Emergency Management Selected to Host Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders

Maricopa County Department of Emergency Management (MCDEM) is pleased to announce that it has been selected to host Jonase Koetlisi, a Fellow from Lesotho, Africa participating in the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders in August and S...

Prepare for Monsoon Season

Not only is it Flood Awareness Week, it’s Monsoon Awareness Week.  According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service (NWS), the North American Monsoon:

• Begins June 15th and ends Sept...

School Gym Could be Evacuee Processing Center for Palo Verde Event

West Valley - On Thursday, June 1st, emergency responders from state, local and volunteer agencies will use Desert Edge High School in Goodyear, Arizona to exercise evacuee Reception and Care Center (RCC) operations in preparation for potential emergencie...

Sawmill Fire Townhall uses ASL Interpreters

Recent Town Hall meetings for the Sawmill Fire in Soniota, AZ incorporated American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters and real-time captioning (CART) to increase emergency messaging to the deaf and hard of hearing community. The Emergency Response Interpre...