Emergency Management

Telephone: 252-902-3950
Fax: 252-830-6348

Normal Hours of Operation: 7:30 am- 5:00  pm - M-F. with personnel available after hours . During times of declared State of Emergencies/disasters, the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) may be activated with extended hours of operation.

The Pitt County Emergency Management Department consists of four divisions: Emergency Planning, Fire Marshal, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and 911 Communications. These divisions report to the Director of Emergency Management and can be viewed as operating under two different concepts of operation: “daily operations and emergency services”.  The divisions are responsible for providing daily operations to ensure adequate services are provided throughout Pitt County.  In times of declared emergencies/disasters, under the supervision of the Director, additional roles and responsibilities are assigned to each of the Emergency Management divisions.

In addition to daily operations, the Emergency Management Department is responsible for serving as the coordinating agency for emergency response needs in the event of a disaster.  The department maintains Emergency Operations Plans for coping with emergencies such as tornados, hurricanes, floods, nuclear accidents and terrorists activities in an all-hazards approach whether it is the result of manmade or natural causes. 

The Department works with various local and state agencies and coordinates many different types of resources needed to achieve a planned emergency response in the event of a disaster.  Pitt County Emergency Management receives its authority from the Board of County Commissioners, and during times of disaster, receives additional authority through N.C. General Statutes once the County Commissioners have issued a State of Emergency.

The staff of Pitt County Emergency Management thanks you for visiting our website and encourages you to learn more about our department.  We hope that you will become familiar with our many roles and responsibilities as we stand prepared to provide daily operations and emergency services to Pitt County.

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