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Osceola County Emergency Management (231) 832-6172 P.O.Box 25, Reed City MI. 49677 www.osceolacountyemd.org |
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The Osceola County Emergency Management website is available to ensure convenient availability of emergency management information to local government, public, and private entities, especially individual citizens and families, with the intent to support efforts in mitigation (prevention), preparedness, response, and recovery to local hazards (emergencies) through community partnerships.
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Page last updated January 26th, 2008 |
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OCEMD Holds 400 Courses Osceola County Emergency Management recently completed its first round of NIMS ICS 300 level courses in the jurisdiction, training over 54 responders. Slots remain for the upcoming 400 level courses with registration covering lunches for the two days. Visit the Activities Page For The Current N.I.M.S. Session Lists
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N.I.M.S. Compliancy The National Incident Management System (N.I.M.S.) is a Presidential Directive affecting most government, public, and private entities that would have a role in emergency. OCEMD is currently working with local entities to meet this critical requirement to ensure future grant funding. |
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Samantha Cass Appointed As New Mecosta County Emergency Management Director Former OCEMD Coordinator Samantha Cass was appointed to the position of Emergency Management Director for Mecosta County in January. Samantha exited OCEMD after having served with the program since June of 2006 and spending 9 months in the challenging position of Regional Coordinator.
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Local Emergency Planning Meeting Team Scheduled Altered For 2008 Due to a schedule conflict with the Osceola County Board of Commissioners meeting, the Osceola County L.E.P.T. meeting schedule has been altered to the 4th Wednesday of each month to support increased attendance. Visit the L.E.P.T. Page For Annual Schedule and Meeting Notes
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Diane Bush Appointed As Regional Planner Diane Bush will be replacing Samantha Cass as local and regional coordinator. Diane has served with OCEMD since April 2001, specializing in managing new and/or complex projects. This year, she will be coordinating regional plan efforts for Osceola, Mecosta, Lake, Clare, and Isabella Counties. |
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Michelle Wayne Hired As New EMD Specialist OCEMD has hired Michelle Wayne as the program’s new Specialist. Michelle has supported the program since high school, officially joining the program as an EMST member in July of 2007 and already has several emergency management certifications and credentials to here resume.
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West Central Michigan Emergency Management Support Team Enters It’s 2nd Year The WCM E.M.S.T. is composed of the emergency management staff and volunteer personnel from Osceola, Newaygo, and Mecosta County. In the team’s first year of operation, the members have supported emergency responses, disaster exercises, trained extensively in emergency operations, and have conducted an extensive re-drafting of local emergency plans. WCM plans to conduct its 2nd round of training in April of 2008. Visit the EMST Page For More Information
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