The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is asking residents to develop emergency plans in the wake of southern California’s 7.1 magnitude earthquake. According to the IEMA,…
5PM THURSDAY UPDATE. While many parts of Illinois recently experienced an unseasonable April snowstorm, state officials and the Kane County Office of Emergency Management are…
According to the National Weather Service Chicago, Kane County is in for as much as a couple inches of snow Saturday, which means now is…
Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part series on the Hawaii ballistic-missile false alarm. Today’s post looks at what safety measures residents should…
Winter can bring a variety of dangerous weather conditions — bitter cold, ice storms, and blizzards. The Preparing for Emergencies handbook developed by the Kane…
Pandemic. Epidemic. Infection. Disease Control. Contagion. Health Emergency. Those are words no one likes to say out loud and few people want to think about….
Uncle Don Wants You. OK, that’s not as catchy as “Uncle Sam Wants You,” but it would be good to have a slogan to…
Each year, September is recognized as National Preparedness Month. This year’s theme is “Don’t Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today.” Don Bryant, director of…
