Every person who lives or works in Josephine County shares responsibility for minimizing the impact of disaster on our community. The Josephine County Emergency Management program is responsible for coordinating activities related to county-wide planning, mitigation, response and recovery from natural and man-made disasters.

County Emergency Management is responsible for coordinating revisions for all emergency operations plans, administering Homeland Security grants and many other pre-event administrative activities. County Emergency Management relies on close coordination with local and state agencies and community partners for preparedness activities and when responding to disasters.