This month, students in the Georgia Civic Awareness Program for Students (GCAPS) took a trip to our Emergency Management Agency (EMA) to learn about emergency preparedness and what officials do to keep us safe during inclement weather. “The Emergency Management Agency is honored to be a part of the GCAPS program,” said EMA Director Spencer […]
More than 150 people attended our annual Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Emergency Preparedness Fair on Saturday, September 23, at the Elaine H. Lucas Senior Center. People and their families were able to hear from a dozen different preparedness and safety agencies about how they are helping to keep the community safe. They were also able […]
On August 31 and September 1, Macon-Bibb County hosted the Georgia Municipal Association’s (GMA) Hub Cities Initiative’s annual two-day summit. This is a group of mayors and city managers from the 13 core cities of each of Georgia’s Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) outside of Atlanta, and they get together to discuss challenges and potential solutions […]
Macon-Bibb County’s Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is inviting the entire community to its second annual Emergency Preparedness Fair on Saturday, September 23, at the Elaine H. Lucas Senior Center (132 Willis Smokie Glover Drive) from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. There, people will be able to hear from a dozen different preparedness and safety agencies about how they are helping keep prepare the […]
This past week, the Emergency Management Agency (EMA) began its distribution of nearly 1,000 weather radios and 100 pillow shaker and light combo packs that people signed up for this summer. On Monday at City Hall and on Wednesday at the Elaine H. Lucas Senior Center, people picked up 159 radios and 30 combo packs. […]
The Emergency Management Agency (EMA) will be giving nearly 1,000 weather radios and 100 pillow shaker and strobe light combo packs to Macon-Bibb residents for free beginning in July. To receive one of the potentially life-saving devices in the mail, visit www.maconbibb.us/ema, click on the “Request a Free Radio” link, and fill out the form. […]
