Emergency Preparedness Townhall Gatherings at Johnson County Community College on Tuesday at 7 PM

 Johnson County Emergency Management will be hosting an emergency preparedness townhall on Tuesday, September 26^th from 7:00 – 8:00 PM on the Johnson County Community College Campus (12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, KS) in the Virginia Krebs Room (CC107) as part of activities related to National Preparedness Month. 

This event is part of the ongoing series of JOCOTownhall events which have facilitated open and authentic discussion about the following three questions:

1)  What types of community-impactful disaster most concerns you?

2)    What most concerns you about preparing yourself and your family for a disaster?

3)    How can Johnson County help you be more prepared?

Johnson County Emergency Management will be conducting one more JOCOTownhall gathering as a Twitter Lunch chat on Wednesday, September 28^th from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM.  Simply use the hashtag #JOCOTH or talk with our @JOCO_emergency Twitter account.

Please note that the Virginia Krebs room is located on the first floor of the Carleson Center.

For more information about emergency management or notification, please visit www.jocoem.org.

Conversations & Community

As it is National Preparedness Month, Johnson County Emergency Management is holding a series of Townhall  meetings to discuss the following three questions:


1)      What types of community-impactful disaster most concerns you? 

2)      What most concerns you about preparing yourself and your family for a disaster?

3)      How can Johnson County help you be more prepared?

Our next opportunity is this Friday at 1:30 PM on the Johnson County Radio Network!  We are inviting YOU to be the special guest to discuss the questions above or talk about any issue related to emergency preparedness.  If you can't make the live show you can always hit us up on Twitter or Facebook using the hashtags #JOCOTH and #JCRN.

JOCOTownhall -- Where Tradition Meets Technology

As September is National Preparedness Month, Johnson County Emergency Management will be conducting a series of Townhall gatherings – both physically and virtually—to have an open and authentic discussion about Johnson County’s readiness to respond and recover from emergencies and disasters like those that have recently struck Joplin (MO), Chapman (KS), and the State of Alabama.  We would like to engage all those who live, work, and play in Johnson County to discuss preparedness successes and achievements as well as improvement areas.

To provide opportunities to engage, Johnson County Emergency Management will be asking the following three questions:

1)      What types of community-impactful disaster most concerns you? 

2)      What most concerns you about preparing yourself and your family for a disaster?

3)      How can Johnson County help you be more prepared?

It’s that simple.  To make sure anyone can contribute, we are setting up a variety of ways to meet as a community.

On-Site Community Discussion – Participants are encouraged to visit with emergency management staff to openly and honestly discuss preparedness in Johnson County.

·        ~September 27^th, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Johnson County Community College, Virginia Krebs Community Room (CC107)

Webinars – Technology users are encouraged to login and use the virtual webinar platform to learn and engage.

·        ~September 26^th, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Twitter Lunch Chat – Social media participants are urged to engage in virtual townhalls at the following dates and times by using the hashtag #JOCOTH

~September 13^th, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

~September 28th, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM


Johnson County Radio Network -- Call into the online radio show or submit questions and answers in advance to discuss the preparedness of Johnson County
~September 23rd, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM