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Emergency Services & Disaster Agency2024-08-16T10:28:03-05:00

Jill Taylor

ESDA Coordinator

Erin Lorenzen
Assistant Coordinator

1023 N High St
PO Box 1002
Paris, Illinois 61944

PH: 217-466-3180
FAX: 217-463-4303

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 ESDA Volunteer Form (104.1 KiB, 332 downloads)

Hours:
Monday-Friday 8am-12pm
Excluding Legal Holidays

Information

esda-exerciseThe primary responsibility of the Edgar County Emergency Services & Disaster Agency (ESDA) is to better prepare Edgar County for natural or man-made disasters and emergencies.

ESDA coordinates the county’s disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery programs and activities. It functions as the coordinating unit of the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), maintains the county’s Emergency Operations Center and updates the Emergency Operations Plan. ESDA assists local governments with multi-hazard emergency operation plans and coordinates state and federal resources during a disaster.

Horizon Health – Paris Hospital
Edgar County Health Department
910, 2015

Build a “Go” Bag

If you need to leave your home, be ready to go as quickly as possible. Having a Go Bag in an accessible place ensures that you and your family are prepared for whatever situation arises.

910, 2015

Disaster Kit Supply List

This information is reproduced from the one found in the Ready.Illinois.gov brochure. WATER Store water in plastic containers such as soft drink bottles. Avoid using containers that will decompose or break, such as milk cartons

910, 2015

Disaster Preparedness

Emergencies come in many sizes and shapes. Fires, tornadoes, flooding, civil unrest, car accidents and generally hazardous weather; heat, cold and storms. In central Illinois many of our small communities rely on neighbors and volunteer emergency

1307, 2015

GET FREE TORNADO WARNINGS

From the Thursday, July 9, 2015 Prairie Press. ESDA has set up system to provide residents with a text, e-mail or voice message from NWS BY:  GARY HENRY ~ ghenry@prairiepress.net Getting advance warning of a tornado

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