Vision Statement
The vision of Douglas County Emergency Management is that Douglas County, Kansas will be a community that is disaster aware and disaster prepared.
Mission Statement
The mission of Douglas County Emergency Management is to provide a comprehensive emergency management program to effectively mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from all types of major emergencies or disasters; and to educate and train Douglas County residents, responders, and governing officials so that a disaster’s impact on people, property, and communities is minimized.
This comprehensive emergency management program includes four focus areas; Support Systems, Stakeholder Readiness, and Community Resilience ensure the overall Operations and operational readiness of the EM Program. This approach guides the Strategic Plan.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Everbridge system is provided for free to Douglas County residents by a grant through the NE Region Homeland Security Council. The system also is being utilized by a number of counties throughout the region.
The call notification system uses your location to send messages. For example, weather alerts are sent to you only when your location is included within the issued weather product. Your address also allows the county(s) you wish to receive alerts… Read More
The Northeast Kansas Regional Notification System will send you a severe thunderstorm / tornado warning alert only if an address you list within your account is within that specific warning. If your address(es) is outside of that warning, you… Read More
Everbridge is a “confirm and quit” system meaning that once you confirm receipt of the message, the system will not use other methods of notification to reach you.
Judicial and Law Enforcement Center
111 E 11th St.
Lawrence, KS 66044
United States
