Emergency Management

Threat Level - Elevated - Significant Risk of terrorist attack.

New local page for Citizen Corps and CERT. Use the link to the left for "Tornado and Thunderstorm Preparedness". We're urging all schools, health care facilities, businesses, and citizens to upgrade your weather radio to the newer, programmable "SAME" Weather Alert Radios.

"SAME" stands for "specific area message encoding". You program the radio to alert for emergencies ONLY in Paducah or McCracken County. When it alerts, it means it effects YOU. Not for an event 40 miles away.

Paducah-McCracken County Office Of Emergency Management - Disaster and Emergency Services (DES)

"Where Public Safety Begins" 3700 Coleman Road
Paducah, KY 42001
Phone: 270-442-6381
Fax: 270-443-0803
EMail: kking[at]co.mccracken.ky.us

FOR EMERGENCIES CALL 911

Paducah-McCracken County office of Emergency Management(OEM) Is the branch of local government that has the responsibility for coordinating Emergency Operations in Paducah and McCracken County, ensuring that the needs of the public are met during an emergency or disaster.

All Hazards Emergency Planning and Preparedness, along with Emergency Response, Recovery and the Mitigation efforts of Paducah-McCracken Co. OEM help keep our community safe.

Paducah-McCracken Co. OEM has a Citizen Corps outreach program with ALL HAZARDS PREPAREDNESS PRESENTATIONS. These cover Homeland Security, Severe Weather, Earthquake preparedness, and Hazardous Materials scenarios.

If you have a local civic group that you'd like us to visit, call 442-6381, or e-mail us for availability.

Email: kking[at]co.mccracken.ky.us