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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Huntsville - Madison County, Alabama

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During weather events ANY road is subject to hazardous conditons. We will make every effort to update this Twitter feed when the Emergency Operations Center is operational.
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CITY of Huntsville Residents - click here

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Madison County Residents - click here (located outside the cities of Huntsville or Madison)

Note: Information provided will be shared with Madison County volunteer fire/rescue departments and city fire/rescue departments as appropriate for your location.

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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 42 for the Adventist Community Services of South Central Conference at Oakwood University graduated June 6, 2013. Madison County now has a total of 786 CERT graduates.

The next storm spotter class will be held in early fall. Please check back for date.

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 Madison Fire/Rescue at 256-772-3326. 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!