There’s a temptation to say there were “no runs, no drips, no errors” in the management of Monday’s storms in Kane County, but while the…
On April 9, the community of Fairdale in neighboring DeKalb County fell victim to an EF-4 tornado with wind speeds measured at 200 mph. Every…
Kane County’s Office of Emergency Management did everything it could to help the residents of Fairdale after a tornado tore through the small DeKalb County…
When it’s bitter cold, there are some places for people to find shelter in Kane County. The following list provided by the Kane County Office of Emergency…
Twenty members of the Kane County Office of Emergency Management will be awarded the 2014 President’s Volunteer Service Award. Kane County OEM provides emergency and disaster…
Campton Forest Preserve will be closed to the public on Saturday, Sept. 20, due to a large-scale, search-and-rescue exercise, scheduled to take place in the…
September is National Preparedness Month, a nationwide effort to increase public awareness to the importance of preparing for emergencies, including natural disasters, and to encourage…
Kane County’s Office of Emergency Management volunteers have turned a piece of government surplus into a “mission ready” vehicle that will help its search-and-rescue team…
