About Us

Forsyth County Emergency Management Agency is the local lead agency for coordination of emergency and disaster response activities for Forsyth County and the City of Cumming. Our mission is to provide a comprehensive and aggressive mitigation and emergency preparedness, response, and recovery program for the citizens of Forsyth County in order to save lives, protect property, and reduce the effects of disasters. The Forsyth County Emergency Management Agency coordinates community efforts to plan for a variety of public health situations.

For information on the county’s preparedness planning for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), please click here.

Hazard Mitigation Plan

Millions of dollars are spent each year on disaster response and recovery. By undertaking hazard mitigation activities, which will reduce the impact of future disasters, local governments can reduce these costs and minimize the impacts of potentially disastrous events. Hazard mitigation can also be considered disaster prevention and encourages the development of disaster resistant communities. Forsyth County Emergency Management Agency is the lead agency for the hazard mitigation program for Forsyth County and the City of Cumming. The purpose of the plan was to identify Forsyth County’s major hazards, assess the risk and vulnerability of the county to those hazards, and recommend actions to reduce vulnerability using the technical and programmatic resources of Forsyth County and the City of Cumming agencies. Ultimately, the plan strives to help protect the health, safety, property, environment, and economy of Forsyth County and the City of Cumming from the effects of natural hazards.

Currently the Forsyth County Emergency Management Agency in cooperation with our planning partners are updating the most recent Hazard Mitigation Plan. A DRAFT copy can for found by clicking the link below.

DRAFT Hazard Mitigation Plan