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Emergency Information
Emergency Information
Nixle is Osceola County's primary alert / notification system. Community info, Advisories, Alerts as well as weather information.
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We are trying our best to relay information via our Facebook page from primary sources as well as additional information.
Evart Area Fire Dept is managing all flooding operations for Evart and Hersey areas. Is primary public information point for operations.
Hersey Fire Dept is supporting Evart Fire Dept in flooding operations, primarily in the Hersey area.
The Sheriff's Office is supporting operations in Evart / Hersey with law enforcement and boat logistics.
EMD is supporting Evart, Marion, and other field operations while also being primary for recovery services.
MCD911 is supporting ongoing emergency response and police, fire, medical, and other dispatch.
Primarily responsible for flood response / recovery within the Village of Marion and Marion Area.
Situation Report (Updated 4/20/2026)
Situation Report (Updated 4/20/2026)
What Happened
What Happened
Seasonal flooding initially hit Osceola County's low lying Muskegon River areas on April 5th - April 11th, reaching significant flood levels and resulting in a Local State of Emergency. After flood waters temporarily receded, an additional period of rains combined with saturated ground resulted in extraordinary flooding on April 14th in both the Evart and Marion area along with with damage / destruction of roadways countywide. Osceola County declared a Local State of Emergency on April 14th and was added to a list of Michigan Counties for a Governor's Disaster Declaration on April 15th. * Since, Osceola County Emergency Management has been supporting response/recovery efforts with flood waters peaking at 16.19 on Friday 17th and resulting in numerous damaged homes and seasonal residences along the Muskegon River in Sylvan and Hersey Twp.
What's Happening Now
What's Happening Now
Osceola County is currently under a Local State of Emergency and supported by a Governor's State of Emergency. The Emergency Operations Center is activated providing emergency support to the following incidents:
Evart Flooding: In active, exigent recovery phase with volunteer groups and other services being provided.
Marion Flooding: Currently has no emergency operations, however, is continuing monitoring/assessing damage.
County Roads: The Road Commission continues to work on repairing and re-routing the numerous roads damaged from flooding. This is a long process and will be in the works the foreseen future.
Recovery: Services for all affected are listed on this website for convenient references.
What Is Expected
What Is Expected
Flood waters have gone down to safe levels. Emergency Management is working with recovery services and respective incident commands to provide recovery services to the best of all's ability. Remember - this is an extraordinary event, all services have been overwhelmed and are attempting to meet demands as best we can.
Additional Important Information
Additional Important Information
For general non-emergency information on community services, please call 2-1-1.
For Evart area flooding, monitor Evart Fire Departments Facebook page (they are posting 2 times a day)
If you need recovery services, our best advise is to 1) Check with your insurance company, they are your first stop for services! 2) Call each service listed on the recovery website in order to see if your respective needs can be met by those services. These are agencies that have reached out to us and been added to provide as many services as they can to the community.
Flood Preparedness & Recovery Guides
Flood Preparedness & Recovery Guides
Community Support Services
Community Support Services
Important Notes on Recovery Services: Remember - you should always start with your primary insurance agent to get information on what is covered under a flood claim. Also, although emergency services (such as water, care kits, etc.) are for everyone, many recovery services are limited to primary residents / businesses not secondary homes/cabins. Please take extra care to ensure compliance with posted recovery rules and eligibility for each program.
Samaritan's Purse is working in Osceola County to assist permanent residents with flood clean up!
Call 833-747-1234 ext.9 for FREE ASSISTANCE!
They are helping homeowners (permanent residents) with Flood Cleanup, Sanitizing, and removing property and furniture from home.
YOU CAN ALSO VOLUNTEER!
Call: 231 519-0031
Evart Area Fire Department
The primary response point for flooding, the Evart Area Fire Dept has been gratiously distributing cases of water and clean up supply buckets at their fire station from 8a - 8p daily.
