Emergency Preparedness



The City of Ephrata plans and coordinates with the Grant County Sheriff's Office Emergency Management Division under the Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs) for the preparation, mitigation, and response to disasters and a major emergencies. 

For emergency notifications, sign up for the Grant County Sheriff's Telephone Notification System.

Get alerted about emergencies and other important community news by signing up for our Telephone Notification System (TNS). This system enables us to provide you with critical information quickly in a variety of situations, such as severe weather, unexpected road closures, missing persons and evacuations of buildings or neighborhoods.
 
You will receive time-sensitive messages wherever you specify, such as your home, mobile or business phones, email address, text messages and more. You pick where, you pick how.

You can also sign up for various types of emergency alerts through the WA Emergency Management Division

The information provided on the following pages is from Ready.gov and Weather.gov. These are hazards that we routinely see in the Columbia Basin and want to help you be prepared. 

There is a wealth of emergency preparedness information available online. Here are great sites more information on everything emergency preparedness. 

Ready.gov
Weather.gov/safety
Mil.wa.gov/preparedness
Fema.gov/emergency-managers/individuals-communities