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PAULDING EMA BECOMES AUTHORIZED IPAWS AGENCY

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), has agreed to allow Paulding County Emergency Management Agency to become the fourteenth agency in the State of Ohio and the eighth county EMA to become an authorized (IPAWS) agency to provide, Emergency Alerting capabilities at a moment’s notice. Edward Bohn, Paulding County EMA Director filed…

Paulding EMA held Firefighter foam class

The Paulding County Emergency Management Agency held a Firefighting Foam Operations Class on Saturday. 15 firefighters from (5) fire departments in the county participated in the class. Some of the topics throughout the morning session, ranged from the different types of foam and uses. Application techniques to be used for vapor suppression of flammable liquids…

September is National Preparedness Month

September is National Preparedness Month and the Paulding County Emergency Management Agency is encouraging you to be prepared for any type of an emergency. We are all expert planners – we prepare for the day at hand, we prepare for a vacation, a party, and car maintenance. We especially need to prepare for an emergency.…

Paulding County EMA Announces Road Closures

These are Areas to Avoid Paulding County Emergency Management Agency For More Information Contact: Edward Bohn, EMA Director • 503 Fairground Dr. Paulding, Ohio 45879 pauldingema@windstream.net Office: 419-399-3500 Cell: 419-399-7226   Date/Time: June 17, 2015 1:45pm Subject: Paulding County Flooding The Paulding County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is working with county, township and village officials,…