Union County Emergency Management Office
Emergency Management Board Agendas & Minutes
Union County Local Emergency Planning Committee Information
Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter Awareness Tutorials
Union County 9-1-1 Maps are available for sale for $5.00 at the following locations: Creston News Advertiser, Union County Emergency Management, and Creston Chamber of Commerce.
9-1-1 Addressing 
Click here to obtain an address application 
Union County Ordinance No. 55; Uniform Rural Address System Ordinance of Union County, Iowa requires that all new buildings apply for a new address with 7 days prior to construction. The cost for the issuance of an address and the signage is $25.00 per address. The ordinance also requires markers that are defaced, lost, or destroyed be replaced. If your address sign needs to be replaced, please contact the Emergency Management Office. Maintaining the addressing system helps to insure that emergency responders will be able to find you when they are needed. For a complete copy of the Ordinance, please click here
Seconds Count In An Emergency! 
Union County has instituted the CodeRED Emergency Notification System - an ultra high-speed telephone communication service for emergency notifications. This system allows us to telephone all or targeted areas in case of an emergency situation that requires immediate action (such as a boil-water notice, missing child or evacuation notices).The system is capable of dialing 50,000 phone numbers per hour. It then delivers our recorded message to a live person or an answering machine, making three attempts to connect to any number.
THIS SYSTEM WILL ONLY BE USED FOR MESSAGES OF IMPORTANCE FOR QUICK NOTIFICATION PURPOSES.
Examples of times when the CodeRED system could be utilized:
• Drinking water contamination
• Utility outage
• Evacuation notice & route
• Missing person
• Fires or Floods
• Bomb threat
• Hostage situation
• Chemical spill or Gas leak and other emergency incidents where rapid and accurate notification is essential for life safety.
Union County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
CERT is an integral part of Citizen Corps, the grassroots movement that actively involves everyone in making our communities and our nation safer, stronger, and better prepared.
Other Links
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Iowa Department of Public Health
Emergency Management Public Links
Union County Emergency Management
Union County EMA
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208 West Taylor Street
Creston, IA 50801
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday - Friday