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Our department is comprised of three divisions: Emergency Medical (EMS), Fire, and Emergency Management. Disclaimer:

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🧐 Why follow our page and other official local emergency services pages?

✔️Critical and emergent information regarding hazards
✔️ Medical and fire safety tips and
✔️Preparation guidance for weather events,
😎 sunshine posts and get to know our department posts

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Are you a community leader looking for an official source to help your members, students, etc., learn what to look for and how to report suspicious activity?

Check out the See Something Say Something Campaign prepared and distributed by FEMA.

https://t.co/ddxJzlQuC4

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❗️Fact Check ❕

To bring awareness to the "why" behind today's EAS testing, we wanted to share this FAQ information from FEMA.

An aspect of the system being tested is a tool that we, as your County Emergency Management, can use to notify the public of emergent information.

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FEMA will conduct a nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) nationwide test on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at approximately 2:20 p.m.

More info ⬇️
https://t.co/Rx99nR3Xjt

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Attorney General Josh Stein met with EMS Chief Edwards, Health Director Alyssa Harris, and BOC Chairman Greg Edds to highlight efforts to fight the opioid epidemic and discuss more than $15M directed to #rowancountync in settlement funds.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Huntersville NC, Kannapolis NC and Cornelius NC until 5:45 AM EDT

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Charlotte NC, Concord NC and Huntersville NC until 9:45 PM EDT

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Gastonia NC, Mooresville NC and Cornelius NC until 8:45 PM EDT

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Tornado Warning including Rowan County, NC until 2:45 PM EDT

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Tornado Warning including Rowan County, NC until 2:45 PM EDT

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Mocksville NC, Bermuda Run NC and Advance NC until 10:45 PM EDT

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Mocksville NC, Bermuda Run NC and Advance NC until 10:45 PM EDT

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Mooresville NC, Mocksville NC and Cooleemee NC until 3:15 PM EDT

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Mooresville NC, Mocksville NC and Cooleemee NC until 3:15 PM EDT

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Kannapolis NC, Mooresville NC and China Grove NC until 4:15 PM EDT

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Kannapolis NC, Mooresville NC and China Grove NC until 4:15 PM EDT

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National Weather Service advises we may have snow accumulations of up to one inch. The bulk of the snow is expected to fall this evening. After the snow lifts out of the area, black ice will be possible into Saturday morning.

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National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement …PATCHY BLACK ICE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ON
UNTREATED ROADWAYS…

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Please use caution when you travel this morning. There will be patchy areas of black ice.

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Areas of black ice are expected to cause treacherous road conditions overnight and tomorrow morning. Please use extreme caution if you must travel.