Johnson County Emergency Management & Homeland Security

Region References (Mid-America Regional Council)

The Homeland Security and Emergency Services Program and MARC coordinates regional activities in many areas, including emergency services training, coordination of homeland security and domestic terrorism preparedness efforts, emergency management coordination, emergency medical services (EMS) coordination, hazardous materials planning and regional geographic information systems coordination (GIS) for the Greater Kansas City Area.

Documents
Regional Coordination Guide (RCG)

This work is carried out through a number of committees and subcommittees:

MEMC Plans Subcommittee Develop a Regional Coordination Guide which includes coordination of public information and which may serve as a catastrophic incident annex to local emergency operations plans.
The Metropolitan Emergency Managers Committee (MEMC)works to ensure that emergency planners and emergency managers from area jurisdictions and other community agencies are prepared to respond to floods, tornadoes and other natural or technological disasters.

The Regional Homeland Security Coordinating Committee provides leadership and coordination of the many homeland security and domestic terrorism preparedness efforts in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area. The committee oversees the work of 13 subcommittees.

The Mid-America Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) brings private industry together with public emergency response agencies in the five Missouri counties of the Kansas City metropolitan region to help reduce risks to local communities from accidents involving hazardous chemicals.

MARCER, the Mid-America Regional Council Emergency Rescue Committee, promotes regional coordination and cooperation in emergency pre-hospital care for metropolitan Kansas City.

Planning Matrix

This page provides link to main of the documents and tools that are helpful in emergency planning.

Federal

This page provides a link to federal plans related to emergency management.

State

This page provides a link to State emergency response plans, state planning guidance and related legislation

County

This page provides a link to County emergency response plans & County resolutions.

Other

Other relevant documents and guidance developed by different emergency response entities.