MISSION:
"to minimize or reduce injury, loss of life, environmental and property damage from emergencies within San Joaquin County."

02-May-2012    STATE ACTIVATES HEAT PLAN - PHASE I— SEASON READINESS

CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR EXCESSIVE HEAT EMERGENCIES: Heat Plan Phase I - Season Readiness begins annually on May 1 as the warmer months approach.

The goal of the Heat Plan is to; Enhance communications and coordination among state agencies and local governments; Mobilize resources in advance of local requests; and support local government actions consistent with the State Emergency Plan.

See: California Heat Plan     San Joaquin County Heat Plan

30-April-2012    NATIONAL EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM UPGRADE - Wireless Emergency Alerts

To enhance public safety, a free Wireless Emergency Alerts service is rolling out. WEA (pronounced “wee”) messages are text-like alert messages received by your mobile device during an emergency in your area. The purpose of WEA is to provide an increasingly mobile American public with a free and fast way to receive critically important information.

EMAS allows public safety authorities to use FEMA’s IPAWS Open Platform for Emergency Networks (IPAWS-OPEN) to send geographically targeted, text-like Wireless Emergency Alerts to the public. WEAs will relay Presidential, AMBER, and Imminent Threat alerts to mobile phones using cell broadcast technology that will not get backlogged during times of emergency when wireless voice and data services are highly congested. CMAS/WEA complements the existing Emergency Alert System (EAS) which sends warnings to television and radio via broadcast, cable, satellite, and wireline communications pathways.

To learn more, see the Facts sheet.