Moultrie County, IL Emergency Management Agency

08/11/2026

Bethany residents! Please sign up.

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!! Following some programming changes, it has been discovered that the warning siren in Bethany is not functioning. All parties are working diligently to get this resolved. The programming changes is what led to investigating and found catastrophic damage following weather or power outage at some point. We are grateful that it was discovered while working on a separate project and not when it was needed at that moment.

Please Please PLEASE sign up for emergency notifications using one of the simple methods below. This is super simple.

Sirens are designed to be used for outdoor notification, not indoor. If you are outside, please be mindful of the weather and we hope the company working on this gets it resolved quickly.

If there are questions, please feel free to ask. While the Village owns the siren, BFPD activates the siren when needed. We are all working together to resolve this.

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Village of Bethany, IL

05/21/2026

Alot of you might remember CodeRed, this system replaced CodeRed due to cost efficiency, and ease of operation. Do not worry! If you were registered for CodeRed, you were imported into the new Emergency Notification System.

If you have any issues, please call 217-728-8841, or email Moultrie County EMA Director Michael Jennings at [email protected] or Assistant Director Carl Baker at [email protected].

01/23/2026

Please be mindful of the weather and take precautions to prepare. Please avoid traveling if you can.

PSA: Due to staffing, scheduling, and renovations, if you are in need of a warming center in your location ANYWHERE in Moultrie County, please Dial 911 and advise them of your emergency and Coles-Moultrie 911 - CECOM will dispatch the appropriate resource to assist. This may include your name, number, location and nature of your emergency.