Local Emergency Links
CodeRED Emergency Notification System- Madison: The CodeRED Emergency Telephone Notification System is a high-speed telephone communications service for emergency notifications. This system allows local officials to send targeted messages to a municipality or across the entire County in case an emergency situation requires immediate action such as a boil-water notice, missing child or evacuation notices.
City Emergency Services & Disaster Agency: If the Governor proclaims that a disaster emergency exists in the event of actual enemy attack upon the United States or the occurrence within the State of a major disaster resulting from enemy sabotage or other hostile action or from man-made or natural disaster, the City EMA shall cooperate fully with the State EMA and with the Governor in the exercise of emergency powers as provided by law.
Village of Glen Carbon Emergency Warning Broadcasting System: In shall be the policy of the Village of Glen Carbon Police Department to activate the Emergency Warning Broadcast System (EWBS) to alert the public to the threat of severe weather, hazardous material spills and leaks, and any other situations that constitute a threat to the general health and safety of the public.
Village of Glen Carbon Alert Center: The Alert center allows you to view all alerts and emergencies in your area.
Severe Weather Preparedness PDF: To help people better prepare for weather emergencies, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the National Weather Service developed this Severe Weather Preparedness Guide to help educate and better prepare Illinois residents for all hazards.
Disaster Preparedness Links
Homeowners Guide in Lightning Safety: Learn indoor and outdoor safety tips to protect yourself and your loved ones from lightning.
Preparing for Disaster in Your Home: Preparing for severe weather and emergencies is essential to protecting your family and yourself. Having the proper items is important.
Emergency Preparedness and Pets: Each type of disaster requires different measures to keep your pets safe, so the best thing you can do yourself and your pets is to be prepared.
Important Legal Documents for Emergency Preparedness: If your family suddenly has to vacate your home, and you only have time to grab your disaster kit and run, you will want to make sure it has the right documents to keep you on track.
Emergency Preparedness for Older Adults: Preparing for severe weather and emergencies requires extra care when older adults are involved. Take the proper steps to protect our at-risk family.
How to Organize and Prepare for Disasters: Every moment matters when a disaster is looming and being prepared can make a huge difference. This guide will help you plan ahead.
Preparing a Car Emergency Kit: A care kit should be packed with items that are immediately useful in an emergency situation, whether it is to keep a person safe or to help make minor fixes are necessary to get the care temporarily back on the road.
Local Weather Stations
Local First Responders
Edwardsville Police Department
Regional Emergency Links
Madison County Emergency Management Agency: The Madison County Emergency Management Agency identifies hazards and vulnerabilities within the corporate limits of Madison County and provides coordination of the effectively prepared for, respond to, and recover from all natural and manmade emergencies and disasters regardless of size, or complexity.
Madison County Flood Preparedness: Floods are one of the most common hazards in the U.S. and their effects can be local, impacting a neighborhood or community, or very large, affecting entire river basins and multiple states.
Madison County Winter Storm Preparedness: Even areas that normally experience mild winters can be hit with a major snow and/or ice storm. Taking preventative actions is your best defense against having to deal with extreme cold weather conditions.
Madison County Tornado Preparedness: Knowing what to do when you see a tornado, or when you hear a tornado warning, can help protect you and your family. During a tornado, people face hazards from extremely high winds and risk being struck by flying and falling objects. After a tornado, the wreckage left behind poses additional injury risks.
Madison County Severe Thunderstorm/High Wind Preparedness: All thunderstorms are dangerous. Every thunderstorm produces lightening. Other associated dangers include tornadoes, strong winds, hail and flash flooding.
Madison County Extreme Heat/Cold Preparedness: Heavy snowfall and extreme cold weather can immobilize an entire region. Heat kills by pushing the human body beyond its limits. Being prepared for these emergencies is very important.
Madison County Earthquake Preparedness: Earthquakes strike suddenly, violently, and without warning at any time of the day or night. It can cause death and injury and extensive property damage. Identifying potential hazards ahead of time and advance planning can save lives and significantly reduce injuries and property damage.
Community Emergency Response Team: The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills. CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. CERT members are also encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in their community.
State Emergency Links
Illinois Emergency Management Agency: The primary responsibility of the IEMA is to better prepare the State of Illinois for natural, manmade or technological disasters, hazards, or acts of terrorism. Our goal is a “better prepared state”. IEMA coordinates the State’s disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery programs and activities, functions as the State Emergency Response Commission, and maintains a 24-hour Communication Center and State Emergency Operations Center. IEMA is also responsible for protecting Illinois residents from the potentially harmful effects of ionizing radiation through programs such as extensive emergency planning and response efforts and training for local responders for accidents involving radiation, inspecting and regulating radioactive materials licensees, and accrediting medical radiation technologists to name a few. IEMA also monitors eleven (11) nuclear power reactors at six (6) nuclear stations licensed to generate electricity in Illinois and inspects and escorts spent nuclear fuel shipmentsReady IL: Ready IL focuses on people being prepared for an emergency. It is critical that everyone is prepared for an emergency. Remember, sometimes emergencies are so immense that responders cannot immediately assist you or your family. It is your responsibility to prepare yourself by making a plan, making sure everyone in the family knows the plan, get trained in first aid and CPR, and build emergency kits.
Illinois Amber Alert: The AMBER Alert Program is a voluntary partnership between law-enforcement agencies, broadcasters, transportation agencies, and the wireless industry, to activate an urgent bulletin in the most serious child-abduction cases. The goal of an AMBER Alert is to instantly galvanize the entire community to assist in the search for and the safe recovery of the child. AMBER Alerts are a tool for law enforcement to use during a child abduction investigation. AMBER Alerts are broadcast through radio, television, road signs, and all available technology referred to as the AMBER Alert Secondary Distribution Program.
Federal Emergency Links
Wireless Emergency Alerts: Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), formerly known as the Commercial Mobile Alert System or Personal Localized Alerting Network, is a public safety system that allows customers who own certain wireless phone models and other enabled mobile devices to receive geographically-targeted, text-like messages alerting them of imminent threats to safety in their area. The technology ensures that emergency alerts will not get stuck in highly congested areas, which can happen with standard mobile voice and texting services. WEA was established pursuant to the Warning, Alert and Response Network Act.
FEMA Disaster Training Programs: The National Training and Education online Course Catalog provides searchable, integrated information on courses provided or managed by FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness, Emergency Management Institute, and National Training and Education Division.
FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance: Learn more about how to apply for assistance, recovery resources, what disaster declarations are active, where to locate a disaster recovery center, and more.
National Weather Service: The National Weather Service (NWS) is a component of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA is an Operating Unit of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The NWS provides weather, water and climate data, forecasts and warnings for the protection of life and property and enhancement of the national economy.
Travel Information
Getting Around Illinois: Getting Around Illinois is a web-based interactive mapping site that provides the ability to search and display several sources of transportation data. You can find information on winter road conditions, annual average daily traffic, road construction, trucking routes, and planned road projects.