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Emergency Preparedness
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SL County Medical Reserve Corps
Emergency Preparedness
2001 South State Street, S2500
Salt Lake City, Utah 84190-2150
(385) 468-4124
The Salt Lake Valley Health Department (SLVHD) continues to improve its emergency response capacity by planning, training, exercising and working with partners and municipalities throughout the county.
The SLVHD Emergency Management Bureau takes the lead within the department and involves all health department staff through planning, training, drills and exercises.
The health department follows the principles of Emergency Management: to plan for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate natural and manmade emergencies and disasters.
Our goal is to do the most good for the most people in the shortest amount of time.
Family Preparedness
The SLVHD urges each resident of Salt Lake County to prepare for emergencies and disasters by creating a family emergency plan and assembling 72 hour kits.
The following pages have essential information to help everyone plan for the worst prepare.
Download the SLVHD Family Emergency Preparedness Guide (834 kb PDF)
If you already have a printed Family Emergency Preparedness Guide, download an updated resource/phone list (192 kb PDF) to include in your guide.
Guía Familiar de Preparación para Emergencias (743 kb PDF)
Business Preparedness
Check out our collection of information about becoming a "closed point of distribution (POD)" for your employees:
Additional Information
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Emergency Preparedness
Salt Lake County - Homeland Security
State of Utah Homeland Security
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)