About Disaster and Emergency Services (DES)

Mission:
Montana DES is the lead in agency coordinating comprehensive emergency management in Montana.

Vision:
Guide Montana to build disaster resistant communities.
  Accomplished through:

  • Building and Sustaining Partnerships
  • Integration of the four phases of emergency management
  • Quantifiable risk analysis
  • Leveraging mitigation through successful response & recovery

Goals of the Division:

  • Ensure that a Comprehensive Emergency Management program exists in Montana to save lives and property.
  • Reduce human suffering and enhance the recovery of communities after disaster strikes.
  • Provide quality service in all our activities.

Last revised 12/6/10