The Franklin County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is currently under construction at 403 E. Main Street, Benton, Illinois. This location designed to support Franklin County’s emergency response, continuity and crisis communications activities. Staff & organizational representatives coordinate together at the EOC to manage preparations for an impending event or manage the response to an ongoing incident. By gathering the decision makers together and supplying them with the most current information, better decisions can be made. To learn more about the new EOC facility visit our BETTER 911 section of this website. The Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief can help with downed trees and limbs on your property. They can also remove trees from homes, fences, vehicles, etc. They will not be able to remove debris from your property. This service may at times be temporarily suspended due to overwhelming requests. If you are unable to sign up at this time, please check back. SBCDRG – Registration for Assistance Illinois Department of Human Services – Disaster Food Replacement ProcedureFranklin County Emergency Operations Center
Winter Storm Blain Recovery
Disaster Declaration for Winter Storm Blain
Current Assistance Available to the Public
Tree Assistance – Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief Group
SNAP Recipients – Replacing Food Destroyed in a Disaster or Due to a Power Outage
Franklin County Government Information Updates
Preparedness
Weather Forecast / Travel Information
Question & Information Hotlines