Emergency Management

“Emergency Management” means the preparation for and the coordination of all emergency functions, other than functions for which military forces or other federal agencies are primarily responsible, to prevent, minimize, and repair injury and damage resulting from disasters. These functions include, without limitation, firefighting services, police services, medical and health services, rescue, engineering, warning services, communications, radiological, chemical and other special weapons defense, evacuation of persons from stricken areas, emergency welfare services, emergency transportation, plant protection, temporary restoration of public utility services, and other functions related to civilian protection, together with all other activities necessary or incidental to the preparation for and coordination of the foregoing functions.

Strategic Goals:

Awareness -- Identify and understand threats, assess vulnerabilities, determine impacts and disseminate timely information to our homeland security partners and the American public.

Prevention -- Detect, deter and mitigate threats.

Protection -- Safeguard our people and their freedoms, critical infrastructure, property and the economy from acts of terrorism, natural disasters or other emergencies.

Response -- Lead, manage and coordinate the local response to acts of terrorism, natural disasters, or other emergencies.

Recovery -- Lead our private sector efforts to restore service, rebuild communities after acts of terrorism, natural disasters, or other emergencies.

Emergency Management operates under the National Incident Management System (NIMS). NIMS establishes standardized incident management processes, protocols, and procedures that all responders -- Federal, state, tribal and local -- will use to coordinate and conduct response actions. This system is being used across America and creates consistency and national standardization that simplifies emergency efforts.

Pike County Emergency Management Director, Ernest Hume and Assistant Director, Tonda Dixon, 100 S 4 th Street, Petersburg, IN 47567. (812) 354-6776