Responsible for coordinating the state response to disasters.

Personal preparedness information can be found at www.ready.iowa.gov. Iowa residents can also sign up for local alerting through Alert Iowa at www.alert.iowa.gov

Primarily responsible for the coordination of emergency management activities including planning, preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation for Iroquois County. Emergency preparedness and recovery resources are available for natural hazards such as:
- Droughts
- Earthquakes
- Floods
- Large-scale fires
- Tornadoes
- Winter storms

As well as man-made hazards such as:
- Civil disorder incidents
- Hazardous material incidents
- Major transportation accidents
- Nuclear power plant accidents
- Pollution and sanitation problems
- Terrorism incidents