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FALL 2005 Emergency Preparedness When Disaster Strikes You Can Be survive and recover from disaster is a task that should be top priority for all. for priority top be should that task a is disaster from recover and survive Local, state and federal services work to provide public safety and emergency assistance. Yet, preparing in advance to to advance in preparing Yet, assistance. emergency and safety public provide to work services Prepare for the worst and plan for natural as well as “man-made” disas- agencies have plans to protect During a catastrophic event, local government agencies, law enforcement, fire and medical medical and fire enforcement, law agencies, government local event, catastrophic a During the best. Diminishing the effects of a ters. the public, but citizens are still major disaster and planning the most Community Preparedness On responsible for their own safety r e e t s s a s s i i D r o o F F g n n i i r a p e e r P r e e t s s a s s i i D r o o F F g n n i i r a p e e r P Focus efficient response is the cornerstone Since 1994, the St. Charles County until help arrives. At home, of emergency management. Local Emergency Planning school, work and even in our cars, The devastation of recent hurri- Committee (LEPC) has worked to we need to know what to do in an canes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma clear- assist our community in preparation emergency and where to go. ly demonstrates the need for advance and response to hazardous material The Missouri Department of AL2005 FALL incidents and, more Health and Senior Services Ready recently, expanded its in 3 program is an easy way to focus to include other cat- learn to prepare for an emergency. astrophic emergencies. LEPC Chairman Rod Ready in 3 includes these steps: Zerr frames the transition 1. Create a plan for you, your as a natural progression family and your business. that is necessary in 2. Prepare a kit for home, car today’s environment. and work. 3. Listen for details about what to do and where to go St. Charles County Government PRSRT STD during an actual emergency. 100 North Third Street ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID The LEPC and emergency St. Charles, MO 63301 ST. CHARLES, MO response teams work to No one wants to think about PERMIT NO. 175 mitigate the effects of accidents or disasters, but being floods, storms, tornadoes, prepared for an emergency can and other disasters that help protect you and your family. occur in St. Charles County. Emergency preparation means preparation when responding doing as much as possible before in the wake of catastrophe. an emergency happens. Working And, as we have seen, local together, we can be prepared and governments need a variety of save lives. assistance to answer the needs of “The ability to respond to the effects For more on how to be many when resources may be few. of a HAZMAT disaster can easily Ready in 3, visit the St. Charles POSTAL CUSTOMER That is why St. Charles County translate to other situations such as County Department of Community Government, area cities, local emer- the natural disasters that are more Health and the Environment at gency services and other agencies likely to occur in our area and others www.scchealth.org. continually work together when that may result from incidents of preparing for emergency response to See Emergencies, page 7 County Executive’s Message . .2 Council Comments . .5 New Voting Equipment . .3 County Health E-Newsletter . .5 Home Based Heroes . .4 Family Arena Events . .6 FALL 2005 Emergency Preparedness When Disaster Strikes You Can Be survive and recover from disaster is a task that should be top priority for all. for priority top be should that task a is disaster from recover and survive Local, state and federal services work to provide public safety and emergency assistance. Yet, preparing in advance to to advance in preparing Yet, assistance. emergency and safety public provide to work services Prepare for the worst and plan for natural as well as “man-made” disas- agencies have plans to protect During a catastrophic event, local government agencies, law enforcement, fire and medical medical and fire enforcement, law agencies, government local event, catastrophic a During the best. Diminishing the effects of a ters. the public, but citizens are still major disaster and planning the most Community Preparedness On responsible for their own safety r e e t s s a s s i i D r o o F F g n n i i r a p e e r P r e e t s s a s s i i D r o o F F g n n i i r a p e e r P Focus efficient response is the cornerstone Since 1994, the St. Charles County until help arrives. At home, of emergency management. Local Emergency Planning school, work and even in our cars, The devastation of recent hurri- Committee (LEPC) has worked to we need to know what to do in an canes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma clear- assist our community in preparation emergency and where to go. ly demonstrates the need for advance and response to hazardous material The Missouri Department of AL2005 FALL incidents and, more Health and Senior Services Ready recently, expanded its in 3 program is an easy way to focus to include other cat- learn to prepare for an emergency. astrophic emergencies. LEPC Chairman Rod Ready in 3 includes these steps: Zerr frames the transition 1. Create a plan for you, your as a natural progression family and your business. that is necessary in 2. Prepare a kit for home, car today’s environment. and work. 3. Listen for details about what to do and where to go St. Charles County Government PRSRT STD during an actual emergency. 100 North Third Street ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID The LEPC and emergency St. Charles, MO 63301 ST. CHARLES, MO response teams work to No one wants to think about PERMIT NO. 175 mitigate the effects of accidents or disasters, but being floods, storms, tornadoes, prepared for an emergency can and other disasters that help protect you and your family. occur in St. Charles County. Emergency preparation means preparation when responding doing as much as possible before in the wake of catastrophe. an emergency happens. Working And, as we have seen, local together, we can be prepared and governments need a variety of save lives. assistance to answer the needs of “The ability to respond to the effects For more on how to be many when resources may be few. of a HAZMAT disaster can easily Ready in 3, visit the St. Charles POSTAL CUSTOMER That is why St. Charles County translate to other situations such as County Department of Community Government, area cities, local emer- the natural disasters that are more Health and the Environment at gency services and other agencies likely to occur in our area and others www.scchealth.org. continually work together when that may result from incidents of preparing for emergency response to See Emergencies, page 7 County Executive’s Message . .2 Council Comments . .5 New Voting Equipment . .3 County Health E-Newsletter . .5 Home Based Heroes . .4 Family Arena Events . .6 Executive Message Emergencies... Each year, tornadoes, industrial failure or deliberate crimi- floods and severe storms bring Guest Commentary on Eminent Domain nal acts,” said Zerr, director of St. various levels of damage to Charles County’s Emergency areas of our state. Fortunately, One of the most critical issues facing the future of our county, our region and our state is Management Division. St. Charles County has not yet the subject of eminent domain abuse. Excerpts of an article by Senator Chuck Gross are LEPC members include highly- experienced the level of reprinted here because it speaks so well to the issue. — Joe Ortwerth, County Executive trained first-responders and experts in destruction that renders an various collateral fields who have the entire community helpless as If you thought your mortgage development guidelines. In other demnation experience to help this county brace seen in the South following banker was the only one with a vested words, it is now up to the Missouri authority to for catastrophe. The committee Hurricane Katrina. interest in your home or business and legislature to restrict the power of emi- private entities for private uses, not works to define a strategy in advance Although the LEPC and that as long as you paid the mortgage nent domain in our state to only those public ones. They also complained of to help smooth recovery efforts. emergency response agencies on time you wouldn’t be forced out, instances of true public need. A gov- having limited resources and thus Such functional planning is neces- are in a constant state of plan- think again. Unless your property is ernment’s condemnation of private being outmatched in their battles sary because no one can foresee the ning and preparedness, the producing the highest amount of tax property that is clearly for the benefit against the resources of a city intent The aftermath of a tornado left many multitude of dangers that occur in the upheaval of a major emergency can revenue possible for your local gov- of private enterprise is a gross abuse on condemnation and private develop- without shelter in April 2000. wake of disaster. However, emer- take a toll. The ability of a communi- ty.

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