Severe Weather Awareness Week is March 25-29. It serves as an opportunity to highlight the importance of being proactive with severe weather and to have a plan
Linn County Sustainability is about halfway through a pilot program with the Linn County Emergency Management Agency and four community organizations to create an All-Hazards Emergency Plan Template an effort to help community groups plan for disasters before they strike.
For the past two years, Linn County has been training a volunteer Community Emergency Response Team, or CERT. The volunteers will have the skills needed for the organization and operation of an emergency response to disasters.
Last week linn county and the linn county ema announced the release of the all-hazards emergency plan template for community organizations.The plan came togethe
At 8:45 a.m. on the first Wednesday of every month, the Linn County Emergency Management Agency sets off its outdoor warning sirens for testing. A gravely computer-generated voice lets listeners know that a test is being conducted and they’re free to go about their days. But what does it take to test the sirens that sound during severe weather?