Outside Links


• SD Office of Emergency Management



• US Department of Home Land Security



• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)



• National Weather Service



• South Dakota Influenza Prevention and Control



• Citizen Corp



• Ready: Prepare, Plan,
  Stay Informed

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The Office of Emergency Management is charged with the overall mission of protecting SouthDakota's citizens and their property from the effects of natural, man-made, and technological disaster. To fulfill this mission, the Office recognizes and utilizes the four phases of emergency management:

• Preparedness (planning, training, and exercising on how to respond to an emergency)
• Response (coordinating activities and resources as the emergency is evolving)
• Recovery (assisting the local jurisdiction to return to a normal lifestyle)
• Mitigation (ways to reduce or eliminate loss if the same event occurs again)

Some programs supported by the Spink County Office of Emergency Management:

• Citizen Corps / Community Emergency Response Teams
• Hazardous Materials Response and Training
• Responder Training
• Responder Exercise
• Sky Warn / Severe Weather Watch Program
• Pre Disaster Mitigation
• National Flood Insurance
• FEMA Liaison
• Local Emergency Planning Committee