Emergency Preparedness

The mission of the Glacier County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program is to plan for and respond to public health emergency and disaster events within Glacier County.

Make An Emergency Kit

Public Health Preparedness

Public Health emergencies disrupt hundreds of thousands of lives every year. The threat of infectious diseases can happen anytime. Public health emergencies come with vector-borne diseases, such as West Nile Virus, food borne illness like E. Coli, and vaccine-resistant illness such as Tuberculosis, or an extremely virulent flu strain. Glacier County Health Department partners with other agencies to coordinate a response system for the well being of the citizens of Glacier County.

You should be ready to be self-sufficient for at least three days, this means providing for your own shelter, first aid, food, water, and sanitation.

Click here to take the preparedness quiz

Things You Can Do Right Now To Be Prepared

Check and change the batteries in your smoke alarms and replace all alarms that are more than 10 years old.
Post a list of emergency phone numbers near all the telephones in your home.
Organize and practice a family fire drill.
One of the easiest ways to prepare yourself and your loved ones is to create an emergency supply kit for your home.
Make an Emergency Supply Kit
It is also important that you and your loved ones make a clear communication plan to prepare your family on how you will communicate in the event of an emergency of disaster situation.
Make a Family Plan
Template for Emergency Planning

Emergency Situations

Call 911 to report an emergency

Stay Informed
Keep informed of emergency events and monitor your local television and radio stations to obtain official information during an emergency. Additional information may be found on the Glacier County website http://www.glaciercountygov.com

Local Radio Stations
KMON    560   AM
KSEN     1150 AM
KZIN       96.7 FM

Local Television Stations
KRTV Channel 3 http://www.krtv.com/home/KFBB
KFBB Channel 5 http://www.kfbb.com/

Preparedness Minute Videos

Preparedness Minutes are video clips describing actions to take in emergency situations, whether they are at work or at home. Some of the videos will be reminders, others will present new information. Ultimately these videos will help you be prepared for an emergency or disaster.

Psychological First Aid
Staying Cool
Mosquito Avoidance
Generate Safety
Intruders at Home
Food Safety
Administering Psychological First Aid
Reduce Your Child's Stress After a Disaster
Shelter in Place
Staying Warm
Personal Medications
Dealing With Stress
General Preparedness
Medical Needs Shelters
Preparing Pets for Disaster

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