Macon-Bibb Emergency Management Agency

Congratulations to our newest Firefighters on your graduation today! Welcome to #TeamMaconBibb! #ForwardTogether

Founded in 1979 the FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency is responsible for helping people before, during and after disasters. In those 42 years 11 men have led the agency. This week Deanne Criswell becomes the first woman. Ms. Criswell is an experienced emergency manager with more than 25 years of leadership experience in emergency management, including serving as the Commissioner for New York City Emergency Management, as a member of the Colorado Air National Guard and deployed to numerous disaster assignments with FEMA, she also worked as a local firefighter and managed the Aurora, Colorado, office of emergency management. https://www.dhs.gov//secretary-mayorkas-swears-deanne-cris

Come help us keep our community safe during disasters. We are hiring for a part time administrative officer. Flexible schedule (depending on the disaster du jour) and a dynamic team of public safety professionals. Please follow the link below to apply for the position and for more information. https://www.governmentjobs.com//office-assistant-i-part-ti

Our MBCAlert system is expanding to provide more people with critically important emergency alerts. Tomorrow (03/31/21) during our regular monthly emergency notification test we will add about 90k new phone numbers to receive these emergency notifications. This will allow us to get life saving information into your hands in a matter of minutes. If you have questions, please leave a comment here or email [email protected]. https://www.maconbibb.us/emaalertexpansion/

Starting today (03/25/21) any Georgian over the age of 16 can receive a COVID-19 Vaccination. We have two sites here in Macon+Bibb County where you can get your vaccine. - North Central Health District (Call 478-749-0179 to register) - Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (visit https://myvaccinegeorgia.com/ or 844-274-9841 to register)

It's forecasted to dip into the 20s tonight! We want everyone to have a warm place to sleep. If your family doesn't have heat, or you know someone who is sleeping outside, share this information with them. The Brookdale Warming Center is open now. If you'd like to make donations, please take them to Fire Station #3 at 4036 Napier Avenue. We also need volunteers to keep the center running. To sign up, visit www.UnitedWayCG.org/volunteer. Thank you to all our partners who made this possible!

Due to inclement there will not be a Emergency Notification Test this month.

We're live for a major announcement from several community partners to benefit the Brookdale Warming Center.

The effort to establish and open the Brookdale Warming Center is the truest form of community collaboration. Please share this information as broadly as possible for those that may need the services of this warming center or those that want contribute to its success.

The first meeting of our Macon+Bibb County Commission is happening now, and you can watch it live. We have a new Mayor, five returning Commissioners, and four new Commissioners.

We have amazing partners and leadership in Macon+Bibb County, and that’s evident today by the number of people that came together to set up the Brookdale Warming Center to help people in need.

We've spent the past week working with the many great community support organizations to put this initiative together, and we're proud of what's been done and what's still to come. Watch Macon+Bibb County's Facebook page Monday at 11 to learn more about what's being done and how YOU can help.

Macon+Bibb County is no longer under a Tornado Watch but showers are expected to continue through the night and possibly tomorrow.

Be safe this Halloween!

Macon+Bibb County is no longer under a Tornado Watch. Expect rain through the overnight and into the early part of the morning.

Join us as we take part in #nffflightthenight2020.

IMPORTANT from the GDOT: the Riverside Drive bridge over I-75 is closed due to storm damage.

Hurricane Sally is currently a Category 1 storm and is slowly moving over southern Alabama and the panhandle of Florida. The storm is forecasted to track over the Macon+Bibb County area tonight and tomorrow. The worst of the impacts are expected overnight tonight (9/16/20) and into early tomorrow (9/17/20) afternoon. The US National Weather Service Peachtree City Georgia has placed us under a Flood/Flash Flood Watch until Friday morning (9/18/20). The forecasted impacts t...o the Macon-Bibb County area are heavy rainfall (4-6 inches), high winds with gusts between 25-30 mph, and the Ocmulgee River is expected to enter into minor flood stage (18 feet) on Friday and continue to rise until Sunday where it may reach moderate flood stage (26 feet). Lastly the potential for brief tornadoes with this system cannot be ruled out. We are closely monitoring this system and if there are any major changes we will keep you updated. Please take the time now to check you disaster kits, review and update your disaster plans, and be sure you have signed up for #MBCAlert at www.maconbibb.us/mbcalert so we can notify you to any threats affecting Macon-Bibb County! Middle Georgia Regional Airport * Macon Bibb County Recreation * NewTown Macon * Main Street Macon * Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority * Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce * Macon-Bibb County ARES * Macon-Bibb County Fire Department * Macon-Bibb Jobs * Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority * Bibb County School District * Stratford Academy * Mt De Sales Academy * First Presbyterian Day School * Covenant Academy

Today we remember those that were lost 19 years ago today and are with the survivors, families, and first responders that are still dealing with and recovering from these attacks. #neverforget

Thanks to 41NBC / WMGT for helping us spread the word about hurricane planning.

Happy Thursday! Share this information with your friends, family, and coworkers. Helping the community one mask at a time! #ProtectMiddleGeorgia

The Mayor is presenting the Proposed FY21 Budget this evening. Watch here.

Congratulations to the newest class of Macon-Bibb Co. Fire Dept. Firefighters!

#COVID19 Georgia Department of Public Health Status Report: as of 7:30 p.m. on 5/6, there have been 30,738 total confirmed cases, 1,339 people currently hospita...lized and 1,327 deaths in Georgia. 204,137 tests have been conducted. The link below will give more statistical information. https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-daily-status-report See more

How about some good news this morning? The threat for storms looks lower in Middle Georgia. It's not zero, but it's lower. I still expect a few strong, possible severe storms, by early afternoon. Stay weather aware, but don't be too anxious!

Good news! The SPC has dropped most of our area from a level 3 to a level 2. Round two is looking more and more like a south Georgia event. Our southern countie...s still need to be heads up today and this afternoon and evening. Let's not let our guard down just yet, but this is trending in the right direction for us. I'll be giving you updates all day. Look for some FB lives from time to time. See more