Dec 30, 2016

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Emergency Management wishes you a happy, safe and healthy 2017! Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Emergency Management activities in 2016 include: emergency incidents; disaster deployments; exercise participation; training participation; training, events & exercise coordination; grant management & execution; emergency &...

Feb 20, 2016

  You should know that anywhere it rains, it can flood. Floods can even be in areas with a low risk of flooding. Just because you haven’t had a flood in the past doesn’t mean you won’t in the future. Flood risk is based on a lot of factors including rainfall, landscape, flood-control measures, river-flow and tidal-surge data, flood...

Oct 2, 2015

Emergency Management and other public safety partners are asking that citizens stay aware of the weather situation and prepared to protect your family for the system’s impact. Localized flooding, winds and power outages are possible with this storm throughout the weekend, but primarily Friday during the day and night. Know your flood risk and be ready if...

May 22, 2015

  Our hazard mitigation planning process reduces risks and helps prepare our communities for all types of hazards. This detailed planning makes the counties more sustainable and more resilient to various emergencies and disasters, such as winter storms, severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, flooding, droughts, wildfires, tropical storms, etc. Seven counties,...

Oct 3, 2014

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Emergency Management and its partnering agencies and organizations were invited to the National Emergency Training Center (NETC), FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute (EMI) in Emmitsburg, Maryland for a week of training and exercise. More than 70 members of the emergency response community attended, including emergency...

Feb 18, 2014

Citizens of Forsyth County, we need your help! The Counties of Caswell, Davie, Forsyth, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin are about to begin a planning process that will help our communities become less vulnerable to natural disasters, and your participation in the process is important to us! In the upcoming months, the Counties, along with participating...

Feb 13, 2014

The administrative offices of the Forsyth County government will be closed today, February 13, 2014. [Translate]

Nov 13, 2013

Multiple Forsyth County agencies and organizations participated in the annual Smith Reynolds Airport drill on Saturday, November 9th, in Winston-Salem. Emergency responders and partnering organizations practiced response operations for an aircraft emergency. Volunteers from across the area participated as victims of an airplane crash to simulate a more...

Oct 1, 2012

Fight the Flu! Get Your Free Flu Shot at the Health Department! By Quintana Stewart, Preparedness Coordinator – Forsyth County Department of Public Health   Join the Forsyth County Department of Public Health in their fight against the flu. The department will begin giving FREE flu vaccinations on Monday, October 1st –Wednesday, October 3rd, 7:30am...

Jun 7, 2011

Droughts and water limitations can impact our lives in many ways. Not only do we need water for our own personal hygiene and consumption, but water is essential to business and industry, agriculture and the envirnonment….to name just a few. Drought Monitoring Resources 2007 Drought - NC State Climate Office There are several websites that can help you...