Johnson County Emergency Management

02/15/2024

Johnson County Emergency Management has a new Coordinator and a new page. Mr. Jimmy Cataline is the new Coordinator and the new Facebook link is below:
https://www.facebook.com/JohnsonCoWYEMC

Please use this new page from now on. Thank you.
Marilyn Connolly

Office of Emergency Management for Johnson County Wyoming

02/14/2024

I90: Sheridan -Exit 44 Piney Creek Rd. Closed EB due to winter conditions and crashes. Estimated open time is unknown.

02/03/2024

02/03/2024

If you're using natural gas to heat your home this winter, be careful! Make sure you have a carbon monoxide detector and replace the batteries regularly.

❗ If there is a leak, get out immediately & call 911.

More: ready.gov/home-fires

01/30/2024

ATTENTION FOLKS

The Forest Service will be doing a prescribed burn tomorrow, Wednesday morning and also Thursday morning just east of Camp Comfort area. You may see smoke both days. Thanks.
Johnson County Emergency Management

01/23/2024

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY SPONSORED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

01/18/2024

The schools will have a 1 hour start time delay today due to low visibility.

01/17/2024

Snow is spreading into the west this morning. We will have an updated briefing on the expected snow and wind online around 6 am.

But in the meantime, we have some other weather news to share. We broke a record at the Riverton airport. At around 2 am this morning, the mercury climbed to 1 degree above zero. That was the first time we rose above 0 since Friday morning when the Arctic front was moving through. That makes 112 consecutive hours of temperatures below zero. This breaks the old record of 98 we set last year during the late January outbreak.

Note: Records at the airport go back to 1996. There were longer stretches in downtown Riverton, but the lower elevation allows for cold air to pool, compared to the airport which is at a higher elevation.

12/26/2023

Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan Draft for

Campbell, Crook, Johnson, Sheridan and Weston Counties

Available for Public Review and Comment



Would you like to learn more about what Campbell, Crook, Johnson, Sheridan and Weston counties are doing to minimize the impacts of floods, wildfires, winter storms, hazardous materials incidents, and other hazards? A draft of the Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan is being made available for public review and comment. The plan assesses the risks posed by hazards, identifies ways to reduce those risks, and allows each participating county and municipality to be eligible for mitigation grant funding from FEMA. County planning teams, including representatives from all municipalities, developed the plan over the past 12 months with assistance from a consultant.

The plan identifies hazard mitigation goals and mitigation projects for the counties, with the intent of reducing losses from hazard events before they occur again. A public survey was used during the planning process to solicit input on the hazards and ideas for mitigation projects. The counties in the Region are now soliciting public comment on the plan before it is finalized and submitted for FEMA review and approval. The final plan will be adopted by each participating county and municipality before it becomes official. More information can be obtained from your local county emergency management office.



The comment period will be December 15-31, 2023.



The draft plan can be accessed at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KWy4VSHs6TIGdC5K16f729vbRT8iqhkF/view?usp=drive_link and the annexes can be accessed at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y3Gxjahc19NqGyOJ4mQT3k3d8ywdG6ps/view?usp=drive_link



An online form to provide feedback on the plan can be accessed here:



https://forms.office.com/e/Bp8DeY3JQ6

11/30/2023

Here is the latest Wyoming Situation report for the week of 11/30 to 12/06.

Overall Weather Impact Level this week: Moderate

Here are the weather impact highlights for the upcoming week:
• Colder weather will hold across WY for Thursday and Friday with widely scattered snow showers..
• An extended period of mountain snow, heavy at times, and strong winds for southern Wyoming and the mountains is expected to begin Friday and continue through Monday.
o Multiple feet of snow accumulation possible for the higher mountains
o Elevated winds expected over much of southern Wyoming from Friday night through Monday, with hazardous high wind likely in the wind prone areas and possible elsewhere
• Dry weather returns Tuesday with a warming trend beginning.