SCDEM RESOURCES:

 

Preparedness Actions

 Preparing your Family, Home and Workplace

• www.ready.gov 
• consumer safety guide
• Arkansas Division of Emergency Management

 Community Emergency Response Team Training

• CERT Registration Form

 Arkansas Fire Wise/County Controlled Burns

• Controlled Burns: Contact Sheriff's Department at (479) 783-1051
• Learn how to be FIRE WISE, visit www.aad.arkansas.gov/arkansas-firewise1

Emergency Alert System

Youth Preparedness Council

• Learn More of the opportunities for high school students to promote preparedness within themselves, home, school, and community with the effort of education and training.
• Register Here to Join the Sebastian County Youth Preparedness Council which is offered to Sophmore's, Juniors, and/or Seniors within the county.  There are Guidelines coordinated with the County Emergency Management and School the student attends.

Stop The Bleed Training

• Minutes count! Someone who is severely bleeding can bleed to death in as little as 5 minutes. That’s why bleeding control—keeping the blood inside the body—is the purpose of Stop the Bleed training.

Smart 911

• Sign up NOW, You, Family Members or Friends

• When you call 9-1-1, your Smart911 Safety Profile displays on the 9-1-1 screen and the 9-1-1 call takers can view your addresses, medical information, home information, description of pets and vehicles, and emergency contacts. You can provide as much or as little information as you like.

Planning Actions

• Local Area ISO Information
• Local Area Flood Plain Maps
• Flood Plain Contact: For more information about floodplain and floodplain mapping in Sebastian County, call the Sebastian County Judge's Department of Emergency Management at 479.783.3932 or email the Department of Emergency Management
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Site
• Protected Health Information (HIPPA)
• Rural Fire Association Training Schedule
• Travel Smart, Travel Safe site (idrivearkansas.com):  Enables the public to locate construction work zones on the state highway system and determine if current traffic conditions require an adjustment in travel plans. Additional layers of data can be toggled on and off to provide motorists with an overall understanding of what is happening on the state highway system.

 

Response Actions

• Emergency DIAL 911; You will be directed to a Public Safety Access Point (PSAP) dispatch center to assist.
• Emergency Operations Center Level of Activations
• Agency Request of Additional or Specialized Resources
• Supporting a Unified Command Environment of multiple Agency Response

 

Relief/Recovery Actions

• Capturing Damage Assessment to identify how Individual or Public Assistance can be coordinated
• Activate local, regional, and statewide Partnerships such as AR/OKRVREPC, United Way of FSM Area, and ARVOAD
• Support Municipalities and County areas with Debris Management, Disaster Management, and to build Resiliency