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Emergency Management Agency 62 Union Street Office Hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., excluding holidays. Ray O. Sisk - Director The County Emergency Management Agency coordinates county emergency response when a disaster extends beyond the normal mutual aid boundaries of the affected community, or several communities. Damage assessment information and reporting forms are available by clicking on the subjects listed in the table at the bottom of this page. The county EMA Director provides guidance, planning models, home study courses, and workshops on emergency management to the local communities and their own EMA staff. The Director also hosts periodic Local EMA Director Meetings to keep the local directors provided with up to date information. Click here on Meetings for a list of scheduled meetings. The EMA office staff is responsible for the maintaining and updating the County's All-Hazard Contingency Plan. The County Director is one of the few officials authorized to access the Emergency Alerting System. For more information on Emergency Management at the state level click on MEMA for their home page which is updated daily. Get Preparded! - Personal emergency planning resources for Knox County citizens. 
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Training - "Emergency Planning and Special Needs Populations" - for more information click on the the "Training" box at the bottom of the page.
Knox County Fire Departments offer free home safety surveys and heating system checks. This is a good idea to have done before the heating season is upon us....... Free Home Safety Surveys and Heating System Checksvisit www.atlanticengine.org or call 236-7950 Swine Flu Information: Click here for H1N1 Informational Article (pdf) Knox County and our municipal and private sector partners are revising the 2004 Hazard Mitigation Plan. The revised plan will be reissued in early 2010. To view the latest information and work in progress, click on this link to Midcoast Regional Planning Commission. Disaster Related Information: This information is provided for your convenience. Relief from disasters can be a complex process, but help is available. We will provide training to municipal officials regarding the disaster damage reporting and assistance request process at your request. Please contact the Knox County EMA office for assistance and additional information. (click here for) Newly Released Project Worksheet (PW) -This all-in-one executable form series allows the municipal manager (or other eligible applicant) to easily and accurately complete all forms required for Federal Disaster Assistance. Open "Main" worksheet first to see instructions on installing this series and activating template macros. (click here for) Tutorial on How to Use the New Project Worksheet (PW) Series. Note: this tutorial requires macros to be enabled and will open in a new window. (click here for) Other Forms used by Municipalities, Non-profit Organizations and Selected Non-governmental Organizations) This form is used to certify completion of all small projects approved under a disaster declartion. Upon completion of small projects, it is submitteed in order t receive the Maine state share (15%) of declaration reimbursements. To obtain the form, click on Small Project Summary Certification Form. EMA Director's Reports to the County Commissioners - please click here. Available Training - please click here or on the subject in the table at the bottom of the page for meeting dates and times.
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The CERT Jamboree is being held on September 18 and 19 at Camp Laurel in Readfield. This program is sponsored by each EMA have Community Emergency Response (CERT) teams. There are three (3) CERT teams in Knox County. Click EMPLOYMENT | TAX ABATEMENT | LINKS | DIRECTION
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