Emergency Management

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Welcome to the Emergency Management Department

The Emergency Management Department, plans and directs emergency procedures to protect citizens from natural and human-caused disasters. Polk County Emergency Management works with municipalities within the County on preparedness for emergencies, including emergency response training and exercises and maintaining an Emergency Operations Center where response agencies coordinate actions and allocate resources in an emergency.

This department develops plans concerning four major areas: response, mitigation, preparedness and recovery. Emergency Management's goal is to limit Polk County’s exposure to emergencies and disasters while managing all aspects of them if they do occur. Through management plans, this division coordinates the efforts of citizens and teams to prevent and minimize the effects of emergencies and disasters in Polk County. The Emergency Manager, Dean Bender,  functions as an administrator and facilitator of the efforts in an emergency or disaster situation.

Looking for specific information or have suggestions on what information you would like us to post, please email us at ems@co.polk.or.us.  We look forward to hearing from you.