Boy Scout Emergency Preparedness Badge Information

Community’s Emergency Management Director:
Regan Smith, Emergency Manager, Sioux Falls Fire Rescue

Emergency Management Efforts:

PREPARE

• Develop and maintain City’s Emergency Operations Plan.
• Ensure Outdoor Warning System is operational.
• Design disaster drills and exercises to evaluate responders, equipment and protocols.
• Facilitate training for responders and command staff.
• Promote preparedness efforts to businesses, schools and the general public.

RESPOND

• Advise and support community response management team in large, complex emergencies and disasters.
• Monitor severe weather and work with National Weather Service and Metro Communications on community warning.
• Act as Planning Section Chief when Emergency Operation Center is activated.

RECOVER

• Act as liaison to county, state and federal government to ensure City of Sioux Falls is participating in all available disaster recovery programs.
• Coordinate and support City department recovery efforts.
• Coordinate volunteer, non-profit and government agency individual assistance support to the public.

MITIGATE/PREVENT

• Encourage community storm drainage and flood control system upgrades.
• Support community participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.
• Develop community multi-hazard pre-disaster mitigation plans.