Champaign County Emergency Management Agency

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The Champaign County Emergency Management Agency is a department of Champaign County and is located in east central Illinois. Covering 1,001 square miles, the county seat is Urbana. Champaign-Urbana comprise the 'metropolitan' area with the University of Illinois located between the two cities. Rural Champaign County is made up of mostly agricultural areas mixed with several small towns. Champaign County EMA operates an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Urbana, Illinois. In addition, the EMA administrative offices and METCAD, the primary 9-1-1 center serving Champaign County, are located in this facility. This close working relationship proves beneficial on day-to-day incidents as well as major events and emergencies.