Emergency Management

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The Davison County Office of Emergency Management’s mission is to protect lives, property, and the environment through direction and coordination of state and local government; through the Preparation, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery from damages sustained by emergency or disaster events.

Emergency Management

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Jeff Bathke

Email: jeffb@davisoncounty.org

Phone: (605) 995-8640 or (605) 995-8615

Cell: (605) 999-2863 Fax:(605) 995-8642

Mailing Address:

Davison County Courthouse

200 EAST 4TH AVE.

MITCHELL, SD 57301

Administrator: Jeff Bathke		Office: (605) 995-8640 or (605) 995-8615
Office Location: Davison County Courthouse, 1st Floor		Cell: (605) 999-2863
Email: jeffb@davisoncounty.org		Fax: (605) 995-8642

Deputy Administrator: Mark Jenniges		Office: (605) 995-8640 or (605) 995-8615
Office Location: Davison County Courthouse, 1st Floor		Cell: (605) 630-6848
Email: markj@davisoncounty.org		Fax: (605) 995-8642

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Jeff Bathke has served as the Davison County Emergency Management Director since October, 2013. Jeff is a graduate of Plankinton High School and the University of South Dakota.

He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology and a Master of Science Degree in Administration, with an emphasis in Organizational Leadership.

Jeff’s past experience includes 17 years working in counseling programs, Department of Corrections facilities, and Private Research. Jeff is also a licensed counselor in the state of South Dakota.

Current & Upcoming Events:

October 4, 2019 Mitchell Siren Testing @ 10:00 A.M.
October 5, 2019 Mt. Vernon and Ethan Siren Testing @ 10:00 A.M.
October 6, 2019 Search and Rescue Meeting
October 7-8, 2019 G205-Pierre
October 9, 2019 LEPC Meeting @ 10:30 A.M.
October 14, 2019 Native American Day-Courthouse Closed
November 1, 2019 Mitchell Siren Testing @ 10:00 A.M.
November 2, 2019 Mt. Vernon and Ethan Siren Testing @ 10:00 A.M.
November 3, 2019 Search and Rescue Meeting
November 11, 2019 Veterans Day-Courthouse Closed
November 13, 2019 LEPC Meeting @ 10:30 A.M.
November 28-29, 2019 Thanksgiving-Courthouse Closed
December 6, 2019 Mitchell Siren Testing @ 10:00 A.M.
December 7, 2019 Mt. Vernon and Ethan Siren Testing @ 10:00 A.M.
December 8, 2019 Search and Rescue Meeting
December 11, 2019 LEPC Meeting @ 10:30 A.M.
December 25, 2019 Christmas Day-Courthouse Closed

PURPOSE:

The Davison County Office of Emergency Management involves principles and concepts, such as organization and planning applied to emergency and disaster situations. These include the four phases of Emergency Management:

Mitigation-The reduction or lessening of the effects of emergencies and disasters.
Preparedness-Getting ready for those events that may and will happen.
Response-Effectively responding to those events as a jurisdiction.
Recovery-Repairing and replacing damages to pre-incident conditions.

Current County Road Closures: County Road Map (this does not include any township roads yet)

Damage to your residence or business?

1. Complete this spreadsheet: Home Business damage assessment-September Flooding – blank

2. Send completed spreadsheet, along with any photos to directoroem@davisoncounty.org.

Important information in reporting your loss:

Personal property can be claimed under Individual Assistance.
Renters can claim personal property loss.
Only primary residence damage is covered, along with driveways or private roads when it is the only access to the primary residence.
Farm/fencing/road damage is not covered.
Businesses and homeowners can fill out the same worksheet. Please provide numbers on costs of repair/loss.
Owners of rental property would be considered business owners and the residence would potentially qualify for a disaster loan from the Small Business Administration, IF the county receives an Individual Assistance Declaration.

A presentation of the current damage status was given to the County Commissioners, which can be found @ Commission Presentation-9-24-2019

Free Resources that can help you:

The local Salvation Army is a great first place to start. Their crew can assist you with immediate needs following a disaster, as well as referrals to counseling services for long term recovery. They can be found @ https://centralusa.salvationarmy.org/mitchell/who-we-are/.

The American Red Cross can help you with immediate, short-term disaster assistance. They can be found @ https://www.redcross.org/local/dakotas.html.

Team Rubicon is an International non-profit disaster response organization of Veterans who can assist home owners with debris removal, mold mitigation, and other disaster related capabilities free of charge. More information, as well as contacts, can be found @ Team Rubicon.

