Houghton County 911 Records

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MS-685

Staff Only

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Records, 2002, of the Emergency Measures Office of Houghton County, Michigan. Includes documents from the readdressing process in order to update the emergency 911 system. Documents show old addresses, plat and lot number, owner of record in 2001, and new addresses assigned in 2001. In addition, in the Calumet area, the old address is generally the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company house number.

Dates

2002

Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Biography

Houghton County Office of Emergency Measures (OEM) is responsible for coordinating response and relief activities in the face of man-made or natural disasters, thereby protecting the lives of the people and their property. By using a cooperative system that includes private business, industry, volunteer organizations, governmental agencies and other public and private service groups, the most efficient response to disasters can be provided. OEM works closely with local municipalities to identify and analyze potentially hazardous situations. Detailed contingency plans are formed, tested and regularly updated.