Rusk County OEM

Rusk County Office of Emergency Management Social Media pages

This page is not a means to report emergencies or incidents that require immediate attention. In an emergency, dial 911. If is not an emergency, refer to the following:
If you are within the City of Henderson, dial 903-657-3512. (Henderson Police Department) If you are in Rusk County, dial 903-657-3581. (Rusk County Sheriff’s
Office)
If you are within the City of Overton, dial 903-834-3145. (Overton Police Department) If you are within the City of Kilgore, dial 903-983-1559. (Kilgore Police Department) Each of the above agencies is responsible for dispatch of police and fire resources when needed.

The Rusk County Office of Emergency Management Social Media pages will emphasize the mission and services our agency provides.

We encourage posts and comments from the public about issues related to Emergency Management and Public Safety in Rusk County as one of our goals is to exchange and provide timely information to the public at large as well as media and emergency partners. By choosing to post or comment on this page, you agree to abide by the terms and conditions outlined below.

The Rusk County Office of Emergency Management is responsible for monitoring all content posted to this page. In the interest of protecting users of this page from harmful and / or inappropriate content, the Rusk County Office of Emergency Management therefore reserves the right to regulate the content of, and where necessary, remove objectionable comments or posts containing any of the following:

• Advertisements of any kind.

• Profane language or content.

• Content that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, national origin, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation.

• Explicit or implied sexual content.

• Conduct implying, promoting, or encouraging illegal activity.

• Information that might compromise the safety or security of the public or emergency responders.

• Any other posting that, by its nature or content, might harm public welfare.

• Comments/posts that are repetitive

• Comments on post/photos that do not pertain to the page post.

• Any other posting that, by its nature or content, might harm the integrity of managing an incident or investigation.

All posts are reviewed and documented before removal from the page.
Multiple violations of the above conditions will subject a user to being permanently banned from any future comments or postings to this page.

Rusk County Office of Emergency Management does not control or endorse any content on profiles of users who “like” our page, nor do we endorse any advertisements promoted on Facebook. These ads are displayed by vendors and do not express the views of the Rusk County Office of Emergency Management or the page administrators.