Will County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is the lead agency for developing, planning, analyzing, conducting, providing, implementing, and maintaining programs for disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. This includes public preparedness activities, developing and maintaining emergency plans, coordinating, and training with stakeholders, and responding to disasters and emergencies.
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Our volunteers are specially trained and certified in search and rescue incident assessment, management, operations, theory, tactics & strategy, and other necessary skills to successfully resolve technical search and rescue incidents. The team also utilizes trained search dogs and handlers. The SAR team trains primarily for wilderness, vertical, and flood/swiftwater rescue environments.
- Must submit inquiries via
- https //www.willcountyema.org/become-a-volunteer**
