Emergency Response Plan for Community Officials
An effective storm plan will help to minimize a storm’s impacts on your community forest. This Emergency Response Plan developed in Columbus, GA is a good example.
Emergency Response
…Georgia Wildfire Activity GFC’s Georgia Wildfire Public Viewer provides an interactive map that pinpoints wildfire activity throughout the state. This tool is directly linked to GFC’s wildfire computer-aided dispatch system…
Community Forestry Assistance
…Storm resiliency planning and recovery Tree care training Arbor Day programs I – Tree analyses With funding provided by USDA Forest Service, GFC’s Urban and Community Forestry program is also…
Careers
…fire control activities under limited supervision Operate and monitor a voice and data communications system consisting of: two-way radio, telephone and computer data communications network Assist in location, dispatching of…
Emergency Response Plan for Community Officials
The purpose of this Emergency Storm Response Plan is to help clarify the roles of municipal personnel and establish uniform operating procedures in response to tree damage during storm events.
Meet GFC’s Director: Tim Lowrimore
…employees who kept the agency functioning with efficiency and determination through the unforeseen challenges of 2020. Your service and leadership are hallmarks of this agency. To serve as Director, to…
GFC U&CF Technical Assistance Program
…Provided? You will need to complete a short self-assessment survey for your community that takes about 20 minutes to complete online. The survey helps us to determine what support is…
Plan Now, Dodge Bullets Later!
…The Georgia Emergency Management Agency is a partner in this effort and provides many resources to help Georgians be ready for the unexpected: https://gema.georgia.gov/press-releases/2023-08-11/september-national-preparedness-month. The Georgia Forestry Commission responds to…
Georgia Forestry Commission Helping Fight Western Wildfires
…Forestry Commission personnel are highly skilled and well trained to meet required needs of wildfire response. Agency staff that responds to incidents, including firefighters and overhead support, must complete required…
Map of 28 Counties Declared Under State of Emergency
View GA Map of counties declared under State of Emergency EO under Hurricane Michael.
