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Updated: February 8, 2012
Upcoming Events:
Chamber Community, Home and Ag. Expo
Salem Greater Chamber of Commerce Home/AG. Expo March 3 and 4, 2012..... Be sure to stop by the City of Salem D.O.E.M./C.E.R.T. Booth, sign up for THREE Disaster Supply Kits plus other give-a-ways! Salem Community Activity Center, Salem, IL.
Illinois Severe Weather Preparedness Week
March 4 - 10, 2012
Tornado Drill Day is Tuesday, March 6, 10:00 A.M.
Illinois Flood Safety Week
March 12- 16, 2012
Recent Events:
Great Central U.S. Shakeout
The
Great Central U.S. Shakeout was held on February 7, 2012 at 10:15 A.M.
Thank You for participating in the drill. Salem DOEM would like to thank the
local media who assisted with getting the ShakeOut information to the public!
www.shakeout.org/centralus
Updated: February 7, 2012
IEMA Town Hall Meeting in Effingham, IL.
On January 11th,.Terry Mulvany, Susan Miller and Geoffrey Clark attend a Town
Hall Meeting, in Effingham, IL., presented by the Illinois Emergency Management
Agency.
Updated: January 19, 2012
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| The purpose of the Tabletop Exercise is to provide a forum for participants to evaluates plans, policies and procedures; examine management planning and resources allocations; and resolve situations requiring coordination and assignment of responsibilities in a non-threatening format with minimum stress. The tabletop exercise provides an environment where elected or appointed officials and key agency staff may interact with constructive discussion as they attempt to resolve problems related to emergency operations, coordination and response. Participants are encouraged to discuss issues in depth, develop decisions through slow-paced problem solving rather than rapid spontaneous decision-making such as occurs under actual or simulated emergency conditions. Tabletop Exercises are particularly valuable to achieve limited objectives involving critical policy issues or for developing or refining procedures such as those for obtaining mutual aid from neighboring jurisdictions. They are equally useful for familiarizing agencies or individuals with specific role or potential role conflicts, examining specific elements of a new plan or procedure or to examine specific conditions or problems that represent a high risk condition within or between jurisdictions. These limited objectives are normally scenario oriented in the Tabletop Exercise and progress of the exercise is tightly controlled to preclude deviation to tangential subject areas so the stated objective of the exercise can more likely be achieved. Note that a Tabletop Exercise is required every two years. |
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On December 13, 2007, City of
Salem Department of Emergency Management held their Tabletop
Exercise. Illinois Emergency Management Agency Region Nine Office
Conducted the exercise. The Scenario was a school shooting at Salem
Community High School.
On November 12, 2009, City of Salem Department of Emergency Management Held their bi-yearly required Tabletop Exercise. Illinois Emergency Management Agency Region Nine Office was present to evaluate the exercise. The Scenario was an F2-3 Tornado and Flooding. FUNCTIONAL Exercise was held on Oct, 17, 2011. This exercise tested the EOC and Unified Mobile Command. Equipment from Robinson and Mt. Vernon was used also during the exersice.
The following participate in the exercises.
Salem Emergency Management Salem City Manager Salem City Manager Assistant Salem City Clerk Salem City Finance Director Salem City Public Works Director Salem City Police Chief Salem City Police Communications Leadsman Salem Fire Protection District Chief Salem City Recreation Director Salem Township Hospital Marion County 911 Coordinator Marion County Public Health Department Marion County ESDA Director/LEPC Chairman Illinois Emergency Management Agency South Central Illinois American Red Cross Chapter. Both WJBD Radio and Salem Times Commoner released media reports of the exercise. Use of the EOC Smart Board was very beneficial during exercise. Pictures of the 2007 Exersice
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SALEM, ILLINOIS
