Local Information
Sources of local information on emergency services.
St. Joseph County:
- St. Joseph County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan
- St. Joseph County Health Department - The Annual Reports linked at the bottom of the page have information on epidemiology and emergency preparedness.
- St. Joseph County Emergency Preparedness Division
South Bend, Indiana:
- Municiple Code for South Bend - Includes information on fire prevention and alarm systems.
- 2011 South Bend Comprehensive Financial Annual Report - This report includes information on "fire runs" (page 275). Search Google for reports from other years.
- Clay Fire Department Annual Report (2004) - This report gives information on fire incidents by monty, day of the week, hour of the day, and location (within the Clay Fire territory).
South Bend Tribune:
Lexis Nexis Academic provides access to newspaper articles from the South Bend Tribune from 1994 to the present.
Indiana:
The Indiana Department of Homeland Security provides information for responders and managers on a variety of topics.
Demographic/Statistical Information
Census data and results from the American Community Survey can provide information on age and language:
- American FactFinder: Basic Demographics, including age and language information.
- Search St. Joseph County, Indiana in search box
- AGE is available under "Population, Age, Sex, Race, Households and Housing ..."
- Language is available under "Education, Marital Status, Relationships, Fertility, Grandparents ..."
- American FactFinder Advanced Search option:Estimates on number of people with hearing impairments.
- Select "topics" then "disability"
- Type St. Joseph County, Indiana in "State, County, or Place" search box.
- Select table S1810 "Disability Characteristics"
Other sources of demographic information:
Fire/disaster statistics:
- The U.S. Fire Administration (a part of FEMA) reports statistics on fire casualties, causes, and more.
- Disaster declarations: FEMA also provides data on the number of disaster declarations that have been made by state.
Last Update: February 18, 2013 17:58
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