Emergency Management

The Department of Emergency Management is responsible for the mitigation, preparedness, planning, coordination of response, and recovery activities related to county emergencies and disasters.

The department serves as the primary coordination point for emergency management's activities affecting more than one jurisdiction, and the unincorporated areas of the county. The Department of Emergency Management became an independent county department in July 2019. 

The County is updating it’s 2021 Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan!

Hazard mitigation is an action to help reduce long-term risks caused by hazards or disasters, such as flooding, landslides, or wildfires. The purpose of hazard mitigation is to protect people and structures and minimize the costs of disaster response and recovery. This plan is an opportunity to detail a variety of potential hazards that could affect our communities and will also allow plan participants to be eligible for future mitigation funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The goal of this plan is to identify projects that can reduce damages from future hazards. Learn more about the plan update process here!