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Summer Safety

Citizen Corps Council of Schuylkill County and Schuylkill County Emergency Management Agency urge residents to make summer safety a priority. While summer provides us with bright sunny skies and more opportunities to be outside enjoying our surroundings, it also brings high temperatures, severe storms and insects, all of which can be hazardous to your health.

Learn how you and your family can make summer safety a priority in the Public Safety section of this site.
2008 Firefighter Certification Testing Dates
Firefighter testing dates have been established for Firefighter I, Firefighter II and Haz-Mat Awareness and Operation Level certification at the Schuylkill County Fire Training Grounds. Details are available in the Training for Emergency Providers section of this site.
 
2008 New Evaluator Workshop
The State Fire Academy will be hosting a New Evaluator Workshop at Schuylkill County Training Grounds on Sunday, September 07, 2008. The class will start at 9am and will last approximately 4 to 5 hours. This class is for firefighters that have certification and were evaluators but did not evaluate in 2007 or firefighters that have certification and want to become an evaluator.

For more information contact Jim Mistisihin at (570) 622-3739 or via email at jmisst@co.schuylkill.pa.us.
 

Schuylkill County Hazard Mitigation Plan

Across the United States, natural and human-caused disasters have led to increasing levels of death, injuries, property damage, and interruption of business and government services. The time, money, and efforts to recover from these disasters exhaust resources, diverting attention from important public programs and private agendas. With several statewide or county-specific gubernatorial and presidential disaster declarations in recent history, Schuylkill County recognized the impact of disasters on their community and concluded that proactive efforts needed to be taken to reduce the impact of natural and human-caused hazards.

In accordance with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, Schuylkill County has prepared a Hazard Mitigation Plan with active participation by the municipalities of the County. This project will not only guide Schuylkill County towards greater disaster resistance, but is part of on-going efforts to create a more sustainable county.

Anyone that wishes to review the Hazard Mitigation Plan may go to the Public Safety section of this site. Public comments will be accepted until August 17, 2007. For additional information, please contact the Emergency Management Agency at 570-622-3739.
 

Schuylkill County Unveils Incident Support Vehicle

As part of Schuylkill County’s continuing preparations for effective response to natural or man-made disasters, the Schuylkill Board of Commissioners accepted delivery of the new county Incident Support Vehicle. It will serve as the nerve center for local, state and federal response to emergencies in the county and possibly for the regional task force if needed.

Learn more about this valuable resource in the News section of this site
 

Schuylkill County Special Needs Survey

Do you or someone you know have Special Needs that would require special assistance in the event of a fire, weather related or other emergency situation?

Persons with Special Needs are defined as, “Individuals who are likely to require assistance in excess of that provided to the general public in a time of disaster, particularly in the event that large scale evacuation is necessary.”  This could include those who are deaf, blind, bedridden, mentally impaired, without radio or television, or lacking transportation necessary to evacuate.

A website has been developed to collect information about persons with Special Needs living in private residences within Schuylkill County.  Learn more about this service in the Resources for Everyone section of this site or access the survey directly by clicking the image above.