Director of Emergency Services:

• Ronnie Shortt, Board of Supervisors – District 1

E.O.C. Coordinator / HAZMAT Coordinator:

• Jane Bennett

Responsibilities:

• To manage and coordinate the County's emergency response efforts in times of Natural Disasters, Hazardous Material spills and other events / hazards that could pose a danger to the citizens of Wise County or the public in general.

Emergency Operations Plan:

The Wise County Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)  consists of a Basic Plan followed by the Emergency Support Functions, Support Annexes, and finally Incident Annexes.  The purpose of the Basic Plan is to establish the legal and organizational basis for operations in Wise County to effectively respond to and recover from all-hazards disasters and/or emergency situations.

Note:  The EOP is being revised and is due to be completed in March 2009.  Please check back in mid-March for the updated version.

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