The Office of Emergency Services coordinates the County's efforts to prepare for and respond to emergency situations. In an emergency situation, the Office of Emergency Services works with County departments and external agencies to respond to the needs of citizens by helping to protect lives and property, assist those injured or whose normal lives have been disrupted by events, and to provide for the rapid restoration of normal services. Additionally the Office of Emergency Services provides and/or supports the following programs to assist the fifteen (15) volunteer fire departments and fifteen (15) emergency squad/first responder units in Tioga County:
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Tioga County’s 2024 Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Update is now final. The Plan's expiration date is 5/29/2029. Please see below for links to final plan documents. If you have any questions or comments please contact Wendy Walsh, CPESC, CCA by email at walshw@tiogacountyny.gov or Elaine Jardine, County Planning Director by email at jardinee@tiogacountyny.gov.
Last Updated 08.28.24
This plan adopts the Comprehensive Emergency Management System; a nationally recognized disaster planning model that organizes the basic management structure and resource capabilities of the county in a way that can address all hazards that can impact the community -- plus it addresses all phases of disaster management; which in addition to response, includes prevention, mitigation and recovery.
