JCEMHS believes that, to be effective, emergency response planning must be directly linked to the risks and needs of the community it serves. While a great deal of data collection and analysis has taken place to better understand the risks and needs of Johnson County, additional work is needed to ensure our community-wide disaster planning is as accurate and comprehensive as it needs to be. As such, JCEMHS would like to encourage Johnson County citizens to become involved with the planning process. To help facilitate this, JCEMHS has developed the following ways for the public to become more involved in emergency planning.

Public CEOP Planning Meetings: JCEMHS will be holding a number of public CEOP planning meetings during the 2010 update. Click here to view the flyer identifying the dates of the meetings. Each meeting will consist of an overview of the current status of the planning update process, a review of any significant changes to the CEOP, and an open discussion regarding any emergency planning issues participants would like to discuss. Please RSVP for the meetings here. JCEMHS is also willing to hold planning meetings for organizations or groups that have over twenty individuals willing to participate.

Planning Blog: This blog will highlight planning status reports, working drafts of the CEOP, and provide a forum to discuss elements of the plan. You can also sign up to receive emails each time a new post is added to the blog.

Open Invitation for Feedback: While JCEMHS is always interested in hearing from and working with the community in emergency planning, we are particularly interested in getting a chance to hear your thoughts during the 2010 update of the CEOP. Please feel free to contact the planning department staff at anytime with questions, comments, or suggestions. Contact Dan Robeson at 913-715-1013 or drobeson@jocogov.org