Contact:
EVART FIRE STATION
109 E. 6th St. Evart Mi 49631
231 734-5521 / https://www.evartfd.com/
Services:
Cases of water
Clean up buckets
Osceola County Building Department (Inspection Permits)
For permits and related questions to flooding damage to your home - please contact:
Contact:
OSCEOLA COUNTY BUILDING DEPARTMENT
22054 Professional Drive Suite A, Reed City Mi.
231 832-6117 / Building Department Website
Michigan Department of Health & Human Services
DHHS can provide assistance in numerous areas. Most notably food and utility assistance
Contact:
800 Water Tower Road, Big Rapids Mi 49307
844 464-3447
Services:
Heart of West Michigan 2-1-1 For Community Services
United Way's 2-1-1 connects people to thousands of resources across Michigan. Services include food, shelter, utility assistance, disaster recovery, childcare, transportation, and more. Whoever you are, whatever your needs 2-1-1 makes it easier to find help for yourself, a neighbor, or a loved one.
Contact:
Dial 2-1-1 or 1 800 887-1107 / Heart of West Michigan 2-1-1 (Website & Chat)
Services:
A 1 call system for food, shelter, utility, disaster recovery, childcare, transportation, and more.
Air BnB Credits for housing: “For those that have been displaced from their homes due to the recent disaster(s)this month, 211 has a new statewide partnership with Air BnB to offer housing credits for up to 10 days. If you know of anyone that could benefit from this new partnership, please encourage them to call 211 on Mon-Fri from 7am-5:30pm.”
Central Michigan District Health Dept.
Central Michigan District Health Department has numerous health related flooding resources attached to their web page or can be accessed by calling their office.
Contact:
22054 Professional Dr. Suite D, Reed City Mi 49677
231 832-5532 / Central Michigan District Health Department
Community Connect
Community Connections is a service to help people with anything that is preventing them from living a healthy lifestyle. It provides an easy to access service that helps navigate the variety of services available from food, housing, health services, and many others. This service is available 24 / 7 by accessing their website or contacting them by phone.
Contact:
1 (888) 960-1630 / https://www.cmdhd.org/communityconnections
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross is here to provide comfort and critical support to meet the needs of residents and communities that have been impacted by flooding in northern Michigan. If you have been impacted, please call 1-800-RED-CROSS.
Contact:
1-800-RED-CROSS / American Red Cross Disaster Relief
Mid Michigan Community Action Agency
Mid Michigan Community Action Agency can help when other recovery programs have not met individual needs.
Contact:
240 E. Church St. Reed City, Mi 49677
231 791-7084 / www.mmcaa.org
CMDHD Water Testing
Sampling Kit Cost is $25 / All samples must be collected in a CMDHD Bottle.
Tests for Coliform Bacteria and E.coli
Sample collection on Monday at 3:00pm or later / Drop off on Tuesday by 10:00am.
Sample drop off location:
CMDHD Reed City Office
22054 Professional Dr, Suite D
Reed City, MI 49677
City of Evart Water Testing
City of Evart Water Sample Kit
Sampling Kit cost $25
Evart City Hall will provide water sample kits
Tests for Coliform Bacteria and E coli bacteria
Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 7:00 am- 5:00 pm
Contact us: 231-734-2181
Community Debris Dumpsters
Community dumpsters are being provided to support clean up as best as possible. Evart Fire Dept's Facebook page will be the most current information on locations however we will attempt to list status of these daily as much as possible. We have included the locations via the What3Words location app.
Moose Lodge W3W: drop.pegged.exchanging
E Timberlane Drive (Being moved to W. Timberlane)
W Timberlane Drive (In Process)
Crawford Park W3W: author.unanswered.stags
50th Ave (@ Muskegon River Bridge) chairs.tips.depends
W Logging Trail
NOTE: Community Dumpsters are intended to augment individual cleanup, not replace individual insurance efforts. They are going to fill up faster than can be rotated, we recommend individual contracts with private vendors:
5 STAR ROLL OFFS (231 598-5541)
Flood Donations
Fremont Area Community Foundation is accepting donations to help flood victims with needs.
CONTACT FREMONT AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR INFORMATION & DETAILS. 231 924-5350
OSCEOLA COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
P.O. Box 25
22054 Professional Drive,
Reed City MI 49677
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