Cherokee County Hazards
Disaster Prevention
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Are You Ready?
Tornadoes, Severe Thunderstorms, Floods, Flash Floods, Severe Cold, Ice Storms, Blizzards, and Hazardous Materials spills have all occurred within Cherokee County. These events have caused disruption of services such as loss of power and water, closed roads, schools, stores, and business and caused injuries, loss of property and most importantly loss of lives.
Preparedness is everyone's responsibility. All sectors of society - business and industry, civic and volunteer groups, industry associations and neighborhood associations, as well as every individual citizen and every family - should plan ahead for disaster. During the first few hours or days following a disaster, essential services may not be available. People must be ready to act on their own.
This section of our web site has been designed to help our citizens to become aware of the threats that are present and protect themselves and families against all hazards. The focus of this information is to identify hazards, how to develop, practice, and maintain emergency plans that reflect what must be done before, during and after disasters.
The Cherokee County Office of Homeland Security-Emergency management, a division of the Cherokee Sheriff's Office is dedicated to assist our citizens prepare for, respond to and recover form all types of disaster both natural and manmade.
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