Welcome to Henry County, Iowa Official Website
Contact Information
EM Coordinator
EM Office
900 West Washington Street Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641
Hours
Mon - Friday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Phone
Fax
(319) 385-1436
Duties of the County EMA
Henry County EMA is responsible for county emergency planning requirements developed by the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division under Chapter 29C and works in cooperation with the emergency response agencies within Henry County to develop emergency response planning, response and recovery guidance, and serves as the initial contact and liaison for Iowa Homeland Security issues at the state and federal levels.
The Office of Emergency Management is governed by Chapter 29C State Code
of Iowa and enforced by the Henry County Emergency Management Commission consisting of Chair and Vice Chair positions selected from the commission members which consist of the Mayors of the incorporated cities within the county, a Board
of Supervisor member, and the Henry County Sheriff.
Kids Korner - Emergency Preparedness for Kids
For kids and families to learn about Weather and Fire Safety and resources for Disaster Planning.
Weather Related Links
Weather Related Science Activities
http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/activities.html Learn what makes weather
wet and wild, do cool activities, and become hot at forecasting the weather on Web Weather for Kids! National Weather Service Owlie Skywarn Page
Browse along with Owlie Skywarn, official mascot of the National Weather Service (NOAA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as he teaches about the hazards of severe weather.
View his safety tips about tornadoes, lightning, hurricanes, flash floods and winter storms.
The Weather Channel Kids Page http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/
The Weather Channel Kids site has Weather Center, Weather Education, Weather Games, Climate Code, Cool Clips and WeatherReady links.
Weather Wiz Kids http://www.weatherwizkids.com/ A web site from Crystal Wicker, meteorologist for the ABC affiliate in Indianapolis, Indiana designed especially for kids to learn more about the world of weather;
also a wonderful educational website for teachers and parents who need
to explain the different types of weather to children.
Fema Ready Kids -
Be Prepared http://www.ready.gov/kids How do you get prepared for emergencies? It's simple! It just takes planning and practice, and these fun activities from Ready Kids can help!
Kids Get A Plan
From the Florida State Emergency Response Team and Floridadisaster.org.
This site has cool stories and activities to educate children on disaster planning and events.