Emergency Management has been in our community and society for many years. At one time it was called Civil Defense - an organization designed to meet the current needs of our residents with regards to early warning and safety in cases of natural or man-made disasters.
Civil Defense evolved and became Emergency Management as hazards, threats (mostly man-made), and responses changed.
In Southfield, we have an independent Emergency Management Division to serve our residents directly; however, many communities depend upon county and state coordinators. The Emergency Management Division is staffed by an Emergency Management Director, an Emergency Management Coordinator, and an Emergency Management Volunteer Coordinator.
The primary duties of Emergency Management include creating and maintaining a disaster plan to address the management of disasters, and supporting the coordination of resources. Disasters are natural or man-made events that overwhelm our local first responders.
Your Emergency Management Division is unique. It is the only program, to our knowledge, with a standing cadre of volunteers that serve the community several ways.
- Assisting at civic events with traffic and crowd direction
- May be called on to assist at natural and man-made disasters
- Participate in the Southfield Police Department's Parking Enforcement Program, where they are empowered to issue specific parking tickets
- Assisting in disaster preparation training
Our goal is to serve the residents and daytime neighbors, by helping to insure they will be as prepared as possible to survive disastrous events.
For more information on any aspect of Emergency Management, our Volunteer Program, or to take a free disaster preparation class (which includes a free disaster kit), please contact us at (248) 796-5990. Voice messages accepted. Please leave a name and contact number. For additional information on disaster preparation, please refer to the following web links:
- www.ready.gov
- www.redcross.org
- www.michigan.gov/msp
- www.fema.gov