Christian Aid Ministries will provide Rapid Response Services and can assist home owners with debris removal, mold mitigation, and other disaster related capabilities free of charge. More information, as well as contacts, can be found @ Christian Aid Ministries.

Disaster Process for County, City, and Townships:

1. Print the PDA Process, which is a step by step process of what you will watch next.

2. Watch the 20 minute video on how to complete the forms @ PDA Video Link.

3. All road/culvert damage must be reported on the Damage Assessment Site Worksheet-Roads and Culverts. This form is fairly self explanatory. Enter the dimensions of the damage, the price of material, and the GPS location. The spreadsheet will calculate the rest. Submit pictures of each area of damage. Emergency repairs can be completed. The key is to keep before and after pictures to justify your repairs. If you replace a concrete culvert with a steel culvert, you MUST have a policy indicating this is your normal procedure. Otherwise, you need to have a Hydrologic and Hydraulic Study (H&H) completed on each culvert.

4. All other damage must be reported on the Damage Assessment Worksheet – blank. A sample of how to complete this form can be found @ Damage Assessment Worksheet – example. Submit pictures of each area of damage.

5. Submit the documents and photos to the County Emergency Management Department. In the 2019 Disaster the Davison County Total Costs and GPS Locations Map of county and township roads and culverts can be found by clicking on these links.

6. Davison County Emergency Management, in conjunction with the State Office and FEMA, will schedule a disaster informational meeting. This meeting is very important for all municipalities, townships, and any other entity named in the Disaster Declaration. If you are unable to attend, it would be wise to find another person to attend in your place. In the 2019 Disaster, the following Contacts were notified.

7. Each entity will need to complete the Request for Public Assistance (RPA) (90-49, FEMA RPA with DUNS Number) and the DPS Pre-Award Risk Assessment (South Dakota Department of Public Safety – RA Questionnaire) prior to the briefing. If your claim includes a facility, you will also need to complete the PNP Facility Questionnaire (PNP Facility Questionnaire). These documents need to be completed when you attend the briefings, as this information is used by the state office to create a Grants Portal account for you to begin the FEMA PA process. If you are unsure if you meet the Private Non-Profit (PNP) criteria, click on PNP Criteria.

8. You will be provided a disc at the meeting with all the documents you need.

9. You will be contacted by a FEMA Program Delivery Manager, but this may take several weeks.

10. A representative from FEMA Intergovernmental Affairs may contact you. They will discuss the status of the disaster, according to FEMA Process.

11. A FEMA Program Delivery Manager will meet with you to discuss the status of each project, and the reimbursement process.

Damage from the March 2019 Storm was reported in the following areas:

Davison County Damage Assessment Site Worksheet-Roads and Culverts-#1
Davison County Map #1
Davison County Damage Assessment Site Worksheet-Roads and Culverts-#2
Davison County Map #2
Davison County Damage Assessment Site Worksheet-Roads and Culverts-#3
Davison County Map #3
Davison County Damage Assessment Site Worksheet-Roads and Culverts-#4
Davison County Map #4
Davison County Damage Assessment Worksheet #5

Ethan Damage Assessment Site Worksheet-Roads and Culverts
Ethan Map-Roads & Culverts
Ethan Damage Assessment Worksheet-Other
Ethan Map-Other

Mitchell City-Damage Assessment Site Worksheet-Roads and Culverts
Mitchell City-Damage Assessment Worksheet – Mitchell Parks Rec
Mitchell City-Damage Assessment Worksheet – Mitchell Public Works Flooding Repairs
Mitchell City-Damage Assessment Worksheet-Mitchell Public Works-Debris and Airport Fence
Mitchell City-Storm Damage Map 2019

MV City-Damage-Assessment-Site-Worksheet-Roads-and-Culverts
MV City-Damage Assessment Worksheet-Other

Badger TWP Damage Assessment Site Worksheet-Roads and Culverts
Badger Township Map

Baker Township Assessment Site Worksheet-Roads and Culverts-1
Baker Township Assessment Site Worksheet-Roads and Culverts-2
Baker Township Map

Beulah TWP Damage Assessment Site Worksheet-Roads and Culverts-#1
Beulah TWP Damage Assessment Site Worksheet-Roads and Culverts-#2
Beulah Township Map

Blendon TWP Damage Assessment Site Worksheet-Roads and Culverts
Blendon Township Map

Lisbon TWP Damage Assessment Site Worksheet-Roads and Culverts
Lisbon Township Map

Mitchell TWP Damage Assessment Site Worksheet-Roads and Culverts
Mitchell Township Map

MT Vernon TWP Damage Assessment Site Worksheet-Roads and Culverts
MV Township Map

