Weber County Sheriff's Office
The mission of the Weber County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management is to unite our partners and stakeholders in providing services to the community designed to protect and preserve life, property, and the environment from all hazards through prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.
The Weber County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management coordinates planning, training, and response efforts across the county.
What is Emergency Management? What does the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Office do?
The Weber County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management is responsible for the Planning, Preparation, Prevention, Mitigation, Response to, and Recovery from large disasters in Weber County. In addition to our responsibilities within Weber County we are members of the Utah Region 1 Homeland Security Coalition. Here is a list of some of the things that we manage in order to provide emergency management services to the residents of Weber County.
Our office maintains the county emergency plans that unify and coordinate county and partnering agency response and recovery for major incidents and disasters. In addition to emergency planning, we help oversee the prevention and mitigation of flood, fire, earthquake, severe storm and other hazards with efforts including the development and implementation of the Weber County Mitigation Plan and the LEPC (Local Emergency Planning Committee).
Neighborhood preparedness is also an integral part of our overall readiness planning. Our office manages the Weber County CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) training with the assistance of the Weber County CERT Council consisting of a representative from each city within the county. CERT refresher courses are offered every two months.
Another group managed by our office is the Weber County ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Services) Communications Team. This team allows for emergency communications in a disaster where other means of communication may not be available. If you are a HAM radio licensed resident, we would encourage you to find out how to participate in this effort by visiting the ARES page here for more information.
Logistics is another facet of our readiness and response capabilities and we manage the Weber County Sheriff's Logistics Team that maintains and operates a fleet of Mobile Command and Support Vehicles for large scale operations.
Businesses, schools, hospitals, and other organizations within our community need to be involved in preparedness and we work with them as well as the Ogden-Weber Chamber of Commerce to enhance our collaborative efforts.
We work with city, state and federal emergency management entities to develop good relationships and response capabilities for our county.
Outreach to the residents of the county is a priority as we seek opportunities to provide resources for families to prepare for disasters at home to include planning/preparation information for emergencies and disasters. We also provide emergency notification to residents when evacuation or other emergency orders are given. Please Sign up for emergency notifications here: Everbridge.
All sand/sandbags that were provided by Weber County to the residents may NOT be returned to the county. Please find ways to dispose of them.
Safe Reuse: Sand or sandbags that have come into contact with only precipitation, but not floodwater, can be reused without restriction. Potential reuses include flower beds, snow and ice control, or as base for paving blocks. If you may be prone to flooding again, you may remove the sand from the bags and mix it with dirt and seed it. This will give a natural berm and protect you against future flooding. Check with your neighbors; some may like to use leftover sand/sandbags to build up protection around their homes.
Do Not Reuse if Contaminated: Sand or sandbags that have been in contact with flood water should not be reused in ways involving direct human contact, such as sandboxes, gardens, or playgrounds.
Waste disposal after a flood needs to be communicated and addressed to ensure proper handling. By blocking the water flow, both the bag and the sand can become contaminated with sewage, pathogens, and chemicals from the floodwater.
Important: DO NOT dump sandbags in creeks, rivers, canals, ditches, roadway gutters, or storm drain inlets.
Follow us for real-time updates, preparedness tips, and community resources:
Emergency Manager
Office: 801-778-6682
Cell: 801-870-5153
lschwartz@webercountyutah.gov