Our Served Agency
Franklin County ARES supports the Franklin County Emergency Management Agency.
Supporting Franklin County Emergency Management
Franklin County ARES exists to support our served agency, the Franklin County Emergency Management Agency (EMA). A "served agency" is the organization an ARES group provides communications support to. For us, that is the county's emergency management office — the same office that coordinates the county's response to storms, floods, and other emergencies.
We meet at the Franklin County Emergency Operations Center (EOC), 120 County Way, Farmington, ME — the same facility as the EMA — which keeps us close to the emergency managers we serve.
How the partnership works
- We support; the EMA directs. During an activation, our Emergency Coordinator takes direction from the County EMA Director through the Incident Command System (ICS).
- We provide backup communications. When normal systems are overloaded or down, our volunteers can relay messages by radio between shelters, response sites, and the EOC.
- We train and exercise together. Regular nets, drills, and the annual Simulated Emergency Test keep us ready to plug in smoothly when needed.
About the Franklin County EMA
The Franklin County EMA coordinates emergency preparedness, response, and recovery for the county. Learn more, including current preparedness information, on the county EMA website.
- Agency
- Franklin County Emergency Management Agency
- Location
- 120 County Way, Suite 3, Farmington, ME 04938
- Website
- Franklin County EMA
Franklin County Emergency Planning Map
This county-wide planning map was prepared for the Franklin County EMA by CCGIS in January 2014. It shows towns and townships, state highways and secondary roads, named summits with elevations, lakes and streams, wells, campgrounds, boat launches, and the Appalachian Trail, at a scale of 1:110,000 with 200-foot contours.
Download the Franklin County Emergency Planning Map (PDF, 16 MB)
The map is drawn for a 34 × 50 inch sheet, so zoom in to read road and summit names. It dates from 2014; roads and facilities may have changed since.
For emergencies, always call 9-1-1. This page describes a volunteer support relationship and is not a channel for emergency requests.