MUSKINGUM COUNTY, Ohio-Musking EMA director Jeff Jadwin has been tapped to speak on public safety issues. The first issue is the county’s use of tornado sirens during the winter months. Roughly 20% of tornadoes happen in the winter according to the National Weather Service. “Last week was the last week we were regularly testing the […]
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ZANESVILLE, OH – We are right at the end of Winter Safety Awareness Week. It started Sunday November 15th and runs through Sunday November 21st. Muskingum County EMA Director Jeff Jadwin stresses that readying your car and your home are the most important when preparing for winter. “Make sure you’ve changed your batteries in your […]
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ZANESVILLE, OH – The month of September is National Preparedness Month to promote family and community disaster planning. National Preparedness Month is done in conjunction with local, state, and federal government. Ready.gov is a website that provides information on preparedness as well as different emergency plan formats. “National Preparedness Month is getting ready for anything […]
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ZANESVILLE, OH – The Muskingum County EMA has received several calls and complaints about illegal dumping in the county and around the city of Zanesville. Recent incidents involve the dumping of mattresses, couches, TV stands, and tires at a Child Cancer Society Donation box, and similar dumping took place at a 5 acre property on […]
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MUSKINGUM COUNTY, OH – The National Weather Service and The Ohio Committee for Severe Weather Awareness are promoting National Lightning Safety Awareness Week June 21st through the 27th. EMA Director Jeff Jadwin shares some severe weather safety advice. “Need to be aware that you know storms pop up this time of year pretty quickly and […]
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio – The Muskingum County Emergency Management Agency is advising residents to be on the look out for possible flooding Wednesday night into Thursday morning. With rain expected and already saturated grounds, Director for the EMA Jeff Jadwin says there’s the potential for flooded roadways and high waters. “If the road — the sign’s […]
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio – Monday the EMA Office of Homeland Security met with the Muskingum County Commissioners to announce bids for a the ema would need in a mass fatality situation. “The bids range from $29,958 to $35,000 per truck — so we’ll look and make sure everybody met the specks that we had drawn up […]
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio – The County Commissioner’s Office was full Thursday morning with important department heads from around the community. Emergency Management Agency Director, Jeff Jadwin was running the meeting. He told everyone that they need backup locations, and business plans in the case of a natural disaster, or an unexpected problem. The Ohio E.M.A as […]
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ROSEVILLE, Ohio – The State has requested that the 10 counties in Ohio that were hit by the recent tornado prepare a damage report for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. This is in an effort to gather information on how much damage was done and what federal or state funding is needed. Muskingum County EMA […]
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ROSEVILLE, Ohio – Roseville Mayor Darrin Strate has signed the papers to issue a State of Emergency Disaster Declaration. The Muskingum County Emergency Management Agency says the Mayor of Roseville is seeking state and federal funds after the damage from last night’s tornado. EMA Director Jeff Jadwin said there are some steps to take in […]
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