About the Emergency Management and Preparedness Division
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The Emergency Management and Preparedness Division provides the support, tools and resources to ensure that the state of Indiana can build, sustain and improve its capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from and mitigate all hazards. IDHS supports first responders and communities as they prepare for and respond to disasters and large-scale events. This includes:
- Leading and engaging stakeholders at all levels (local, state and federal) to assess risks, create plans, train personnel and practice responses
- Operating a state-of-the-art emergency operations center to provide a communication hub for sharing information and effectively orchestrating resource logistics when disasters overwhelm local emergency management resources or capabilities
- Coordinating the state’s response to communities that need help responding to disasters or implementing plans and processes to mitigate them
- Managing damage assessments and serving as the liaison to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) when distributing individual assistance and public assistance to damaged communities to help them recover
- Working with communities on mitigation projects that protect citizens from the natural or man-made disasters relevant to Indiana
Indiana 211 Accepting Reports of Storm Damage in Monroe, Owen, Clay and Vigo Counties
To help establish a comprehensive assessment of damage, residents of Monroe, Owen, Clay and Vigo counties are asked to contact Indiana 211 to report damage due to storms on June 25. Residents can call 866-211-9966 or visit in211.communityos.org. Collecting assessments via this process will help IDHS determine damage estimates and develop the next course of action in the disaster recovery process. Agricultural damage should be reported to Purdue Extension.
Currently, only residents of Monroe, Owen, Clay and Vigo counties should utilize Indiana 211 for reporting weather damage. Residents of other counties should contact their local emergency managers.
Deadlines for SBA Disaster Loans
Businesses and residents of several Indiana counties are eligible to apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The filing deadlines for applications for multiple incidents are as follows:
Recent Updates
- Rulemaking Docket
- EMA Roundup