Perry TWP Damage Assessment Site Worksheet-Roads and Culverts
Perry Township Map

Prosper Township-Damage Assessment Site Worksheet-Roads and Culverts
Prosper Township Map

Rome TWP-Damage Assessment Site Worksheet-Roads and Culverts
Rome Township Map

Tobin TWP-Damage Assessment Site Worksheet-Roads and Culverts
Tobin TWP-Damage Assessment Site Worksheet-Roads and Culverts-Follow up Damage
Tobin Township Map

Union TWP Damage Assessment Site Worksheet-Roads and Culverts-#1
Union TWP Damage Assessment Site Worksheet-Roads and Culverts-#2
Union Township Map

Get up to date weather information @ https://www.weather.gov/unr/sdeoc

BURN BAN INFORMATION: There is currently no burn ban in Davison County.

SEVERE WEATHER: The 2019 Severe Weather Spotter Training will be April 4, 2019 at 7:00 PM at the MTI Amphitheater.

The 2-27-2018 Township Presentation can be accessed @ P&Z and EM Presentation-Township Board Meeting-2-27-2018

Warning Sirens: The Davison County Office of Emergency Management works closely with the 911 Dispatch. Sirens will sound ONLY for the following Severe Weather: 1. Tornado Warnings issued by the National Weather Service. 2. Cloud rotation observed by a trained weather spotter. 3. An actual tornado observed by a trained weather spotter. NOTE: Sirens are NOT activated for Severe Thunderstorms.

Siren Information for your Community:
Mitchell– Nine warning sirens are located within the City of Mitchell area and will sound according to the guidelines stated above. The Mitchell sirens are tested at 10:00 AM the first Friday of each month. The Mitchell Police Department Dispatch is responsible for sounding the sirens during the event a warning is issued. There is one designated Emergency Storm Shelter in Mitchell, which is the Courthouse. If you are in need of shelter, the courthouse will be open anytime the siren is sounding. There are also six pre-designated disaster relief shelters in Mitchell to be used after a disaster, to include: The Davison County 4-H Fairgrounds Building, James Valley Community Center, Salavation Army, First United Methodist Church, Mitchell Recreation Center, and the Corn Palace.

Ethan– One siren is centrally located in the City of Ethan and will sound according to the guidelines stated above. The Ethan sirens are tested at 10:00 AM the first Saturday of each month. The Mitchell Police Department Dispatch is responsible for sounding the City siren during the event a warning is issued. There is one designated Emergency Storm Shelter in Ethan, which is the Ethan Public School. If you are in need of shelter, the school will be open anytime the siren is sounding. There are three pre-designated disaster relief shelters in the Ethan area to be used after a disaster, to include: Ethan Public School, Holy Trinity Catholic Church, and Ethan United Methodist Church.

Mt. Vernon– One siren is centrally located in the City of Mt. Vernon and will sound according to the guidelines stated above. The Mt. Vernon sirens are tested at 10:00 AM the first Saturday of each month. The Mitchell Police Department Dispatch is responsible for sounding the City siren during the event a warning is issued. There is one designated Emergency Storm Shelter in Mt. Vernon, which is the downtown gym on First and Main. If you are in need of shelter, the gym will be open anytime the siren is sounding. There is one pre-designated disaster relief shelter in the Mt. Vernon area to be used after a disaster, which is the Mt. Vernon Public School.

Severe Weather Awareness Week is April 22nd-26th, with a test tornado drill held on the 24^th @ 10:00 AM. The Office of Emergency Management distributed Winter Storm and Tornado Alert books, narrated by Tommy the Turtle to all 2^nd grade classrooms in the county. The latest edition, Rising Water, will be sent out soon. All three books can be found at the links below:

http://bready.sd.gov/docs/Winter%20Weather%20Book.pdf

http://bready.sd.gov/docs/TornadoBook.pdf

http://bready.sd.gov/docs/Flood%20Book.pdf

You can also monitor the flood gages in the area. For three miles south of Mitchell, click here.

For fifteen miles north of Mitchell, click here.

