Leavenworth County Emergency Management

Leavenworth County Emergency Management Facebook Terms of Use:

This is the official page of the Leavenworth County Emergency Management Division (EOC). This page was created to provide people who live and work in Leavenworth County, Kansas, or others with an interest in the EOC, access to information about the division and a platform with which to interact with the EOC. This page is mon

itored and managed by the EOC Division. Before posting on this page, please review these terms. A posting on this page constitutes acceptance of the following terms and conditions:

• In case of emergency, or if you need police assistance, dial 911.
• Do not use this page to report a crime. To report a crime, call 911 or our non-emergency number, 913-682-5724, or go to the Leavenworth County Justice Center.
• If you post information related to a crime on this page, you may be placing yourself in the position of becoming a witness in court proceedings.
• LVCO EOCs “liking” of other organizations’ or users’ pages does not indicate endorsement of that organization’s/person’s actions or comments.
• Comments posted by others on the EOC page are not to be considered the opinion of the EOC; nor does EOC endorse any third-party comments on this page.
• The Leavenworth County EOC reserves the right to remove and/or block anyone who posts inappropriate material as determined by the EOC. For examples of inappropriate material, see below.
• EOC does not allow posting of photos or videos by anyone other than members of the department’s Media Unit.
• If you have photos or videos you’d like to share on this page, e-mail [email protected]. The Leavenworth County Emergency Management welcomes a person’s right to express his/her opinion and encourages posters to keep comments related to content on this page. The EOC reserves the right to remove any comments that are inappropriate or offensive, including, for example, comments that:

• defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or violate the legal rights of others,
• include hatred, slander, threats, obscenity, violence, vulgarity or s*xual content,
• spam, advertise or solicit commerce or promote or encourage illegal activity,
• promote, foster or perpetuate discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, national origin, gender or s*x, s*xual orientation, or disability,
• have personal information about another person or that violate a person’s privacy,
• include copyrighted material that belongs to another person or entity,
• contain links to inappropriate web sites,
• contain confidential information or information that may compromise the safety or security of the public or any member of the Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office. Emergency Management is responsible for coordinating all four phases of Emergency Management with Federal, State, and Local governments, as well as private sector businesses and institutions. Coordination is inclusive with all jurisdictions in Leavenworth County and County agencies such as, the Health Department, Public Works, Sheriff’s Office, Council on Aging, G.I.S. and Appraisers to name a few of many. Four phases of Emergency Management are:

Mitigation:


Activities designed to avoid or prevent disasters from occurring in the first place and to reduce the ill effects of those, which are unavoidable. This is the best emergency management tool of all. Preparedness:


Being prepared to cope with unavoidable disaster. Trained personnel, planning, proper equipment, supplies and facilities are the essential elements of preparedness. Response:


Immediate and decisive actions taken to eliminate or reduce the severity of the incident. This may include warning, evacuation, suppression, rescue, apprehension, treatment and in some cases, withdrawal for safety reasons. Recovery:


Recovery is the return to a normal or improved state of being. It can be long term or short term. It can involve physical, mental and financial aspects. It includes repairing and rebuilding property, regaining public health and state of mind and regaining economic stability. Another function of Emergency Management is maintaining the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The facility is self-contained and designed to remain operational in all environments including tornado, earthquake and chemical/biological attack. The EOC can be activated at several levels and in a major emergency it is the seat of local government. Elected and other agency officials can conduct not only emergency functions but also the necessary day-to-day business of city and county government. It is the responsibility of the Emergency Management Office to provide public awareness in preparation for the events that occur before and after a disaster. Emergency Management will provide training for Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT). CERT establishes small groups of trained citizens that can assist their community during a disaster. Awareness training is available to service clubs, Church and other organizations upon request to this office.