Southeast Missouri Emergency Management Association

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Multi-Agency Resource Centers available for storm victims in southeast Mo. Resources to help southeast Missourians recover from recent severe storms will be available at a one-stop shop.

Please join us for the 6th annual Earthquake Summit March 21, 2024 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri! This regional professional development conference will bring together hundreds of attendees to learn the latest about earthquakes in the Midwest – the risk, preparedness strategies and recovery planning. Experts from across the country will lead sessions focused on the latest geology, best practices in earthquake planning and response, transportation technologies, hospital and health services response, communication strategies, hazardous materials challenges, and more. Please click below to register for this FREE event!!

March 2024 Earthquake Summit

This year’s ShakeOut earthquake drill is this Thursday 10/19 at 10:19 a.m.
Details and information available at shakeout.org

Prepared - Not Scared

The Great Central U.S. ShakeOut Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills help people in homes, schools, and organizations worldwide improve preparedness and practice how to be safe during earthquakes. Register to participate in your state or country's drill at www.ShakeOut.org.

MERC001 - Hazardous Materials Incident Response: Awareness

Jun 24, 2023 from 8 AM - 5 PM

Piedmont City Fire
117B West Fir Street
Piedmont, MO 63957

This is a great opportunity for those needing training. Please share with any volunteer firefighters or others that might be interested.

STEMS This course meets the objectives of NFPA 1072: Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents, (2017 Edition), OSHA 29 CFR 1910. 120. Topics will include:First Responder Roles; Identifying Hazardous Materials; Determining Routes of Entry; Understan...

Bootheel emergency agencies train with portable water purification unit as part of mock disaster drill More than a dozen first responders collect water from the pond at R.S Matthews Park in Sikeston.

Best wishes to Chief Charlie Jones as he retires as Chief from Caruthersville Fire Department!

(All of us at SEMO EMA are excited that he will still be serving as Caruthersville Emergency Management Director!)

Looking forward to the Earthquake Summit!

Directions to Rone Hall:
I-55 South to Exit 32
Left on Highway 162 for about 3.8 miles
Right on Highway TT for 2 miles
Rone Hall is on the immediate left at County Road 308 (you will also see signage for Lee Farm)

Preparing for earthquakes in the Heartland Butler County Emergency Management Director Robbie Myers explains what you need and why you need to prepare for earthquakes in the Heartland.

Trey will be greatly missed throughout our region. Prayers to his family.

It is with a heavy heart that we pass along the information that Trey Hardy, Director of Emergency Management for Scott County has passed away. Trey is the example we all seek to follow in professionalism, hard work and a dedication to service. Trey will be sorely missed. Please share thoughts and prayers with his family at this sad time.

https://sema.dps.mo.gov/earthquake_preparedness/

Missouri Earthquake Preparedness Topographic map showing earthquakes greater than magnitude 2.5 (circles). Red circles are earthquakes that occurred after 1972. Blue circles are earthquakes that occurred before 1973. Larger earthquakes are represented by larger circles. USGS image.

Register today!

Stay safe today! It is also a good day to register for the March 16th Earthquake Summit and you may win this early bird prize package! This t-shirt, hat and festive socks will be presented to the winner at the event. (Everyone who registers in January will be included in drawing.)
Register now: https://sema.dps.mo.gov/earthquake_preparedness/summit.php

The SEMO EMA quarterly meeting scheduled for this week has been moved to Thursday May 5. It will still begin at 9:30 at Sikeston DPS. Also the IPPW training is scheduled to start at 12:30 that day. RHSOC will be emailing an update later today. More details as we get closer to the date. Thank you for your understanding for the rescheduling.
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The arrangements for New Madrid County Emergency Management Director/ Lilbourn Fire Chief David McClarty will include a visitation on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, from 5pm to 9pm at First Baptist Church in Lilbourn, Missouri at 100 Dawson Avenue.

The funeral will be at First Baptist Church in Lilbourn, Missouri on Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 11 am.

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Dave will be missed tremendously. We will take time to remember him at our quarterly meeting on Thursday.

Great info!

We’re hiring!!

We’re looking for a Regional Chief Development Officer - someone who can strengthen & grow the donor base & development program in MO/AR.

This is a full-time position. For info & to apply, go to https://bit.ly/3uxuYoR

Earthquake preparedness Missouri observes Earthquake Awareness Month each February.

The Appreciation Luncheon for first responders and volunteers that was scheduled for this Saturday at Elk Chute Lodge has been postponed due to COVID. We will still be honoring those who assisted with last month’s tornadoes and the new date and time will be posted here when it is finalized. Please help us get the word out about the delay. Thanks for your understanding!

Less than a month away! Be sure to spread the word.

https://sema.dps.mo.gov/earthquake_preparedness/summit.php

Here is the link to the quarterly meeting for Region E tomorrow. Since this meeting is being moved to a virtual format, this will primarily be an information sharing meeting. We won’t have any guest speakers and the election of officers will be postponed until next quarter. I look forward to seeing you all there!


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The quarterly meeting scheduled for tomorrow (1/20/22) at Sikeston DPS will be moved to a virtual-only format. Invitation will be emailed and posted here later this afternoon.

Early snow chances for this weekend. Stay tuned to local media and NWS for updates.

A winter storm system could impact the Quad State this weekend. Forecast confidence is very low at this time. Please stay tuned to the latest forecast information from the National Weather Service in Paducah Kentucky.