Emergency Management - South Dakota

Regional Offices or OEM Field Operations
http://dps.sd.gov/emergency_services/emergency_management/oem_field_operations.aspx

MAP: http://www.sdema.org/county_offices.html

County Emergency Managers List
http://dps.sd.gov/emergency_services/emergency_management/county_emergency_managers_list.aspx

REGIONAL COORDINATORS: http://dps.sd.gov/emergency_services/emergency_management/oem_field_operations.aspx

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Winter 09 Preparedness Guide
Includes Contact Info for State by County & Tribal:
http://dps.sd.gov/emergency_services/emergency_management/documents/Winter09.pdf

State Weather Alerts:
http://www.weather.gov/alerts-beta/sd.php?x=1

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LTN Ministries (EOC)

SD EMA Mission Statement: http://www.sdema.org/mission.html

The South Dakota Emergency Management Association is a statewide association of individuals who share an interest in the emergency management profession and work to minimize the impact of disasters on communities throughout the state.

The primary mission of the Association is to provide a support network between county emergency management agencies and their partners at the state, county, municipal, volunteer, and private industry level. The association embraces the following objectives that provide a framework for creative and innovative problem solving on emergency management issues:

* Communication

To provide a network for members to communicate with local, regional, state, and national emergency management organizations.

* Coordination & COLLABORATION

To provide an environment for the coordination and collaboration among emergency management agencies in the development of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery strategies.

* Representation

To represent the membership in matters pertaining to public policies on issues regarding emergency management.

* Education

To develop a system of informing and/or providing the membership with professional development opportunities.

http://www.sdema.org/mission.html

* Objectives

The objectives of the Association are to assist local, State, and Federal Governments in:

1. The establishment and maintenance of Civil Defense as an effective element of National Defense.
2. The establishment of Emergency Management as an organizational structure by which Local Government can best prepare for, respond to, and recover from all major disasters.
3. The fostering of information exchange and educational programs which will advance the professional standards of persons engaged in these activities.

* Purpose

Within the above defined objectives, the Association has as its purposes:

1. To establish a coordinated emergency and resource information network between public and private agencies.
2. To recommend effective training and education programs in order to increase the management and technical competence of individuals and professionals engaged in Civil Defense and Emergency Management activities.
3. To strengthen intergovernmental, interagency, and multi-disciplinary liaisons as they relate to Integrated Emergency Management and Civil Defense.