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Emergency Management Agency


Contact Information


EM Coordinator

Lyn Medinger

 

Mail

EMA office 201 W. Platt
Maquoketa, Iowa 52060

 

Hours

Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

 

Phone 

(563) 542-3911

Fax

(563) 652-4949

 

Duties and Responsibilities


Emergency management is a coordinated effort, involving local, state, and federal government agencies as well as volunteer organizations and businesses. Within an integrated emergency management framework, these entities assist citizens and their Communities to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and eliminate or reduce the effects of natural, man-made, civil, and technological emergencies and disasters.


It is an unfortunate fact of life that emergencies and disasters do occur. These often unpredictable and tragic events have various effects on our society, economy, environment, and personal lives. It is to minimize, or eliminate where possible, these events and their impacts that government, businesses, and individual citizens make plans for emergencies.

From natural disasters to acts of terror, we are aware of the all too frequent events that impact our lives, our communities, and countries halfway around the world. No single agency has the capacity, skills and resources, with which to address these disasters successfully. Disasters demand a combined and coordinated approach, linking the expertise and resources of the emergency management community and local authorities with a variety of other organizations.

To many, responding to disasters and emergencies does not come naturally.

The response from the various agencies and organizations has developed with thorough

and informed planning, training, exercises, and unfortunately, experience of responding to past disasters. This experience has been invaluable in highlighting the need for considered, integrated, and coordinated emergency planning.

Planning for emergencies ensures that the emergency services, local authorities and other organizations better communicate and coordinate their efforts, improving the management

at the scene, in the emergency operations center, and the post-disaster recovery process.

Services provided by the Jackson County, Iowa Emergency Management Agency (EMA)

and Homeland Security office include:

Hazards Addressed:

Natural - blizzards, tornadoes, flood
Public Health - disease outbreak in our citizens and livestock
Terrorism - people who intend to hurt us and destroy our economy


We work with companies, jurisdictions, schools and private citizens.

The Emergency Management Agency activities are divided into four phases that form a cycle.

  • Mitigation

 Includes actions taken to prevent or reduce the cause, impact, and consequences of disasters

  • Preparedness

 Includes planning, training, and educational activities for events that cannot be mitigated

  • Response

 Occurs in the immediate aftermath of a disaster

  • Recovery

 Restoration efforts occur concurrently with regular operations and activities.

1 Day Severe Weather Outlook

2 Day Severe Weather Outlook

3 Day Severe Weather Outlook