Knox County EMA

We are the county-level emergency management agency in Knox County, a department of Knox County, Maine government.

The County Emergency Management Agency supports county emergency response when a disaster or emergency incident extends beyond the normal mutual aid boundaries of the affected community, or several communities. We provide guidance, planning models, home study and classroom courses, and workshops on emergency management and related topics to residents, local communities, local EMA personnel and members of area first responder communities. The Director also hosts regular Local EMA Director meetings to keep Knox County's municipal directors provided with up to date information.  During emergencies, the County Emergency Operations Center is activated to provide coordination and resources support along with a range of other services to assist municipalities. The county EMA manages multi-year preparedness training and exercise programs to help communities, agencies, emergency responders, volunteer teams and other public/private sector partners maintain readiness. EMA maintains the County's All-Hazard Emergency Operations Plan along with other contingency, mitigation and recovery plans. In Maine, county-level EMA Directors can access emergency alerting systems.