Stillwater County Office of Disaster and Emergency Services
County Courthouse -4th Floor
400 East 3rd Ave N
Box 1287
Columbus, MT 59019
406-322-8054
406-322-8007 (fax)

Eric Frank, DES Coordinator
322-8054 – Office
321-0689 – Cell
efrank@stillwater.mt.gov

Carol Arkell, Deputy Coordinator
322-8060 – Office
321-1997 – Cell
carkell@stillwater.mt.gov

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 19-25 2010
National Flood Safety Awareness Week

Stillwater County Emergency Operations
Disaster and Emergency Services (DES) or Emergency Management as it is sometimes referred, is a collective effort to help prevent, and minimize the seriousness of emergencies and disasters.  This office is dedicated in providing leadership and high quality services that improve the safety of the public and Stillwater County.  This office works hard to establish the partnership of the public safety agencies of Stillwater County, including fire, police, public works, EMS, volunteers and more before, during and after an incident.  Coordination is a key factor in establishing an effective program, and continual improvement saves lives and reduces losses from disasters!

Our Mission:
Our mission is to provide guidance to field operations personnel and overall command and control during large scale emergencies and county wide disasters.  Cooperation and unified command is carried out between the field Incident Commander and the staff in the Emergency Operations Center.  Overall responsibility for disaster operations is vested in the Board of Commissioners.

Accomplishing our Mission:
We strive to keep you up to date with current issues that may affect the citizens of Stillwater County and how to assist you and your family prepare.  The Office of DES specializes in disaster;

• Preparedness
• Mitigation
• Response
• Recovery
• Prevention