Emergency Management/Homeland Security

The Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management is a state-mandated position that is responsible for developing and coordinating emergency response plans. The director maintains the county Emergency Operations Plan.  This plan is a broad procedure for responding to a disaster in Lake of the Woods County. The plan takes an all-hazard approach and includes responses to all types of disasters: tornado, flood, blizzards, hazardous material spills, or terrorist incidents - anything that endangers local citizens. The director works with local responders – law enforcement, fire, medical services, highway, social services, and city and county officials - to ensure a well organized response to an incident. The Emergency Management Department, with assistance from local responders, organizes a disaster drill each year. Drills are required by the state and are used to practice the plans that are in place.

Lake of the Woods County Hazard Mitigation Plan

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