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The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) serves as a centralized location for coordinating disaster response and recovery efforts. The specific functions performed at the EOC will vary depending on the type and scope of the emergency, but generally include the following responsibilities:

• Business and Industry Coordination: Coordinates with businesses and industries directly affected by and/or responding to the disaster.

• County Government Response: Coordinates the response efforts of Stevens County government agencies.

• Local Government Coordination: Coordinates with any local governments affected by and/or responding to the disaster.

• Public Information: Generates and disseminates appropriate public information related to the emergency.

• State and Federal Agency Coordination: Coordinates with state and federal agencies involved in disaster response.

• Volunteer Management: Coordinates, registers, and channels the services of volunteers assisting in the disaster response.

Criteria for Activation: The level of activation for the Stevens County EOC is determined by the severity of the emergency. Activation may range from minimal staffing to full-scale operations, depending on the situation.

Provides disaster relief services, including:

• Disaster application center

• Disaster counseling

• Disaster shelter

• Domestic disaster information

• Emergency communications

• Emergency operations center

• Volunteer opportunities

Develops and maintains an all-hazards emergency response plan to address natural, manmade, and technological (hazardous materials) disasters. It coordinates local response efforts and seeks state and/or federal assistance when county resources are depleted or the event exceeds local capabilities.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Directs county officials and emergency organizations to carry out responsibilities for the protection of life and property under a wide range of emergency conditions.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training. Provides:

• Community planning for disaster response

• Home safety and emergency plans

• Volunteer recruitment and training for Medical Reserve Corps to be used if there is a health emergency

• Emergency services available in the form of goods, clothing, food, shelter, etc. in the cases of natural disaster, fire, flooding, etc - The purpose of Salvation Army is to provide moral and spiritual support, material goods, food, shelter and transportation for those unable to provide for themselves - Every situation is reviewed individually Conditions of Service: - Will maintain anonymity and confidentiality - Will require name, address and Social Security numbers in order to provide any services - If a person doesn't have a Social Security card, a driver's license may be acceptable

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

FEMA works regularly with federal agencies to respond to disasters, provide disaster assistance, and prepare the nation. FEMA issues mission assignments in anticipation of, or in response to, a Presidential declaration of an emergency or major disaster.

• Declaration policies and guidance
• Disaster prevention information
• Disaster-related case management
• Disaster-related commodity replacement/rental
• Disaster specific home repair
• Disaster specific rent assistance
• Federal Emergency Management Agency Offices and State Emergency Management Agencies
• FEMA disaster assistance tele-registration
• Fema trailers
• General disaster preparedness information
• Information on declared disasters and emergencies
• Post-disaster loans, cash grants, crisis counseling, damage reporting hotlines, housing databanks, legal counseling, and rebuilding assistance

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, to ensure recovery and resilience, as well as planning, public education, and training. Services may include:

• Disaster preparedness

• Emergency communications

• Emergency management during a disaster

• Emergency operations center

• General disaster information

• Safety alerts

• Weather warnings to county fire departments and Montevideo cable TV, including cold weather, extreme heat, flood, tornado, and winter storm advisories

CLOSED April 2024 Affordable Connectivity Program The Affordable Connectivity Program replaced the Emergency Broadband Benefit on December 31, 2021. Learn more about the Affordable Connectivity Program including eligibility criteria and enrollment by visitingfcc.gov/ACPor visitThe Affordable Connectivity Program website. Frontline Grocery Workers Fund Through a partnership with United Way Worldwide and Kendall-Jackson, the Grocery Workers Fund provides emergency relief for the immediate needs of frontline grocery store workers as a way to say 'thank you' to grocery workers. Grocery store employees may qualify for financial assistance in the form of a gift card to help them weather difficult times, not just during COVID-19 but is designated to be a long-term resource. Apply here. Applications open Thursday, October 1, 2020 and are open to eligible grocery workers in the United States. The application may close each month if the number of applicants exceeds the amount of funds available but will reopen on the first day of the following month. Visit application link for more FAQs. The North Stands Stipend Program Provides stipends to displaced hospitality workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota. To apply, visit website. One Fair Wage Emergency Fund Supports restaurant workers, delivery drivers and other tipped workers and service workers facing financial hardship or are unable to work because of quarantines, facing a severe crisis, or other health concerns in Minnesota. To apply, visit website. FEMA Funeral Assistance FEMA will provide financial assistance for COVID-19-related funeral expenses. The COVID-19 incident period will come to an end on May 11, 2023. FEMA will continue to provide funeral assistance until September 30, 2025 to those who have lost loved ones due to this pandemic. Call (844)684-6333 or TTY (800)462-7585 8 am - 8 pm Monday - Friday to apply. Visit website for more information regarding eligibility, what is covered, what is required, how does it work, and how to apply.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

• Provides major disaster programs

• Offers shelter information for emergency need due to major disaster

• Also provides food and water for shelter

• Gives procedure for response to disasters, nuclear radiation, or chemical accidents

• Measures suspected radiation

• Coordinates application for Federal/State Government aid due to disaster

• Provides all Itasca County emergency numbers (Fire #s)

• Make the emergency plans for Itasca County

• Coordinates weather spotters (Skywarn)

• Coordinates Amateur Radio Association (Ham Operators)

• Mine Safety Inspector

• Safety Officer for County

• Coordinates Civil Air Patrol for disasters

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.