Daniel Roten
EM Coordinator
daniel.roten@alleghanycounty-nc.gov
Contact:
348 South Main Street
PO Box 1233
Sparta, NC 28675
Phone: 372-6220 (office), 911 or 372-4455 (emergency)
Fax: 888-200-3398
Email: daniel.roten@alleghanycounty-nc.gov
Department Links:
Emergency Management
FAQ
Forms
Landing Zones, Updated 03-16-18
Emergency Plan Login
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If you have questions about daniel.roten@alleghanycounty-nc.gov, call this office at 336-372-6220, or drop by our office at 348 South Main Street, Sparta NC.
Emergency Management involves the planning, assignment and coordination of the resources available in an integrated program of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery of natural or man-made emergencies or disasters. It provides for the safety of our citizens in Alleghany County, since all known possible hazards have been identified and plans made, which address the needs before, during and after an emergency or disaster. We continually review the plans to identify and correct problems and work together with neighboring counties, the state and federal government to insure a correct and adequate response will be made in the event of an emergency or disaster.
There are four basic parts or activities that make up the Emergency Management program concept. These are mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. Mitigation involves actions taken to prevent or reduce the occurrence of an emergency or risk to life and property. It includes the following programs or activities:
Preparedness involves the actions taken prior to an emergency or disaster to aid in coordinated response. It includes the following:
Continuity of Government Response involves the actions taken immediately before, during and immediately after an emergency in order to save lives, minimize property damage and increase the effectiveness of recovery operations. It includes some of the following resource responses:
Recovery can be divided into two parts, short-term actions which are taken to assess the damages and re-establish vital life-support systems; and long-term actions to restore all systems to a normal state. Recovery activities include the following:
In some situations evacuation is the only protective action available to protect the public, if time permits. If you are advised to evacuate, first consider going to the homes of relatives or friends, or checking into a hotel or motel outside the danger area. If these locations are not feasible then you will need to go to a shelter site, but remember that most shelter sites will not allow pets to be brought in due to health, safety and space reasons. If going to a shelter you should contact your veterinarian for animal boarding or contact the Alleghany County Cooperative Extension Office at 372-5597 for directions on where you can take your pet for boarding. If instructed to evacuate:
In certain situations when an emergency occurs so quickly that there is insufficient time to evacuate, or an evacuation would actually place more people in danger, it is necessary to "Shelter in Place". If this should occur, immediately go inside your home or the nearest structure (if you are at work or away from your home), if you have a pet get it inside too, and do the following:
The Alleghany County Emergency Management Office recommends that citizens keep enough supplies at home to meet family needs for at least 72 hours, since it may take that long before outside assistance is available from the state or federal government. Home disaster supply kits should be made up from sturdy and easy to carry containers such as backpacks, duffel bags or large trash containers in the event that you may have to evacuate and take your emergency supplies with you. These emergency supply kits should contain a number of things including the following:
Emergency responders will do their best to notify individuals if an evacuation is needed, but if there is a large area affected it may not be possible, in which case EAS (Emergency Alert System) will be activated to warn citizens. The EAS has designated radio and TV stations that will broadcast emergency information. They will tell you everything you need to know, where shelters are being opened, where you need to go, what roads you should use and other safety measures you can take.