Emergency Management and Preparedness
Hours
8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday
except state-observed holidays
Indiana Dept. of Homeland Security
Indiana Government Center-South, Room E208
302 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739
Call us: 317-232-2222
Email us: Select a section
County EMAs and IDHS District Liaisons: Statewide Lookup
About the Emergency Management and Preparedness Division
The Emergency Management and Preparedness Division provides the support, tools and resources to ensure that the state of Indiana can build, sustain and improve its capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from and mitigate all hazards. IDHS supports first responders and communities as they prepare for and respond to disasters and large-scale events. This includes:
- Leading and engaging stakeholders at all levels (local, state and federal) to assess risks, create plans, train personnel and practice responses
- Operating a state-of-the-art emergency operations center to provide a communication hub for sharing information and effectively orchestrating resource logistics when disasters overwhelm local emergency management resources or capabilities
- Coordinating the state’s response to communities that need help responding to disasters or implementing plans and processes to mitigate them
- Managing damage assessments and serving as the liaison to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) when distributing individual assistance and public assistance to damaged communities to help them recover
- Working with communities on mitigation projects that protect citizens from the natural or man-made disasters relevant to Indiana
News/Updates
Indiana 211 Accepting Reports of Franklin County Severe Storm Damage
To help establish a comprehensive assessment of damage, Franklin County residents are asked to contact Indiana 211 to report severe storm damage from May 7, 2024. Residents can call 866-211-9966 or visit in211.communityos.org. Collecting assessments via this process will help IDHS determine damage estimates and develop the next course of action in the disaster recovery process. Agricultural damage should be reported to Purdue Extension.
Currently, only Franklin County residents should utilize Indiana 211 for the May 7 storms. Residents of other counties should contact their local emergency managers.
May Deadlines for SBA Disaster Loans
Businesses and residents of several Indiana counties are eligible to apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The filing deadlines for applications for physical property damage for two incidents are in May, as follows:
Jefferson County EOC
Jefferson County EOC
Into the Bear's Cage: IDHS District Liaison Has Close Call with Tornado
Four tornadoes touched down in Indiana on March 14. In one case, an isolated supercell developed over southern Indiana and produced a long-track EF-2 tornado that started near Hanover in Jefferson County. It crossed the Ohio River three times between Indiana and Kentucky. IDHS District Liaison Adam Reef and county EMA staff from several southern Indiana counties were meeting nearby at the time and responded to the local emergency operations center when news of the tornado broke. Read about Reef's encounter with the tornado as he drove to the EOC
Recent Updates
- Rulemaking Docket
- EMA Roundup