Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! This year's theme is "Stay Safe Online"
Follow the Core 4 Cybersecurity Tips to Stay Safe Online:

Use Strong Passwords and a Password Manager
Turn on Multifactor Authentication
Update your Software
Recognize and Report Scams

Learn More About Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Fire Prevention Week

Fire Prevention Week will take place from October 5-11, 2025. This year’s theme, “Charge into Fire Safety™: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home,” emphasizes the importance of buying, charging, and recycling lithium-ion batteries safely to help prevent fires and keep your home safe.

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Great Central U.S. ShakeOut Earthquake Drill

Earthquakes can happen anywhere you live, work or travel.
Be prepared!

Join us for the Great Central U.S. ShakeOut Earthquake Drill on October 16, 2025 at 10:16 a.m.

Learn How To Participate

FCReady Emergency Alerts

FCReady is a text only message alert system that provides emergency information to residents and visitors in Franklin County. A profile is not required and personal information is not collected.

Stay Informed - Text FCReady to 888777

Franklin County Hazards - Tornadoes

Tornadoes are violently rotating columns of air that extend from a thunderstorm to the ground. Tornadoes can destroy buildings, flip cars, and create deadly flying debris. Tornadoes can happen at anytime, anywhere and at anytime of the year.

Learn More About Tornado Safety

Franklin County Hazards - Flooding

Flooding occurs when water accumulates on normally dry land, often due to heavy rains, rapid snowmelt, or infrastructure failures like dam or levee breaches. Flooding can occur suddenly or gradually and cause significant damage. Flooding is the most frequent natural disaster and pose the greatest risk in Franklin County, with flash floods being particularly dangerous due to their swift onset and destructive force.

Learn More About Flood Safety

Text FCReady to 888777 for Countywide Emergency Management Alerts

Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security (FCEM&HS)

FCEM&HS coordinates and prepares for all-hazards disaster planning, education, warning, response, and recovery efforts in order to prepare and protect the citizens of Franklin County before, during, and after natural and man-made disasters.

Training

Planning

Volunteer Programs

Citizen Preparedness

Warning Systems

Alert Franklin County

Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan

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