• Columbia Special Needs Survey (link to spot lower on page)
Emergency Management Services in Columbia County are provided by the Columbia County Emergency Management Agency. Columbia County EMA coordinates efforts to ensure that the County is able to mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from any type of natural or man-caused disasters. Some of the services EMA provides to the citizens of Columbia County include:
- Preparing and maintaining the Columbia County Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)
- Managing the Columbia Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
- Providing emergency planning in such areas as special needs, continuity of operations and emergency operations
- Conducting emergency exercises in coordination with local, state, and federal agencies
- Assessing local needs and supporting local response agencies with timely, effective deployment of resources
- Assisting the citizens of Columbia County to become better prepared for a disaster
To learn more about how Columbia County EMA supports the citizens of Columbia County, click here (link to Columbia EMA).
In addition to these services, the Columbia County EMA serves as a member of the East Central Task Force (ECTF) Executive Board. In collaboration with the Emergency Management Coordinators from the seven counties (link to about ECTF) of the ECTF Region, the Columbia County EMC oversees the financial and programmatic aspects of the Homeland Security Grant Funding allocated to the ECTF. The ECTF Executive Board and its committees have worked across jurisdictional and disciplinary boundaries to enhance both the entire ECTF region and Columbia County’s ability to prevent, respond to and recover from acts of terrorism and major disasters.
Through the cooperative efforts of the ECTF, an important Emergency Preparedness tool is now available to the citizens of Columbia County. This is the Columbia County Special Needs Survey.
Click here for Columbia County Emergency Management Agency.
Special Needs Survey
What is the Special Needs Survey?
The Special Needs Survey (SNS) Tool is an effort by county government to better identify those in our community who are most at risk during a disaster. In the emergency management field, these individuals are designated as part of the “special needs population”. Special Needs individuals are those who are likely to require assistance in excess of that provided to the general public in a time of disaster, particularly in the event that large scale evacuation is necessary. This could include those who are deaf, blind, bedridden, mentally impaired, without radio or television, or lacking transportation necessary to evacuate.
The intention of this tool is to get our special needs population “on the radar” so that community officials can make decisions about how to best assist them. The tool is a web based data collection device for these individuals.
For more Information on the Columbia County Special Needs Survey or to Register click here.