Emergency Management
Labette County Emergency Management maintains offices in the county courthouse at 501 Merchant, Oswego, KS, 67356, and at the Emergency Operations Center, 718 Fifth Street, Oswego. The director is Jim Cook and the coordinator is Leighton Davis.
Emergency management is the process of coordinating available resources to deal with emergencies effectively, thereby saving lives, avoiding injury and minimizing economic loss. This protection process involves four phases:
Mitigation -- Acting to reduce the possibility of a disaster occurring or reduce losses from a disaster.
Preparation -- Writing plans, identifying resources, negotiating agreements, training and exercising plans and resources.
Response -- Mobilization of forces using the resources available to stabilize a situation.
Recovery -- Immediate and long-term efforts to help the community return to near normal conditions again.
Labette County Emergency Management works in conjunction with area first responders, including law enforcement agencies, fire departments, emergency medical services, 911 emergency communications and others, as well as with regional, state and federal agencies when needed.
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Emergency Management Director:
Jim Cook
Jim Cook
- 501 Merchant Street
Oswego, KS 67356
- Telephone Number: (620) 795-2138 ext. 282
- Fax Number: (620) 795-2928
- Email Address:
- Office Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. M-F
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