Emergency Management Links, Documents & Sites:

Yearly Report can be found @ 2017 Yearly Report
2016 Yearly Report
Shelters in Davison County
Interested in Flu and other Medical Issues in Davison County? Join the DOH listserve @ https://listserv.sd.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A0=SDEPI
Applicant Handbook-FEMA 323
EM Handbook
Davison County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan-6-13-2016
Disaster Declaration Brochure
EM Guide Brochure
Live Weather Doppler Radar
Spring and Summer Storms
Winter Storms
2018 Severe Weather Guide
Weather Warning Guidelines
Disaster Kits @ https://www.ready.gov/build-a-kit
American Red Cross
American Red Cross Dakota Region Coverage
Red Cross Dispatch Information
National Fire Protection Association
Fire Science Careers, Education and Degrees
FEMA Home Page
FEMA Region VIII Home Page
National Flood Insurance Program
United States Fire Administration
SD Office of Emergency Management
IWIN-Interactive Weather Information Network
Sioux Falls-NWS Office Home Page
Aberdeen NWS Office Home Page
Rapid City-NWS Office Home Page
SD Road Conditions Report
Center for Disease Control
Federal Bureau of Investigations
Anthrax Guide
FBI Advisory Poster on Anthrax tips
http://www.emergencymanagementedu.org/

Major Programs:

Davison County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC). SDCL 33-15-26 County Emergency Management Organizations, requires “Each organized county of this state shall establish a local organization and develop an emergency plan for emergency management in accordance with the state emergency management plan and program.” The Davison County Office of Emergency Management is responsible for the coordination of the Davison County LEPC, which meets the second Wednesday of each month @ 10:30 A.M. in the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at the Davison County Courthouse. The main purpose of the LEPC is to bring representatives together from various government, private, and non-profit agencies on a monthly basis; in an effort to address possible emergency situations. It is also an opportunity to form professional relationships among agencies to increase cooperation, coordination, and interactions that will be necessary during major incidents.

A Table Top Exercise and a Full Scale Exercise is conducted each year. To see the After Action Report for the last Full Scale Exercise, click on AAR-IP-2018 Avera Community Wide Exercise. You can also view the Master Scenario Events List @ MSEL-2018 Avera Community Wide Exercise. Members of the Committee are appointed by the Davison County Board of Commissioners and include: elected state and local officials, Law Enforcement, Fire, Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Services, Public Health Professionals, Environmental Personnel, Hospital and Transportation Officials, Volunteer Agencies, Facility Representatives, Community Groups, Military and the Media. For contact information, please see the LEPC Roster.

Agendas, attachments, and minutes for current and past LEPC Meetings can be found below:

James Valley Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Team The Davison County Office of Emergency Management is responsible for the coordination and administration of the James Valley Critical Incident Stress Management Team (CISM). The Davison County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) serves as the Governing Board of this Team. Emergency response personnel operate under a variety of stressors; the uncertainty of the next call, the human tragedies involved, the hazards associated with a rescue, the fear of doing something wrong. Often responders can cope with these stressors and consider them “part of the job”. Some situations, however, cause lasting impressions and can challenge the ability to function on the job and at home. They can cause emergency service workers to abandon involvement with their service and cause physical and emotional illness. Situations, which produce these unusually strong reactions, are referred to as critical incidents. The service is confidential and participants can speak freely. This is not group therapy and not a critique of the event. During the session, participants may describe their thoughts, actions and reactions to the stress event or participants may just listen. CISM will assist the participants in understanding the thoughts, emotions and behaviors that occurred during and after the incident. It is time devoted to helping the participants understand how a powerful event has affected them. In general, critical incident stress management promotes a more rapid recovery from the incident and facilitates normal integration back into home and work routines. Contact the Mitchell Police Department Dispatch Center @ 995-8400 to activate the James Valley CISM Team. The Team is available for calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The Team is available to conduct debriefings and defusing for Emergency Response Personnel when requested.

Davison County Search & Rescue Team (located @ the Highway Shop)

The Davison County Search & Rescue Team falls under the Office of Emergency Management. Their mission is to provide an organized response to emergencies and disasters in and around Davison County, in an effort to search and provide aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger. The Team consists of a Captain, who assumes the leadership of the Team, two lieutenants who manage logistics and operations, and several additional Officers. The Team assists local law enforcement with traffic control during planned events or emergency situations, assists as Severe Weather spotters, searches for lost persons, and supports other emergency response personnel and agencies in the Davison County area. The team is equipped with the Davison County Mobile Emergency Operations Center (MEOC), a water rescue boat & dive team, snow rescue equipment, and a variety of other gear used in emergency situations. If you would like to be a member of Search and Rescue, please fill out a S.A.R. Application.

Search and Rescue Documents:
Search & Rescue Administrative Manual & By-Laws-Revised 1-8-2017
S.A.R. Application

Search and Rescue Members, Access Report Forms Here

S.A.R. Agenda and Past Minutes:

Contact Us

Davison County
200 East Fourth Ave.
Mitchell, SD 57301

Telephone: (605) 995-8615 or (605) 995-8640
Cell: (605) 999-2863
Fax: (605) 995-8642
email: jeffb@davisoncounty.org or markj@davisoncounty.org

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