Welcome to the Office of Emergency Management for Vernon County, Missouri. I am your Emergency Management Director Chris Haynes.
Our Mission is to provide a comprehensive and integrated emergency management system that coordinates community resources to protect lives, property and the environment through mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery from all natural and man made hazards that may impact our county. Natural disasters are major snow and/or ice storms, floods, tornadoes and/or severe weather. Manmade disasters, also known as technological emergencies, may include hazardous material incidents and other radiological hazards."