Welcome to the Linn County Emergency Management Agency

We are the “what if” agency? What if the “it can’t happen here” happens? The mission of the Linn County Emergency Management Agency is to assure the coordination of the activities of City and County government, State and Federal entities, citizens, businesses, adjacent jurisdictions, and other disaster partners, to prepare for, respond to, recover from and mitigate major emergencies and disasters within Linn County.


	Agency Links Minutes and Agenda Page for: LC EM Commission; LEPC; County Firefighter's Association; Iowa; and EMS Association Linn EMA Twitter Page Training Opportunities Special Needs Registration Linn County Regional HAZMAT Team (under construction)


	Important News and Upcoming Events Linn County Public Health is hosting an ICS-300 Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents course September 21 and 22, 2010. For more information click here. NWS: Quad City Office- Forecast Link The Linn County Emergency Management Agency has implemented changes to the use of the outdoor alert warning (siren) system. Click here for the full press release. KEY CHANGES: •Re-sounding of sirens every 10-15 minutes while the condition continues •Activating for severe thunderstorms with dangerous conditions of winds=> 70mph or hail=> golf ball size •Possible activation of series of individual sirens (exception not the rule)


	The Lumir E. Dostal, JR. Public Service Award Ted Beuter is the 2009 recipient of the Lumir E. Dostal. JR. Public Service Award. The award was presented at the April 20 Emergency Management Commission Meeting by the Commission Chair Brian Gardner in recognition of Ted's 43 years of service. This award is given in recognition of an unending pursuit of excellence in emergency preparedness and selfless devotion to protecting the health and safety of the public. This award recognizes those who have st rived to meet the outstanding example of community service set by Lumir E. Dostal, JR. in his 40 years of public service and is given with much gratitude for their dedication and service.


	Emergency Management Links International Association of Emergency Managers Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division Iowa Emergency Management Association Safeguard Iowa Partnership


	Emergency Notification System CODE RED The Linn County E 9-1-1- Board has instituted the CodeRED Emergency Notification System - an ultra high-speed telephone communication service for emergency notifications. This system allows public safety and emergency agencies to telephone all or targeted areas in case of an emergency situation that requires immediate action. The system is capable of dialing 50,000 phone numbers per hour. It delivers a recorded message to a person or answering machine, making three attempts to connect to any number. Click here to get started


	News and Weather Alert Services City of Cedar Rapids Twitter Alerts Click here for emergency announcements from the City of Cedar Rapids' Public Information Officers. KGAN iNOW Text Alerts You can sign up here for news alerts, weather alerts, and school closings from KGAN and KFXA. KCRG-Gazette Text Alerts You can sign up here for news alerts, weather alerts, and school closings from KCRG and the Gazette. Weather Channel Alerts Click here to get weather alerts by e-mail and on your mobile phone. Click here for links to area media site.

6301 Kirkwood Blvd. S.W. Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 Office (319) 892-6500 Fax (319) 398-5316 ema@linncounty-ema.org

Serving all of Linn County and the communities of: Alburnett, Bertram, Cedar Rapids, Center Point, Central City, Coggon, Ely, Fairfax, Hiawatha, Lisbon, Marion, Mt. Vernon, Palo, Prairieburg, Robins, Springville, Walford and Walker

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Linn County Emergency Management Agency, 6301 Kirkwood Blvd. S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404

Welcome to the Linn County Emergency Management Agency

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