Corinne Cornelius
Director of Emergency Services

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Telephone:
607-687-8466

103 Corporate Drive
Lower Level
Owego, NY 13827

Main Phone:
607-687-8466

The Office of Emergency Services coordinates the County's efforts to prepare for and respond to emergency situations. In an emergency situation, the Office of Emergency Services works with County departments and external agencies to respond to the needs of citizens by helping to protect lives and property, assist those injured or whose normal lives have been disrupted by events, and to provide for the rapid restoration of normal services. Additionally the Office of Emergency Services provides and/or supports the following programs to assist the fifteen (15) volunteer fire departments and fifteen (15) emergency squad/first responder units in Tioga County:

  • EMS training
  • Fire training
  • Central county radio communications (dispatching 911 calls)
  • Fire investigation
  • Search and rescue assistance
  • Hazardous materials assistance
  • Critical stress debriefing assistance
  • Mutual aid coordination assistance with adjacent counties

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  Plans, Programs, and Reports

Tioga County’s 2024 Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Update is now in DRAFT form. Please see below for links to sections open to public review.  If you have any questions or comments please contact Wendy Walsh, CPESC, CCA by email at [email protected] or Elaine Jardine, County Planning Director by email at [email protected].

Last Updated 02.02.24

This plan adopts the Comprehensive Emergency Management System; a nationally recognized disaster planning model that organizes the basic management structure and resource capabilities of the county in a way that can address all hazards that can impact the community -- plus it addresses all phases of disaster management; which in addition to response, includes prevention, mitigation and recovery.