EMA, Emergency Management Agency, Preparation for and to carrying out, Disaster Response and Recovery as may be necessary or proper to prevent, minimize, repair and alleviate injury and damage resulting from disasters caused by natural, man-made or nuclear causes.

• Search and Rescue.
  
• Weather Watch Programs.
  
• HAZMAT Response.
  
• Clinton Power Plant/ as Support/ Host County.
  

McLean County is exposed to many hazards, some which have the capability to devastate the county, cause destruction, and create injuries.
Disaster response is basically a local responsibility of City, Villages, Townships, with the supportive help of the County, State, Federal Agencies.

Possible natural disasters include tornadoes, floods, winter storms, earthquakes, droughts and large-scale fires. Also the threat of man-made hazards could occur, a hazardous material incident, a major transportation accident, a nuclear power plant accident, pollution and sanitation problems, civil disorder and terrorism.

Nixle - a new Community Information Service
We have launched a new Community Information Service designed to deliver important and timely information to McLean County residents in our area using the latest technology. This service, Nixle, delivers trustworthy and important neighborhood-level public safety and community event notifications instantly sent to you by cell phone text message, email, and web. There is NO Spam or Advertising.

Nixle is available at no cost (standard text message rates apply for cell phone subscribers who do not have text plans with their cell phone providers). The service is simple to use, reliable and trusted.

Stay connected to your world, from the public safety alerts that are relevant to you, to the important neighborhood advisories you want to know about, and other valuable community information. You decide what information you want and whether you want it sent to your cell phone, email, or just simply over the web.

Register now and learn more at www.nixle.com

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