Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Agency overview
Formed11 May 1965 (1965-05-11)[1]
JurisdictionState of Iowa
MottoPrevent ⋅ Protect ⋅ Respond ⋅ Recover[2]
Agency executive
  • John Benson, Director of Iowa HSEMD
Websitehttps://homelandsecurity.iowa.gov/

The Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEMD) is a governmental agency of the US State of Iowa managing disasters, grants, and programs such as 911.[3]

History

HSEMD was founded on May 11, 1965,[4] as the State Civil Defense Agency.[5]

In January 2021, Paul Trombino III was appointed director of the agency after Joyce Flinn retired.[6][7] He resigned in May 2021 to "pursue other opportunities".[7] John Benson was made interim director in June.[8]

Organization

The three branches of the HSEMD are Response, Recovery and Administration.[9] The state is divided into districts.[10]

Budget

As of 2021, the budget of the HSEMD is $273,370,646.[11]

Flood Mitigation Board

The Flood Mitigation Board received $6 billion for flood projects like those in Cedar Rapids and Dubuque.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Iowa Departmental Rules July 1965 Supplement" (PDF). Iowa Legislator. July 10, 1965. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  2. ↑ Flinn, Joyce. Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department (PDF).
  3. ↑ "IOWA HSEMD | Iowa Dept. of Homeland Security & Emergency Management". Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Iowa Departmental Rules July 1965 Supplement" (PDF). Iowa Legislator. July 10, 1965. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  5. ↑ "About | IOWA HSEMD". Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Paul Trombino appointed Director of the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management". Security Magazine. January 20, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2026.
  7. 1 2 Belin, Laura (May 20, 2021). "Paul Trombino resigning as Iowa Homeland Security director". Bleeding Heartland. Retrieved July 28, 2026.
  8. ↑ "John Benson is named Iowa's Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management Interim Director". Security Magazine. June 10, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2026.
  9. 1 2 Flinn, Joyce (2020). "Annual Report SFY 2020" (PDF). Iowa HSEMD. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Iowa Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (HSEMD)". The IDHRC. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Homeland Security and Emergency Management Budgets" (PDF). Iowa Department of Management. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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