White County Arkansas

Emergency Management

DEM / Fire Coordinator - Tamara Jenkins

Tamara Jenkins, Department of Emergency Management, White CountyFire Dept logoLEPC logoCERT logo

Welcome to the White County Department of Emergency Management (DEM).

Mission

Our purpose is to protect White County Citizens and their property from the effects of natural, man-made, and technological disasters.

We will work together with all county departments and elected officials. The DEM Coordinator attends continuing education seminars throughout the year in order to stay abreast of changes to ensure responsible assistance and aid for the Citizens of White County.

To fulfill our charge, we recognize the four phases of emergency management:

Preparedness

Planning, training and exercising on how to respond to an emergency.

  • LEPC (Local Emergency Planning Committee)
  • CERT (Community Emergency Response Team)
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Homeland Security
  • Planning
  • Be Ready
  • Training
  • Exercise

Recovery

Assisting the local jurisdiction to return to a normal lifestyle

  • Other Needs Assistance
  • Role of FEMA

Response

Coordination actives and resources as the emergency is evolving

  • DEM Field Operations
  • County Emergency Managers

Mitigation

Ways to reduce or eliminate loss if the same event occurs

  • Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
  • Pre disaster Programs

 

What is the role of the White County Arkansas DEM?

DEM is charged with supporting the national system of emergency management. DEM provides for the national emergency management system by encouraging the development of comprehensive disaster preparedness and assistance plans, programs, capabilities, and organizations by the State and its local governments. DEM ensures that funding is located, acquired and provided to White County law enforcement, fire fighters through grant funding. Hazardous Materials Program; Hazard Mitigation Program; Public Assistance Program; Emergency Grant Program; and other initiatives and programs, as allowed.

Because disasters often disrupt the normal functioning of governments and communities, and adversely affect individuals and families with great severity, special measures, designed to assist the efforts of the affected jurisdictions in expediting the rendering of aid, assistance, and emergency services, and the reconstruction and rehabilitation of devastated areas are necessary. DEM provides the organization necessary to facilitate the rapid acquisition and delivery of resources necessary to recover from "major" disasters.

 

DEM Responsibilities

  • Citizen Documentation to report the effect of disasters’, tornado, flood, and contamination.
  • Tier II
  • Grant Management
  • Homeland Security Grants
  • LETPP Grants
  • SHSGP Grants
  • ACT 833 Fire Fighters Grant
  • Emergency Operation Guide
  • Annual Update of information

 
  • Mitigation Plan
  • Tier II Hazards
  • Fire Coordinator representing 30  White County Fire Departments
  • LEPC Chairman
  • Quorum Court Annual Report
  • Flood Plain Office
  •  Aid Citizen Documentation  of Safe-rooms and Storm Shelters
  • Report to  FEMA and ADEM
  • Respond to Hazard Calls

 

 

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Important Dates

 

Contact Information

Address:
2301 East Line Road 
Searcy, AR. 72143

Phone: (501) 279-6277

Fax:(501) 279-6278

Use the following email link or use our contact form:

 

Office Hours:
Mon-Fri: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm

New or Change of address requests for White County Citizens -
Contact: Nancy Van Winkle 417 N. Spruce Suite-7 (501) 268-4810

Helpful Documents

Emergency Operation Guide Basic Plan

Fire ACT833

Meeting Schedule

Important Dates

October 30, Yearly - Fire ACT833 Grant

March 20, 2013 from
10:00AM to 11:30AM - The White County Department of Emergency Management will be hosting a Mitigation Plan Draft Review Meeting