Local Disaster Preparedness

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The Anderson Emergency Management Agency is responsible for ensuring that the City is prepared to meet the challenges that are associated with community disasters.

The following emergency events are the primary focus of the AEMS:

1. Tornados

2. Severe Winter Weather (ice or snow storms)

3. Severe Thunderstorms with Lightning

4. Earthquakes

5. Flooding

6. Hazardous Chemical Accidents

7. Major Transportation Incidents

8. Protection of City Resources Against Terrorism

The information below is primarily for weather related events. Due to security concerns, the Anderson EMA does not provide any information or allow the public inspection of any documents regarding specifics in dealing with chemical accidents, weapons of mass destruction, or anti-terrorism plans for the City of Anderson.

Anderson Emergency Alert System

How the Community is Warned

Community alerts are disseminated by several different methods:

Community Sirensare strategically located throughout the city. A steady tone indicates a community emergency is occurring. If you hear a siren, then immediately seek shelter and implement your emergency preparedness plan. Also, when you hear the sirens blowing, tune your radio or tv to the designated emergency alert station for additional information.

NOAA Weather Radioprovides 24hr weather bulletins and severe weather warnings for the county. The weather radio is also used to disseminate other community emergency information, where authorized by National Weather Service.

EAS (emergency alert station)- The designated emergency alert station for Anderson is:

* WQME 98.7 FM

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PROGRAMS

Anderson SkyWarnis a program that consists of EMA Staff and volunteer weather spotters stationed in the community. When alerted by the emergency operations center, Sky Warn Network is activated to monitor local conditions. Sky Warn utilizes weather tracking computers, on-site weather reporting equipment, reports from other communities, TV meteorologists and live reports from amateur radio operators within a 150 mile region of Anderson. If conditions warrant, then Net Control will deploy volunteer spotters throughout the city.

Storm Ready Communityis a program administered by the National Weather Service. The program ensures that the city meets standards set by the National Weather Service. The program requires weather monitoring technology to be immediately accessible to a 24hr warning point, along with the capability of rapid dissemination of the warning to the community.

DISASTER INFORMATION RESOURCES

Below are links that you may find information regarding disaster and disaster preparedness.

http://www.stormready.noaa.gov/

http://www.noaa.gov/

http://www.fema.gov/

http://www.in.gov/sema/

Indianapolis, IN Radar

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/radar/latest/DS.p19r0/si.kind.shtml

The City of Anderson’s Emergency Management Agency contracts with the US Geological Survey to maintain two river monitoring stations on the White River in Anderson. One of these sites is downtown and the other is near Raible Ave. Data gathered from these sites is transmitted to and available at the following internet site: