Welcome

WisWARN is a Voluntary Mutual Aid Response Network for Wisconsin Water, Wastewater and Public Works Agencies

The purpose of WisWARN is to provide a network where water, wastewater, and public works agencies can locate emergency assistance in the form of personnel, equipment, materials and other associated services. The objective is to provide rapid, shortterm deployment of emergency services to recover from any emergency including but not limited to:
Natural Disasters — Tornados, floods, ice storms, earthquakes, lightning, regional electrical outages, etc. Manmade Disasters — Significant accidents, vandalism, hazardous materials release, riots, or terrorist attacks.

Members:
Wisconsin Alliance of Cities
Wisconsin Alliance of Cities 		CSWEA ~ Wisconsin Section
CSWEA ~ Wisconsin Section
MEG Water Division
MEG Wastewater Division
Wisconsin Rural Water Association
Wisconsin Rural Water Association 		Wisconsin Water Association
Wisconsin Water Association 		Wisconsin Wastewater Operator's Association
Wisconsin Wastewater Operator's Association 		Wisconsin Department of Emergency Management
Wisconsin Department of Emergency Management
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

How to Join WisWARN

If your agency hasn't filled out the membership application, click on membership application to register your agency as a member. For more information please contact wiswarninfo@wiswarn.org.

Tutorial: How to use WisWARN (123KB PDF)

About WisWARN

Based on three other models, TxWARN, CalWARN and FlaWARN; WisWARN is designed to provide a community to community response during an emergency.

Our mission is to support and promote statewide emergency preparedness, disaster response, and mutual assistance matters for Water, Wastewater and Public Works Agencies.

The WisWARN Web site does this by providing its members with emergency planning, response and recovery information before, during and after an emergency. As the nationwide WARN system expands, it will become easier to provide mutual aid to other states as needed.

The core of the WisWARN Web site is its emergency equipment database that matches utility resources to a member's needs during an emergency. A member can locate emergency equipment (pumps, generators, chlorinators, evacuators, etc.) and trained personnel (eg. treatment plant operators) that they may need in an emergency.

The WisWARN program provides its member agencies with:

  • A standard omnibus mutual assistance agreement and process for sharing emergency resources among members statewide.
  • The resources to respond and recover more quickly from a disaster.
  • A mutual assistance program consistent with other statewide mutual aid programs.
  • A forum for developing and maintaining emergency contacts and relationships.
  • New ideas from lessons learned in disasters.

There are two sides to this Web site. The public side is open to anyone to view. This side gives you basic information about WisWARN and how to join.

The second side, the resource database, is only open to members who have signed the agreement, and it is free! Please take a moment to explore our Web site!

WisWARN power point presentation

WisWARN Brochure

WIWarn Action Plan