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. The LEPC is also the lead on development of the Davison County 2021 Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan, which addresses areas in the county that could be addressed to mitigate future damage.
A Tabletop, Functional, or a Full-Scale Exercise is conducted each year. In 2023 and 2024 Davison County participated in a statewide exercise. The last local only exercise was in 2024, which was a biological outbreak. You can view the ExPlan, MSEL and AAR below. Since this was a Functional Exercise, in 2025 we will hold a Full-Scale Exercise, building on the Functional. We will simulate a biological outbreak and implement the Point of Distribution (POD) to vaccinate residents.
1-2024 MSEL-Avera QoP Biological Event-20241107
2-2024 ExPlan-Avera QoP Biological Event-20241107
3-2024 AAR-IP-Avera QoP Biological Event-20241107
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:
- LEPC Unsigned Minutes 6-11-25
- LEPC Signed Minutes 5-14-25
- LEPC Signed Minutes 4-9-25
- LEPC Signed Minutes 3-12-25
- LEPC Signed Minutes 2-12-25
- LEPC Signed Minutes 1-8-25
For previous LEPC Minutes, click here.