Bates County Emergency Management Agency ( EMA )
1 North Delaware
Butler, MO  64730
Office: 660-200-2034
E-Mail: batesema@earthlink.net
Emergency # Bates County Sheriff Dept.  660-679-3232
Asst. Director: Tim Young

Responsibility:
Organized analysis, planning, decision making and assignment of available resources to mitigate, prepare for respond to, and recover from the effects of all hazards.

Bates County Local Emergency Planning Committee ( L.E.P.C. )
1 North Delaware
Butler, MO  64730
Office: 660-200-2034
E-Mail: batesema@earthlink.net

Responsibility: The LEPC initial task is to develop an emergency plan to prepare for and respond to chemical emergencies.

EPCRA also known as SARA Title III
MO.Tier-II reporting