Materials are available to you and your family at no cost, many in multiple languages. In addition, posters, presentation materials, and newsletter articles are available for use by businesses, schools, and community organizations.
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Barry Lawrence County Office of Emergency Management responds to two types of disasters, natural and technological (manmade). Natural disasters include major snow and/or ice storms, floods, tornadoes, severe weather, severe heat and/or humidity, major epidemics, any other major event that poses a threat to the well being of the persons within Barry County. The second type of disaster is manmade; this includes technological emergencies, hazardous materials incidents, radiological, biological, and chemical emergencies, as well as large-scale criminal acts. Barry Lawrence County Office of Emergency Management also provides training and conduct routine exercises to anticipate possible problems before they arise.
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Community Heroes is a local volunteer program that recruits, trains, and prepares volunteers to assist the local public health department in responding to a bioterrorist attack or other public health emergency. |
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Shelter-in-Place
"Shelter-in-Place" is one of the basic instructions you may receive from public safety officials during a chemical emergency in your community. Sheltering in place offers you and your family immediate protection for a short time in your home. If you are told to shelter-in-place, take your children and pets indoors immediately and listen to a credible news source for further instructions. |
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Pandemic Flu information
Federal Government http://www.pandemicflu.gov/health/
State of Missouri http://www/.dhss.mo.gov/Pandemic influenza/
