The CCHD Office of Emergency Preparedness currently keeps and maintains several county-wide plans that are intended to increase preparedness and response that will greatly reduce the loss of life and property during a natural or man-made public health emergency. CCHD collaborates daily with other county, tribal, and hospital preparedness partners to identify the most probable hazards here in Chippewa County and the most efficient ways to respond to them. We develop partnerships at the local and regional level to help organize the people and resources that we may need before, during, and after an emergency.