About Us

The Gaston County Office of Emergency Management is responsible for planning a response, notification, and evacuation of areas of Gaston County that fall within the 10-mile boundaries of the McGuire and Catawba Nuclear Stations, for updating and yearly adoption of the Emergency Operations Plan, and the Nuclear Response Plans, Homeland Security threats and funding, for developing Hazard Mitigation Plans, for providing public education on hazards, for participating in the Charlotte area UASI Homeland Security planning and funding committee, for monitoring hazardous situations and conditions that may affect Gaston County and keeping county management and elected officials and emergency responders informed of these threats, monitoring flood possibilities from lakes, rivers and streams in Gaston County, and with working with the many non-government agencies such as Red Cross, ARES, Duke Energy and United Way that provide services to the citizens of Gaston County.