Tuscaloosa County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) will host its first semi-annual meeting of 2019 at Green Acres Park on January 17, 2019. The LEPC is a federally required organization that is tasked with organizing hazardous materials response plans. The committee is made up of local businesses and companies that work with chemicals, local first […]
The City of Tuscaloosa will host the annual Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Disposal Day on Saturday, June 2 from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. noon at the City of Tuscaloosa Public Safety Logistics building located at 3311 Kauloosa Avenue. This one day only, drop-off event is funded and made possible by Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa. The […]
It’s Safe Place Selfie Day! Join the fun by finding your safe place, taking a selfie, and sharing it on your social media platforms! Tag your photos with #SafePlaceSelfie. Finding your safe place and knowing it ahead of when you need it is an easy preparedness action you can take today! For tornadoes, a […]
The Alabama Department of Revenue will be holding its seventh annual Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday in conjunction with Alabama Severe Weather Preparedness Week. The sales tax holiday will give shoppers the ability to purchase pre-identified preparedness items from 12:01 AM on Friday, February 23, until midnight on Sunday, February 25, 2019 free of […]
It’s that time of year again – time to “fall back” for the end of Daylight Savings Time. Clocks are turned backward one hour on Sunday, November 5, at 2 AM. The ending of Daylight Savings Time is also a great reminder to check on the batteries in your emergency devices, like smoke detectors, flashlights, […]
The week of October 8-14 is an important one to remember – it is both Fire Prevention Week and Community Policing Week here in Tuscaloosa County. Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue Service and the Tuscaloosa Police Department have worked hard to create several community events fun for the whole family for that week. Read below to […]
Many evacuees from Hurricane Irma have found refuge in Tuscaloosa County and other parts of Alabama. Up to 500,000 vehicles carrying evacuees are expected to return to Flordia and Georgia through some part of Alabama, either from sheltering in north or central Alabama or even further north, or as far west as Mississippi. The following […]
During times of disaster, one of the first questions that people ask is “How can I help?” In late August and early September 2017, areas in Southeastern Texas and Florida were inundated with floodwaters thanks to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and many people have been displaced from their homes. The people that reside in Tuscaloosa […]
A new, public mass-notification system named TuscALERT, or the Tuscaloosa Area Local Alert System, is now available in Tuscaloosa County. This mass notification system will allow citizens of Tuscaloosa County, the City of Tuscaloosa, and the City of Northport a single registration profile to receive both emergency and non-emergency notifications from their area(s) of choice. Weather […]
The Alabama Department of Revenue will be holding its sixth annual Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday in conjunction with Alabama Severe Weather Preparedness Week. The sales tax holiday will give shoppers the ability to purchase pre-identified preparedness items from 12:01 AM on Friday, February 24, until midnight on Sunday, February 26, 2017 free of […]
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Volunteer firefighters from all over Tuscaloosa County came to @ALFireCollege tonight to learn about railroad emerg… https://t.co/L91OLZaBhQ, Notice: Individual Outdoor Warning Siren field tests will be conducted in the Brookwood area this afternoon. #alwx, Tuscaloosa County EMA will conduct a test of the Outdoor Warning System today at noon. https://t.co/XrcXjtzXA3, 
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