Responsible for transportation planning for Lycoming County. Areas in which they are charged with serving the public include the posting and bonding of local roads, placement of traffic signs and the paving of roads.

Coordinates the response and recovery activities of the departments and organizations involved in emergencies.

Emergency support coordination and disaster preparedness information

Gives residents easy-to-follow tips on how to come up with an emergency plan. These plans include family members with disabilities, for pets, and how to shelter in place. Also lets residents know about ReadyPhiladelphia, Philadelphia's emergency text and email alert system.

Serves as coordinator with county, state and federal agencies to mitigate the effects of disaster emergencies. Services include: Assists businesses and industries that deal with hazardous chemicals to develop evacuation plans Provides public education on actions to take during emergencies

Provides relief to victims of a disaster. Helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.

To continue to provide cost efficient para-transit service, which addresses the recognized needs of the âtransportation disadvantagedâ population of Lackawanna County at the current level of service.

Leads the effort to prepare the nation for all hazards and effectively manage federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. Initiates proactive mitigation activities, trains first responders and manages the National Flood Insurance Program.

• Get disaster information
• Plan ahead
• Apply for assistance
• Recover and Rebuild

Website providing information on preparing for disasters, making a plan, and assembling an emergency kit.

Serves as the local regulatory body assisting the Department of Health with local EMS organizations throughout a six-county region. Conducts inspections, facilitates quality assurance programs, provides education and training, and assists other EMS organizations.

Provides industrial safety and public safety training. - Administration Building - Burn Building - Drill Tower - Vehicle Fire Simulator - Flammable Liquid / Fuel Spill Fire Simulator - Smoke Building - Control Tower - Propane Tank Fire Simulator - Vehicle Rescue Pad - Training Pavilion - Confined Space Simulator - Trench Rescue - Drafting Pond - Driver Training Pad

Provides immunizations, STD/HIV testing, pregnancy testing, access to breast/prostate cancer screenings, monitoring of chronic diseases, and Tuberculosis testing when available. Lead screenings provided in certain situations, not by the clinic.

Directs, controls, and coordinates response efforts on behalf of Schuylkill County Commissioners during a major disaster. Also assists both public and private entities in developing mitigation plans to lessen the impact of disasters, through hazardous identification and risk assessment.

Provides a free, confidential, and voluntary program offered by the Office of Emergency Management to aid local municipalities in identifying those residents in their communities who may need additional assistance during an emergency or disaster, as required by state law.

Local emergency planning committee and safety education.

Lycoming County maintains a combination of governmental and volunteer emergency service organizations and facilities that are capable of coping with emergencies. Emergency Management relies upon emergency operations plans, organizations, trained personnel and mutual aid agreements that enable the rapid mobilization and utilization of the total resource capabilities within the County. It maintains communications links with local and state agencies, such as the National Weather Service, the Integrated Flood Warning and Observation System, an interconnected electronic satellite system with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency in Harrisburg and all other counties in Pennsylvania, and direct radio communications with police, fire, and ambulance services.

Responsible for Lycoming County's Flood Mitigation Plan.

Provides relief to victims of a disaster. Helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.

Receives 9-1-1 calls for emergency assistance and the dispatching of fire, ambulance, and police to the incident. Manages functions of planning, training, exercising public safety, facilities, and the public in all-hazards emergencies. Assists in recovery operations after an emergency.

Provides prevention, preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation for emergencies of any type, whether man-made or technological.

Offers disaster management and disaster preapredness information.

Offers assistance to municipalities to establish their own local emergency management program with a plan that will assist them when disaster strikes. Oversee emergency preparedness across the county, disaster response, and public safety.

Disaster management organizations and disaster preparedness information

The Bureau of Fire serves the City of Williamsport, the county seat for Lycoming County. One of its divisions is Operations and Prevention. Its services include, but are not limited to: fire suppression, vehicle rescue, water rescue, technical rescue, emergency medical quick response, fire inspections, fire investigations, and emergency management administration. In 2004 the Bureau was given the responsibility of administering emergency management for the City. The Bureau is responsible for the implementation of the National Incident Management System for the City, maintaining the City emergency operations plan, two emergency operations centers, six early warning sirens, and the training of all emergency operations center personnel.

Coordinates and works closely with local, state, federal and private sector groups to serve Clinton County residents when confronted with a potential for natural or technological hazards. Follows an all hazards comprehensive approach to emergency management.