Lake County Emergency Management

Contact Information: Address: 200 E Center St Madison SD 57042 Phone: 605-256-7611 Fax: 605-256-7622 E-Mail: lakeema@iw.net

Mission Statement

To provide training, resources, and leadership for first responders and the citizens of Lake County through pro-active Mitigations to prevent loss of life and property damage from natural or technical hazards.

Work towards a TEAM concept to maximize teamwork and partnerships between local, state and federal organizations. Provide the leadership and support by creating and updating comprehensive plans that will enhance an Integrated Emergency Management program by following the PREPARE – RESPOND – RECOVER and MITIGATE cycle.

National Weather Service “STORM READY” Awarded to Lake County for 2002-2005 Recertified for 2006 - 2008 Recertified 2009 – 2011

Emergency Management works within a living circle, which consists of Mitigation, Planning, Response, and Recovery operations.  All of these actions are on going throughout the year as well as during an emergency situation.  The primary focus of operations during an emergency will change with seasonal weather conditions as warranted in the situational reports.  The general public can be a valuable asset any situation and are to monitor the conditions around them and report things as they happen.  During any emergency situation it is better that all citizens monitor local radio or media stations from the safety of their home instead of going to the scene where they could be placing themselves in harms way.

• South Dakota Codified Laws – 33-15 (Emergency Management)
• South Dakota Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
• Stafford Act 
• Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950

MITIGATION

• National Flood Insurance Program aids
• Lessons Learned
• Lake County Radio Protocol (Power Point)
• Mitigation - FEMA
• Mitigation Planning – South Dakota 

PREPAREDNESS

• ARE YOU READY!  
• Long Term Power Outages – Winter (Adobe .PDF)
• Winter Awareness programs 
• Severe Weather awareness programs 
• Flooding 
  • National Flood Insurance Program – Watermark (D-Firm Maps) 
  • Flood Smart  
• Hazardous Materials 
• TRAINING - Click here for Requirements / Suggestions for Lake County
• Emergency Operations Center(s) – (Lake County)
  • 219 NE 1st St, Madison SD 57042 – 605-256-7612
• Key Personnel reporting requirements– SDCL 33-15-11
  • 33-15.11.1 Municipal Elected Officials
  • 33-15-11.2 Municipal Public Employees
  • 33-15-11.3 County Officials and employees
  • 33-15-11.4 Board of Supervisors and employees
  • 33-15-11.5 Reporting procedures
  • 33-15-11.6 Confidentiality of information
• Preparedness Publication Available from FEMA – FEMA offers the following free publications designed to provide assistance in planning and preparing for disasters.  To obtain these publications and more visit www.fema.gov , or call the FEMA Distribution Center at 1-800-480-2520.
  • Preparing for Disasters – FEMA 475
  • Helping Children Cope with Disaster – FEMA 478
  • Food and Water in an Emergency – FEMA 477
  • Preparing for disaster for people with Disabilities and other Special Needs – FEMA 476
  • Disaster Preparedness Coloring Books – FEMA 243E

RESPONSE

• County Emergency Managers
• Lake County Siren Activation Policy (Adobe .PDF)
• South Dakota Warning/Siren Procedures (Adobe .PDF)
• National Weather Service – Sioux Falls
• 911 Directional Map (Dash mounted)
• Weather Spotter Sites – Lake County
• Local Citizens Procedures for Reporting events (To Be Published)

RECOVERY 

• Initial Damage Assessment – Windshield Survey (Adobe .PDF)
• Disaster Declaration Procedures (Adobe .PDF)  See Attached PDF file
• Public Assistance
  • Summary Public Assistance Policies (FEMA 321)
• Public Assistance Applicant Handbook (FEMA 323)
• Debris Management (Adobe .PDF)
• Winter Awareness programs 
• Severe Weather awareness programs 
• Flooding   
  • The Three Step Process to Disaster Assistance 
  • Don’t Pump Out Basements Too Early Or Too Fast 
• Hazardous Materials 
• ARE YOU READY!  
• Red Cross Site Links Family Members 

OPERATIONAL AIDS

• ICS Forms and tools 
• Federal Electronic Forms
  • Force Account Record (Adobe .PDF)
  • FEMA 90-123 Force Account Labor Summary Record (Adobe .PDF)
  • FEMA 90-124 Materials Summary Record (Adobe .PDF)
  • FEMA 90-125 Rented Equipment Summary Record (Adobe .PDF)
  • FEMA 90-126 Contract work Summary Record (Adobe .PDF)
  • FEMA 90-127 Force Account Equipment Summary Record (Adobe .PDF)

OPERATIONAL RESOURCES

• Responders Knowledge Base Website
• OEM Shared Files Website
• OEM Public Access Website
• Acronym, Abbreviation, or Initialism

GRANT PROGRAMS

• Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Grants 
• Homeland Security Grants
• Office of Domestic Preparedness Grants
• Federal Grants
• Grant Opportunities

Lake County Emergency Management Office conducts coordination and preparation with the following areas:

• CERT – Community Emergency Response Teams
• County Emergency Responders
• Emergency Preparedness Training for Citizens and Responders
• Emergency Resources Management
• Grant Coordinator for Homeland Security, Emergency Preparedness Programs, and Office of Domestic Preparedness.
• HAZMAT Operations Plans (Hazardous Materials)
• Homeland Security
• ICS (Incident Command System)
• Local Emergency Operations Plan (LEOP)
• Local Emergency Planning Committee / Citizen Corps
• NIMS (National Incident Management System)
• Office of Domestic Preparedness (ODP)
• Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan (PDM)
• Prevention of Natural, Technological, or Man-made hazards