Chatham County Emergency Management works to protect residents and visitors of Chatham County, North Carolina through a  unified and comprehensive emergency management program of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery by local, State, and Federal partners, private industry and volunteer organizations.

Physical Address 

112 Innovation Way
Pittsboro, NC  27312

Mailing Address

PO Box 613
Pittsboro, NC  27312

Telephone

Non-Emergency (During normal business hours, Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm)
919-545-8180

Emergency (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
9-1-1 (if calling from within Chatham County)
919-542-2911 (if calling from outside Chatham County)

Staff Contacts

Emergency Management Director - Steve Newton 
919-545-8162
steve.newton@chathamcountync.gov 

Administrative Support - Denise Suits
Responsibilities: Road Naming, Budget, Grant Management, Office Administration, AP, AR, HR
919-545-8163
denise.suits@chathamcountync.gov

9-1-1 Addressing Specialist - Lesa Chavis
Responsibilities: 9-1-1 Addressing, 9-1-1 Data Management, GIS, Mass Notification System Management
919-545-8161
lesa.chavis@chathamcountync.gov

Emergency Operations Systems Technician - Jonathan Bell
Responsibilities: Public Safety Radio System Management, EOC Systems & Applications Management, Emergency Response
919-545-8185 
jonathan.bell@chathamcountync.gov

Emergency Management Coordinator - John Royal
Responsibilities: Staff Duty Officer Team Lead, Radiological Emergency Preparedness, County EOP, EMPG, Training & Exercises, Emergency Response
919-545-8191
john.royal@chathamcountync.gov

Emergency Management Specialist - Katie Taggett
Responsibilities: Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), County EOP, Facility Plans, Outreach, Training & Exercises, CERT, Emergency Response
919-545-8186
katie.taggett@chathamcountync.gov

Emergency Management Specialist - Brian Sykes
Responsibilities: Logistics, County Receiving & Distribution Point, EM Systems & Equipment, Emergency Response
brian.sykes@chathamcountync.gov