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Nov. 9, 2018

Winter Weather Awareness Day is Nov. 15

Winter Weather Awareness Day in Kansas will be Thursday, Nov. 15. That day would be an ideal time for Kansans to take stock of their emergency supplies and review their home emergency plan. A home emergency supply kit should include enough nonperi...

Oct. 23, 2018

Governor proclaims October is Zombie Preparedness Month

Zombies. Seems like they?re everywhere these days ?movies, books, television (including commercials). So, the best thing to do is be prepared for them. And if you are, you?ll be better prepared for any other emergency that life sends your way. Dur...

Oct. 19, 2018

President grants federal disaster proclamation for September storms

President Donald Trump has granted a request from Gov. Jeff Colyer, M.D. for a federal disaster declaration for several Kansas counties affected by severe thunderstorms, straight-line winds, and flooding from Sept. 1 through Sept. 8, 2018. ?I want...

Oct. 16, 2018

Morgan named to Emergency Management Accreditation Program commission

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Disaster declaration will expedite state's emergency response support

Gov. Jeff Colyer MD has issued a State of Disaster Emergency declaration for the state in response to the recent heavy rains that have caused localized flooding and flash floods in a number of counties. "With such excessive rainfall, we realize th...

Oct. 4, 2018

Governor requests federal disaster declaration for September storms

Gov. Jeff Colyer M.D. has sent a request to President Donald Trump asking for a federal disaster declaration for several Kansas counties affecting by severe thunderstorms, flooding, flash floods, high winds, and hail from Sept. 1 through Sept. 8, 201...

Sept. 18, 2018

Kansas receives request for hurricane support to North Carolina

The Kansas National Guard?s Joint Operations Center has received a tasking call from the North Carolina National Guard seeking support for an Emergency Management Assistance Compact request. Four Kansas Army National Guard and eight Kansas Air Nat...

Sept. 17, 2018

Kansas receives Small Business Administration disaster declaration

The state of Kansas has been granted a Small Business Administration disaster declaration due to flooding, flash flooding and severe storms for the period Sept. 1-3, 2018. The declaration includes Riley County and the contiguous counties of Clay, ...

Sept. 12, 2018

Emergency Management 101: Planning and Mitigation

A new safe room (top) replaces the former outdoor safe room, a buried metal culvert, at Theodore Naish Scout Reservation near Bonner Springs. The new safe room was constructed with mitigation grant funding. (Photos by Jacob Gray, state mitigation o...

Sept. 4, 2018

Governor declares State of Disaster Emergency due to flooding

Gov. Jeff Colyer M.D. has issued a state of disaster emergency declaration for five Kansas counties affected by flooding over the weekend. Named in the declaration are Jewell, Kingman, Marshall, Pratt, and Riley Counties. Damages in these counties i...