Androscoggin Unified EMA has, in part, the following responsibilities:

- Prepare and maintain Local, State and Federally approved Emergency
  Disaster plans;
- Assist businesses and other departments within the Cities and County with
  developing contingency emergency plans;
- Locate and secure resources from within and outside the County;
- Regularly execute drills to ensure the highest possible state of readiness;
- Develop and maintain volunteer groups with appropriate training to assist in
  situations;
- Disseminate information regarding disaster and emergency preparedness.

We provide training in Incident Command, Hazardous Materials Awareness and other areas of emergency response to police, fire, EMS, public works, schools, nursing homes, county/city/town officials and other select groups upon request.

We currently have a staff of four full-time employees and one part-time contract planner.

We also partner with our Local Emergency Planning Committee to document the storage, use, release and transportation of Hazardous Materials throughout the County.

We assist other Androscoggin County and Municipal agencies and departments to identify, apply for and manage Homeland Security, Hazard Mitigation, Interoperable Communication and other types of federal grants.