If your property was affected by the wildfires in May, find resources and information on relevant county services here: 2025 Spring Wildfires

Emergency Management

 
 

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What is Emergency Management?

The role of emergency management is to protect lives, property, and environment from natural and/or human-made disasters through preparation, mitigation, response and recovery and to maximize the protection and promotion of public safety, health and welfare during large-scale emergencies.
 

Importance of Emergency Planning

It's important for everyone to plan for a disaster. Disasters can strike quickly and without warning. What will you do for food? How will you communicate with family members? What medications do you need? What will you do with your pet? Where do you go if you aren't home?  How can you help your community? Many questions need to be answered and every family has a variety of needs that they will be concerned about. Some planning on your part could play a large role in protecting you, your family, and your community.

 

What Does the Emergency Management Division Do?

The division's role is to protect and serve St. Louis County residents, guests, and neighbors in all areas of emergency management. By creating emergency plans, connecting and working alongside partners, finding solutions to potential hazards, and directly responding to the unexpected, this goal is possible. A variety of resources are available below to learn more on information available in regard to emergency preparedness and response.

 

 

Evacuation Map - Emergency Services Hub

For information on current hazards visit the Emergency Services Hub which includes the St. Louis County Evacuation Map.

Individual Assistance

The Individuals and Households Program (IHP) provides financial and direct services to eligible individuals and households affected by a disaster, who have uninsured or under-insured necessary expenses and serious needs. This includes temporary housing, repair or replacements on homes and privately-owned access routes, hazard mitigation assistance, and other under-insured disaster-caused expenses.

 

Other information in regard to Individual Assistance, including small business needs, can be found here:

Individual Assistance (FEMA.gov)

Disaster assistance | U.S. Small Business Administration (sba.gov)

 

The Disaster Assistance Improvement Program’s (DAIP) is a DHS program set in place to provide disaster survivors with information, support, services, and a means to access and apply for disaster assistance. The website has resources to find and apply for disaster assistance, housing, food and nutrition needs, SBA loans, among other necessities.

Public Assistance

  FEMA’s Public Assistance Program provides supplemental grants to state, tribal, territorial, and local governments, and certain types of private non-profits so communities can quickly respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies. General information can be found at the following link:

Assistance for Governments and Private Non-Profits After a Disaster (FEMA.gov)

 

Information regarding the current eligible work and equipment rates are included below:

FEMA Categories and Examples of Common Eligible Work (mn.gov)

Schedule of Equipment Rates (FEMA.gov)

 

Register for Emergency Alerts

St. Louis County uses an emergency notification system to alert the public about emergencies and other important community news.  Through NorthlandAlert, anyone can subscribe to receive emergency notices by phone, text and/or email. NorthlandAlert enables officials to provide essential information quickly when there is a threat to the health and safety of residents.

To receive notices from NorthlandAlert, you must sign-up and provide the contact information you wish us to use. All information will be kept strictly confidential.
NorthlandAlert is done in partnership with the cities of Duluth, Hermantown, Hibbing and Virginia. On the subscription page, you also will have the option to sign up for notices from these cities.
 
 
 
 
 

Contact

Sheriff's Office Emergency Management Division
218-625-3960

In emergency or to file a report, call 911

All contacts

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A national public service campaign with information to help citizens be informed, organized and connected on emergency preparedness.
 
Division under the Minnesota Department of Public Safety assisting communities prepare, respond, and recover from emergencies and disasters.
 
Federal agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security issued to assist and provide resources to state and local authorities in preparation for and in response to declared disasters.