty in the public service when disaster
strikes.
American Red Cross
From
blackouts and winter storms to terrorist attacks, the American Red
Cross is dedicated to preparing citizens for all types of disasters
and coming to their aid, if a catastrophe strikes. The site includes
learning activities for children, such as coloring books. Want to
brush up on your lifesaving skills? Visit the site of your
local Red Cross chapter to find out about training classes in your
community.
CERCLIS Hazardous Waste Sites
A
listing of the Superfund sites in West Virginia - by county
Civil Air
Patrol: U.S. Air Force Auxiliary
In the late 1930s, more than
150,000 volunteers with a love for aviation argued for an organization
to put their planes and flying skills to use in defense of their
country. As a result, the Civil Air Patrol was born one week prior to
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. On May 26, 1948, Congress passed
Public Law 557 permanently establishing Civil Air Patrol as the
auxiliary of the new U.S. Air Force. Three primary mission areas were
set forth at that time: aerospace education, cadet programs, and
emergency services.
Department of Health and Human Services
This
site provides access to numerous reports and resources about health
threats to Americans.
Department of Homeland Security
The DHS
is a great place to find out how the federal government plans to
protect the nation and return things to normal after a man-made or
natural disaster.
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA)
Information from the EPA about the EPCRA.
Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA)
FEMA
helps you know what to do before, during, and after many different
types of disasters that may leave you and your community vulnerable.
Learn about local emergency plans, how to identify hazards that affect
your community, and how to develop and maintain an
emergency communications plan and
disaster supplies kit. FEMA provides interactive elements and DVDs
to make learning easy for everyone, even children.
National Institute
for Chemical Studies
A link
to the NICS, a non-profit organization headquartered in Charleston, WV
Prepare.org
Prepare.org is a website provided by the American Red Cross and other
community-based organizations to help you and your family prepare for
natural and human-caused disasters. One of our key goals is to serve
the vulnerable population: seniors, children, people with disabilities
and animal and pet owners.
Radio Amateur Civil
Emergency Service (RACES)
RACES is an Amateur Radio
protocol created by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and
the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Many government agencies
across the country train their Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS)
volunteers using the RACES protocol. The volunteers serve their
respective jurisdictions pursuant to guidelines and mandates
established by local emergency management officials.
Ready.gov
Prepare. Plan. Stay informed. Get involved with Citizen Corps. From
the US. Department of Homeland Security. This site is dedicated to
preparing the country's businesses and families for terrorist attacks
and natural disasters. You can get information on how to respond to
flooding, earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, explosions, and
chemical, biological, and nuclear attacks. The site also explains how
all families and businesses should
prepare an emergency kit,
make a plan, and
be informed. An interactive, cartoon-driven section called
Ready Kids is
a great resource for educating children.
Superfund
The
Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund homepage.
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Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
Visit
the CDC's site to get informed about illnesses and health concerns
that could result from natural disasters and chemical, nuclear, or
biological attacks. You can also learn about the best preventive steps
to take now.
Citizen Corps
Citizen
Corps encourages citizens to take an active part in their family's
safety. You can review the disaster preparedness information on this
site, and then search for your
local Citizen Corps chapter to find out about courses on emergency
preparedness and lifesaving techniques.
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
According to the NOAA , 90% of all presidentially
declared disasters are weather-related, leading to about 500 deaths
per year and nearly $14 billion in damage. Each year, Americans cope
with an average of 10,000 thunderstorms, 2,500 floods, 1,000
tornadoes, as well as an average of six deadly hurricanes. In the wake
of these sobering statistics, this agency is dedicated to helping
people protect themselves from natural disasters. It also has a
specific
NOAA radio that monitors weather conditions -- a must for tornado-
and hurricane-prone areas of the U.S.
FloodSmart.gov
As the
official site of the National Flood Insurance Program, this site can
help you prepare for floods, the most common natural disaster in the
U.S. Do you know how much damage a 3-inch flood will do to your home?
Check out this site's interactive, adjustable
tool for determining flood damage. Then determine your risk and
assess whether you need flood insurance, which is not included in
typical homeowner's insurance.
The Humane Society of the United States
Don't
forget Fluffy and Fido's disaster kit! Check out the Humane Society's
site to get tips on how to care for your pets during a disaster.
Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA),
Office of
Emergency Management
Check
out the EPA's Office of Emergency Management's site to learn how to
prevent and prepare for chemical emergencies, discover lessons learned
about chemical accidents, and find out about their coordinated
Emergency Response Program.
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