Mission
The Mokena Emergency Services & Disaster Agency is charged with
a two-fold mission:
Emergency Services....
Mokena ESDA provides a variety of unique emergency services such as:
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Severe Weather Monitoring
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Search and Rescue
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Emergency Communications
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Flood Water Pumping
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Mobile and Portable Lighting and Power
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Mobile Incident Command Van Response
Mokena ESDA also supplements certain services provided by other public
agencies upon their request. This includes:
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Traffic Direction
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Crowd Control
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Debris Removal
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Response to downed wires
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Hazardous Materials Response
& Disaster Agency....
The second part of Mokena ESDA's mission is to coordinate the efforts of
the Village of Mokena, public service districts that serve the Village,
the business community, and Mokena's residents in all facets of disaster
prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery. This includes a number
of activities: