Illinois Emergency Management Agency

Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security
Agency overview
Formed1951
Preceding agencies
  • Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster Agency (1975-1992)[1]
  • Illinois Civil Defense Agency (1951-1975)
JurisdictionIllinois
Headquarters2200 S. Dirksen Parkway, Springfield, Illinois
Agency executive
Websitewww.state.il.us/iema/

Illinois Emergency Management Agency-Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) is an agency of the state of Illinois responsible for preparing for and coordinating responses to emergencies. It replaced the Illinois Civil Defense Agency in 1975 under House Bill 1109.

Function

The primary responsibility of IEMA-OHS is to better prepare the State of Illinois for natural, man-made or technological disasters, hazards or acts of terrorism. IEMA-OHS coordinates the State's disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery programs and activities, functions as the State Emergency Response Commission, and maintains a 24-hour Communication Center and State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC). The SEOC acts as lead in crisis/consequence management response and operations to notify, activate, deploy and employ state resources in response to any threat or act of terrorism. IEMA-OHS assists local governments with multi-hazard emergency operations plans and maintains the Illinois Emergency Operations Plan.

References

  1. ^ A Brief History of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (PDF), Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA), June 2008, retrieved August 6, 2009
  2. ^ "About". www2.illinois.gov. Archived from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Illinois National Guard helps civilian agencies fight flooding". www.army.mil.
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