If you get an emergency alert on Wednesday, it might be just a test. The Saline County Office of Emergency Management will conduct a countywide test of our Emergency Alert System on August 16, 2023 at 12:30 p.m. The Saline County Alert System is powered by Everbridge and uses a combination of automated phone calls, text […]
Saline County to test emergency alerts on Oct 12th
The Saline County Office of Emergency Management will conduct a county-wide test of the Saline Alerts Emergency Notification system on Wednesday, October 12, 2022. The Saline Alerts system is powered by Everbridge, and uses a combination of automated phone calls, text messages, and emails to share time-sensitive information with residents. Members of the public can […]
City and County officials to meet Oct 19 to vote on Act 833 funds
The Saline County Intergovernmental Council will hold its fourth quarter meeting on October 19, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. The location is the conference room at the Saline County Office of Emergency Management. The meeting agenda includes a vote on distribution of the Act 833 funds. Those set to attend the meeting are: Bryant Mayor Allen […]
The phases are set for when Saline County individuals will get the COVID-19 vaccine; See the chart
The first shipments of COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in Saline County, and are being distributed in accordance with the Phasing Plan created by the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH). Three groups have come together to create a task force – the Saline County Office of Emergency Management (SCOEM), Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) and local […]
Saline County Library Awarded Individual and Community Preparedness Award
Our local library got a big award recently after hosting an emergency preparedness night at each of their three branches. The Saline County Library received the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management Individual and Community Preparedness Award at the Arkansas Emergency Management Conference in Hot Springs on Thursday August 29th, 2019. The Saline County Library was […]
Saline County Emergency Director Named in National Awards
Saline County OEM Director, CJ Engel – IWCE Young Professional Award Winner Saline County Emergency Management’s CJ Engel is Being Recognized as a Next-Generation Leader in the Communications Technology Industry by being named an IWCE Young Professionals Award Winner http://www.iwceexpo.com/iwce18/Public/Content.aspx?ID=1069846 Saline County’s top man in emergency management is being honored with a national award for his […]
The Reason You Didn’t Hear ALL the Sirens Go Off During Severe Weather
You may have noticed during recent severe weather that warning sirens in Saline County didn’t all go off at once. That was by design. According to CJ Engel, Director of the Saline County Office of Emergency Management, the Outdoor Warning Siren System in Saline County has undergone a recent upgrade. Half of the county’s 46 sirens have been upgraded so […]