EMA Huntsville-Madison County, Alabama

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John "Rusty" Russell, Director
P.O. Box 308
Huntsville, AL 35804
256-427-5130
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Welcome to the Huntsville-Madison County Emergency Management Agency's home page. The Huntsville-Madison County Emergency Management Agency is a city-county government agency, which serves the population that works, lives, and visits in Madison County. This site has been developed to provide you information about Emergency Management, individual emergency preparedness for the hazards we face in Madison County, and how we can mitigate their effects. We welcome any comments and suggestions that you have concerning our website or our program. Please contact us by phone at (256)427-5130 or by email.

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Huntsville - Madison County EMA News...

The testing of the outdoor warning siren system is conducted on the first Wednesday of the month at 12:00 noon, weather permitting.

Amateur radio operators - The Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES)/Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) Meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month in the Emergency Operations Center at 6:00PM. Please call EMA at (256)427-5130 if you need directions.

CERT Class 34 for the US Army 2nd Recruiting Brigade on Redstone Arsenal graduated April 6th

CERT Class 35 is in progress for the Fleming Meadows and Westbury Estates Civic Association during the months of March and April and graduates April 23rd.

CERT Class 36 is scheduled for the Madison County Sheriff's Citizen Corps group at the City of Huntsville Fire Academy on Sparkman Dr. during the months of May and June. The class is now full.

CERT Class 37 is scheduled for the Protect and Respond group, a disaster response group from area churches. This class will be conducted in July and August. The class is now full.

CERT Class 38 is scheduled for the Holiday Homes and Westlawn neighborhood groups during the months of September and October. The class is expected to be full.

NOTE: New CERT classes are not scheduled for the months of November and December due to the holidays.

CERT Class 39 is scheduled for Crisis Services of North Alabama during the months of January and February 2013.

If your group is interested in CERT training, please contact Scott Worsham at 256-427-5128 or if you are in the city of Madison, please contact David Glassman at 256-772-5692. Classes require a minimum of 15 students and a maximum of 30. There is no fee for the course. Classes are usually held 1 night per week for 8 weeks.

NukAlert Orientation January 2008 (.ppt format)

Madison County Fallout Shelter Information

Pandemic Influenza Information from the Alabama Department of Public Health

Our Mission:

To minimize the effects of hazards and disasters upon the population and property of the Huntsville-Madison County area through an all-hazards integrated emergency management approach which includes the four phases of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.

Madison County has been designated
a StormReady County since 2001!