Emergency Management is responsible for developing a county-wide emergency preparedness plan to coordinate all resources in McHenry County for any foreseeable emergency or disaster-such as storms, air crashes, hazardous materials incidents, police emergencies, etc.  Emergency Management provides coordination and acts as a liaison between local government, state and federal agencies during disasters & emergencies. 

McHenry County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) also coordinates response to Hazardous Materials incidents and serves as the staff agency for  the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) and the Disaster Planning Committee (DPC) McHenry County EMA has a staff of 5 full-time employees and 50 volunteers.