Disaster and Emergency Services

Disaster and Emergency Services helps coordinate the following:
Emergency Management Preparedness Grant
Emergency and Mitigation Plan Development
Exercise and Training Management
Point of Contact for Local, State and Federal elected officials and departments

 

Hill County DES Provides:
1) Coordination with a broad-based coalition of agencies and organizations involved in emergency planning, preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation in the conduct of the services and development of the deliverables in the grant. Hill County DES is a member of the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) that meets the second Tuesday of each month, community involvement is encouraged and the public is welcome. The LEPC has representatives from: Hill County Commission, City of Havre, Northern Montana Hospital, Havre Public Schools, MSU-Northern, Hill County Sheriff, Havre Police, Havre Fire/Ambulance, Chippewa Cree Nation, and local businesses.

2) Participate in development and implementation of county and multi-county systems for exercise of response plans with all appropriate partners. Hill County DES is a part of the overall disaster and emergency response system and participates in local, regional and state exercise activities to reduce duplication of effort, create efficiencies and enhance collaboration, coordination and overall readiness.

3) Currently one ½ time employee works to complete all services and deliverables required by the grant.

 

Some of the activities that DES is working on include:

  • Presidential Disaster DR-1922, flood event of 2010, Public assistance-completed
  • Presidential Disaster DR-1996, flood event of 2011, Public and Individual assistance- 2 projects remain.
  • Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan for Hill, Blaine and Phillips Counties, Has been approved by FEMA and the State of Mt DES.
  • Hill County Cooperative Fire Management Plan, annual update, link to Draft document listed below.
  • Phase 3 COOP/COG Exercise and associated training for ECC staff.

 

For more information Contact Ashly Taylor, Hill County DES-Coordinator, please leave a message with your name and contact information and Ashly will get back to you.

 

 

Ashly Taylor

DES Coordinator


Links

FEMA
State of Montana
National Weather Service - NOAA

Hill County Fire Plan 2011