Aroostook County Emergency Management

09/01/2026

National Preparedness Month 2026

FEMA’s Ready Campaign has observed National Preparedness Month since 2004 to encourage Americans to prepare for emergencies. The month is a great time to take small steps to make a big difference in being prepared.

Preparedness Starts at Home, the 2025 theme, focuses on getting back to the essentials of preparedness. In addition to sharing the tips, messages and graphics you can find on Ready.gov, there are four key actions you can take to prepare for any disaster you may face:
1. Know your risk
2. Know what could happen where you and your family live. This helps you figure out what you need to do to stay safe. You can explore various disasters and emergencies on Ready.gov.
3. Make a family emergency plan
4. Making a plan early helps you reduce stress and save time and money. Follow four easy steps and create a free Family Emergency Plan quickly and easily with our fillable form.

o Disasters are costly but preparing for them doesn’t have to be. Taking time to prepare now can help save you thousands of dollars and give you peace of mind when the next disaster or emergency occurs. Visit Ready.gov’s low and no-cost tip page to see how you can be better prepared without spending a lot of money.

• Build an emergency supply kit.

o Having enough food, water and medicine can help you stay safe and comfortable until help arrives. Having what you need can also prevent injury and damage to your home.

o Build a go-bag with all the essentials you might need, so you don’t need to scramble in an evacuation situation. Find a list of supplies at Build A Kit.

• Get involved in your community by taking action to prepare for emergencies.

o Emergencies can happen fast, and emergency responders aren’t always nearby. You may be able to save a life by taking simple actions immediately. You can learn these steps when you take a first aid class through many organizations in your community.

o Join a Community Emergency Response Team program and get trained on basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization and disaster medical operations.

o Take a free online independent study course through FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute or a CPR course through the American Red Cross to learn more about how to help your community become more prepared.

08/21/2026

The Aroostook County EMA and Aroostook County Commissioners Office would like to say Thank You to the Limestone School District for inviting use to their Annual Open House. WE had a great time, meeting so many wonderful kids and their parents. Here is to another great school year to all the Limestone Students.

08/21/2026

Enjoy a dry and seasonable Friday with afternoon high temperatures ranging from the low 70s in the north to the low 80s down along the coast, complete with comfortable humidity and a light sea breeze. Be sure to soak up the sunshine while you can, because the weather pattern shifts significantly over the weekend! Rain chances will begin increasing late Saturday night, setting the stage for widespread rainfall and periods of heavier rain from Sunday straight into Monday as a low-pressure system moves toward Quebec. While this approaching system brings plenty of moisture—and even the potential for some favorable thunderstorm conditions by Monday—it remains uncertain how much lasting relief this rainfall will actually bring to our ongoing drought. Keep your umbrellas handy as you wrap up the weekend!
Latest forecast: www.weather.gov/car

08/21/2026

08/19/2026

As children head back to class, AAA highlights its annual School's Open - Drive Carefully campaign to prevent child pedestrian injuries. Drivers must slow down, eliminate distractions, and stop completely for school buses with flashing red lights.

Essential Driver Safety Rules
- Slow down: Obey reduced speed limits in school zones. A car going slower gives you much more time to stop.

- Stop for buses: Stop in both directions when a school bus shows flashing lights and extends its stop sign.

- Put phones away: Never text or use a mobile phone while driving. Two seconds of distraction double your crash risk.

- Watch for bikes and walkers: Yield to all pedestrians in crosswalks and expect children to move unpredictably .

- Look around parked cars: Drive extra carefully in neighborhoods and near schools where kids might step out suddenly.

08/16/2026

08/13/2026

🚨 SEE LIGHTS? PULL OVER AND STOP.

When you see the lights of an approaching emergency vehicle, please slow down, safely pull to the side of the road, and STOP.

Our crews are responding to emergencies where seconds matter. Giving emergency vehicles the room they need helps us get where we’re going safely and quickly.

See the lights. Pull over. Stop. 🚒🚑

Thank you for doing your part to keep our crews and your fellow motorists safe!

08/13/2026

**********UPDATE**********

All crews are clear of the scene.

Fire crews are currently out in the area of 40 Easton Line Rd at a working structure fire. Please stay away from the area if at all possible.

08/13/2026

For those who might like to have some input into the LUPC process, they are conducting a survey.

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08/12/2026

There is no off-season for emergency management.

When one season ends, another begins. As hazards change throughout the year, so do the priorities. Plans are reviewed, exercises are conducted, partnerships are strengthened, and lessons learned are put into practice. The work continues because preparedness isn't something that starts when an emergency is approaching. It's built over time.

If there isn't a incident currently going on, these professionals are looking across the globe to see what might be coming their way and how they can plan and prepare for it. Even reviewing incidents in different parts of the country can help us to be prepared.

That's why emergency management is a year-round profession.
Emergency managers: What's one priority you're focused on this time of year? Share it in the comments and help others better understand what year-round emergency management looks like.