Tyler-Smith County Heat Response Plan for 2025 

View it here: 2025 Tyler-Smith County Heat Response Plan

Tornado-Severe Weather Response Plan for 2025

The Tyler-Smith County Tornado and Severe Weather Response Plan is designed to serve as a guide and to provide useful information to the public. It includes tips on being prepared for severe weather and also provides resources that are available to the public in Smith County during, including sheltering locations.    To view the entire plan, click here: 2025 Tyler-Smith County Tornado and Severe Weather Response Plan

Public Input for Hazard Mitigation Plan

As part of the ongoing development of the Hazard Mitigation Plan, Smith County is seeking your valuable feedback. This plan aims to enhance our community's resilience to various hazards, including natural, technological, human-caused, biological, and social and economic risks. Please take a few minutes and take this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7WDY5BT Your feedback is vital to our community-wide plan, no matter where you live in Smith County.

State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry (STEAR)

The State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry (STEAR) program is a free registry for people with disabilities and/or people who need special assistance during an emergency, such as evacuating your home or during a prolonged power outage. If you are disabled, medically fragile, or have functional needs such as limited mobility, require transportation and/or medical assistance or have communication barriers, you need to register each year, so local emergency responders have your latest information. For more information, visit: https://stear.texas.gov/ According to the Texas Division of Emergency Management, registering yourself in the STEAR registry DOES NOT guarantee that you will receive a specific service during an emergency.

Smith County Local Emergency Management Committee

Smith County Local Emergency Planning Committee Meeting Agenda - February 23 2024

Smith County Installs WeatherSTEM Station

The Smith County Fire Marshal’s Office has installed a Weather System Station at the Emergency Operations Center to provide emergency management officials and members of the public a chance to access real-time, detailed weather data. Anyone can simply go to the website http://smith.weatherstem.com/oem to view local weather data. A free app is also available by searching WeatherSTEM in the app store and adding the Smith County Emergency Management Station to your dashboard.

Emergency Operations Plan for Smith County

Approved May 23, 2023: Emergency Operations Plan for Smith County - 2023

Mass Notification System

In partnership with ETCOG, Smith County is offering enrollment in the Rave mass notification system.  This system allows emergency managers with Smith County to notify citizens of necessary information in times of local emergency or disaster.  From imminent threats to life and safety, to sheltering information, we have you covered with Rave.  In addition, citizens may sign up for other notifications including weather alerts from the National Weather Service. Click here to sign up!

**If you received a text message about signing up for Rave, the link rave.smithtx.co is valid and is a short URL which will automatically redirect to the correct Rave/Smart911 page...

Hazard Mitigation Plan

Smith County's Hazard Mitigation Plan has been approved by FEMA. The plan may be found by clicking here.

Important Links

• Current Burn Bans
• FEMA

Location

Smith County Fire Marshal's Office
Office of Emergency Management
11325 Spur 248
Tyler, Texas 75707

Office: (903) 590-2649
Fax: (903) 590-2647

Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. M - F

Staff

Brandon Moore - Emergency Management Coordinator 

Mission Statement

• The mission of the Fire Marshal's Office, the Office of Emergency Management and Local Emergency planning is:
• to enforce all state and county regulations related to fire, explosions, or damages of any kind caused by fire or explosion; and in the interest of safety and fire prevention, to inspect any structure for fire hazards, if called to do so;
• to investigate the cause, origin, and circumstances of each fire that occurs within the county that destroys or damages property, and to file a complaint charging arson, attempted arson, conspiracy to defraud, or other crimes against a person believed guilty;
• to keep records of each fire investigated, including the facts as related to the origin and cause of each fire; statistics, and circumstances;
• to coordinate the work of the various county fire fighting and fire prevention units;
• to execute a workable emergency management plan designed to provide for emergency services, shelter, and food for the citizens of Smith County, and to assist the State of Texas as needed during times of disasters through mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery from disasters.