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Emergency Management was established in the United States by the Federal
Defense Act of 1950, which created our nation's Office of Civil Defense.
This act is the foundation for the Emergency Management System that we have
today. Ohio's system is established under the Ohio Revised Code, Chapter
5502, which provides for a state emergency management agency, requiring an
emergency management director or coordinator and an Emergency Operations
Plan for each county. This law also establishes the legal protection and
authority of the Emergency Management Agency to work in times of a
disaster.
In Summit County, under the direction of
the County Executive, the Emergency Management Agency has established a written contract with every
city, village and township in the county. The Emergency Management
Agreement establishes the Emergency Management Executive Committee which
sets the goals for Emergency Management Agency. The agreement assigns the Emergency Management Agency
duties and provides
funding for the emergency management activities.
The Summit County Emergency Management
Agency is dedicated to informing and educating the public. Please
feel free to use the information provided here. To better serve you, let
us know what information was helpful to you and how you used it. If you
have any comments or questions about the information provided here we
invite you to contact
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