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Emergency Management
Mission
Russell County Emergency Management helps us prepare for and be ready to respond to all types of disasters including hazardous material incidents, airport emergencies, severe weather events, or terrorist attacks.
The Russell County Emergency Management Department coordinates all components of the Emergency Management System by working closely with local, State and Federal agencies as well as volunteer and private organizations. Russell County Emergency Management actively promotes the protection of people, property, and the environment against (natural, technological, vector, and civil societal hazards.
View the Russell County Response Map 20202 (PDF).
Key Responsibilities
- Mitigation: Activities designed to avoid or prevent emergencies from occurring, and to reduce ill effects of those that are unavoidable.
- Preparedness: Planning and training are the essential elements of preparedness, as well as proper and adequate supplies, equipment, facilities, and dedicated personnel.
- Response: Time and speed are the essential elements of response. Department operations may include warning, evacuation, suppression, rescue, apprehensions, treatment, and in some cases withdrawal for safety reasons.
- Recovery: A return to normal or improved state of being. The rebuilding phase includes repairing or rebuilding property, regaining health, state, or mind, and economic stability.
Weather Alerts
The Russell, Kansas weather zone is KSZ032.
Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Kansas issued by the National Weather Service. View the weather forecast for Russell.
Terrorism
View a map of global terrorism and other suspicious events.
Homeland Security Advisory System
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Emergency Management
Physical Address
County Courthouse
401 N Main St.
Russell, KS 67665
Phone: 785-483-7200
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Keith Haberer
KCEM CoordinatorPhone: 785-324-1381
This material was developed by Russell County Emergency Management. Some portions of these suggestions have been based on material provided by the American Red Cross & FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Office). We gratefully acknowledge them for the portions which they contributed.
- Russell County Response Map 2020 (PDF)
- Russell, KS NOAA Forecast
- Kansas Division of Emergency Management
- KSReady
- (FEMA)
- Taking Shelter From the Storm Guide (PDF)
- How to Build an Emergency Kit
- Apply for FEMA Assistance
- Terrorism & Other Suspicious Events Global Incident Map
- National Weather Service
- American Red Cross