Smith County Storms Update May-June 2024

On June 6, 2024, Smith County Judge Neal Franklin issued an Amended Disaster Declaration, to encompass damages from all severe weather from May 23-June 3, 2024 throughout all of Smith County. Declaring a disaster allows officials and emergency management personnel to access additional resources to support operational needs, as well as allowing for additional resources to be made available to citizens.

Amended Smith County Disaster Declaration - June 6, 2024

Smith County has been approved as one of the counties that FEMA will offer individual assistance to residents who suffered damages from recent storms.

Please read these important documents from FEMA about what you need to know, offered in both English and Spanish.

FEMA News Release in English - FEMA Inspecting Homes After Texas Storms - June 11, 2024

Q&A FEMA Individual Assistance - English

FEMA News Release in Spanish - FEMA Inspecting Homes After Storms - June-11, 2024

Q&A FEMA Individual Assistance - Spanish

For more information about any of the FEMA resources, please visit www.fema.gov/disaster/4781/news-media

Public Input for Hazard Mitigation Plan

As part of the ongoing development of the Hazard Mitigation Plan, Smith County is seeking your valuable feedback. This plan aims to enhance our community's resilience to various hazards, including natural, technological, human-caused, biological, and social and economic risks. Please take a few minutes and take this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7WDY5BT Your feedback is vital to our community-wide plan, no matter where you live in Smith County.

Smith County Local Emergency Management Committee

Smith County Local Emergency Planning Committee Meeting Agenda - February 23 2024

Tornado/Severe Weather Response Plan for 2024

The Tyler/Smith County Tornado and Severe Weather Response Plan is designed to serve as a guide and to provide useful information to the public. It includes tips on being prepared for severe weather and also provides resources that are available to the public in Smith County during, including sheltering locations.     To view the entire Tornado/Severe Weather Response Plan, click here: Tyler-Smith County Tornado Response Plan 2024

Smith County Installs WeatherSTEM Station

The Smith County Fire Marshal’s Office has installed a Weather System Station at the Emergency Operations Center to provide emergency management officials and members of the public a chance to access real-time, detailed weather data. Anyone can simply go to the website http://smith.weatherstem.com/oem to view local weather data. A free app is also available by searching WeatherSTEM in the app store and adding the Smith County Emergency Management Station to your dashboard.

For more information, click here: News Release- Smith County Installs WeatherSTEM Station- October 17, 2023

Emergency Operations Plan for Smith County

Approved May 23, 2023: Emergency Operations Plan for Smith County - 2023

Mass Notification System

In partnership with ETCOG, Smith County is offering enrollment in the Rave mass notification system.  This system allows emergency managers with Smith County to notify citizens of necessary information in times of local emergency or disaster.  From imminent threats to life and safety, to sheltering information, we have you covered with Rave.  In addition, citizens may sign up for other notifications including weather alerts from the National Weather Service. Click here to sign up!

**If you received a text message about signing up for Rave, the link rave.smithtx.co is valid and is a short URL which will automatically redirect to the correct Rave/Smart911 page...

Hazard Mitigation Plan

Smith County's Hazard Mitigation Plan has been approved by FEMA.  The plan may be found by clicking here.

Important Links

• Current Burn Bans
• FEMA

Location

Smith County Fire Marshal's Office
Office of Emergency Management
11325 Spur 248
Tyler, Texas 75707

Office: (903) 590-2649
Fax: (903) 590-2647

Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. M - F

Staff

Brandon Moore - Emergency Management Coordinator 

Mission Statement

• The mission of the Fire Marshal's Office, the Office of Emergency Management and Local Emergency planning is:
• to enforce all state and county regulations related to fire, explosions, or damages of any kind caused by fire or explosion; and in the interest of safety and fire prevention, to inspect any structure for fire hazards, if called to do so;
• to investigate the cause, origin, and circumstances of each fire that occurs within the county that destroys or damages property, and to file a complaint charging arson, attempted arson, conspiracy to defraud, or other crimes against a person believed guilty;
• to keep records of each fire investigated, including the facts as related to the origin and cause of each fire; statistics, and circumstances;
• to coordinate the work of the various county fire fighting and fire prevention units;
• to execute a workable emergency management plan designed to provide for emergency services, shelter, and food for the citizens of Smith County, and to assist the State of Texas as needed during times of disasters through mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery from disasters.