The Department of Emergency Management (EM) coordinates efforts to ensure the County is able to mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from any type of natural or man-caused disaster. The County uses an all hazards approach to emergency preparedness, which means planning efforts consider all types of natural and man-caused disasters that could occur in the County.

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The county's emergency management system is outlined in the State Code. The County Administrator is the Director of Emergency Management and the Coordinator of Emergency Management. Day-to-day operations and activities are coordinated by the Coordinator of Emergency Management. 

• To foster and encourage emergency planning and the development of operating plans, annexes, and procedures for the county.
• To advocate programs that mitigate against the impacts and consequence of disasters.
• To coordinate the response to large scale emergencies requiring the activation of the County's Emergency Management System and Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
• To coordinate issues and foster planning associated with recovery activities after the disaster.
• To ensure that the county regularly exercises their response to disasters and receives the proper training to better prepare for disasters.
• To provide and support the dissemination of emergency public information to foster the community's awareness and preparedness.
• To maintain liaison and relationships with local, regional, state, and federal allied agencies that deal with emergencies.