Emergency Preparedness
Emergency Preparedness
The best time to prepare for an emergency is before it happens. Doddridge County residents may face a variety of hazards, including flooding, severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, winter storms, power outages, and hazardous materials incidents.
Emergency preparedness begins with understanding local hazards, developing a family emergency plan, building an emergency supply kit, and staying informed during emergencies.
How to Prepare
Know Your Risks
Understand the hazards that may affect your home, workplace, school, or travel routes.
Build an Emergency Kit
Keep enough supplies to support your household for several days, including:
Water
Non-perishable food
Medications
Flashlights
Batteries
First aid supplies
Important documents
Make a Family Plan
Know evacuation routes
Identify meeting locations
Establish emergency contacts
Plan for pets
Stay Informed
Monitor weather forecasts
Follow official local information sources
Emergency Notifications:
Staying informed before, during, and after an emergency is one of the most important steps you can take to protect yourself and your family.
Doddridge County Emergency Management provides emergency notifications through the Regroup alert system. Residents can receive important information about severe weather, flooding, road closures, emergencies, and other public safety incidents.
Quick and Easy Text Sign-Up (Recommended)
No app. No account setup. No forms to fill out.
Text: join Doddridge
To: 58339
Once subscribed, you will receive emergency notifications from Doddridge County. You will also receive options to add voice call or email notifications if desired.
Stay informed. Stay prepared.
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