- Alaska Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management
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Alaska Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management 
Motto: “...through partnerships, leading the way in emergency management" Agency overview Formed 2004 Preceding agencies Division of Emergency Services within the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
Alaska Division of Homeland SecurityJurisdiction Alaska Headquarters Fort Richardson, Alaska Parent agency Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Website http://www.ak-prepared.com/ Alaska's Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (Alaska DHS) was created in early 2004 from the merger of the Alaska Division of Homeland Security which was created in March 2003 under the Alaska Disaster Act and the Emergency Services within the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs which was created in 1977. The purpose of the Alaska's Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management is to protect Alaskans and their property from terrorism and all other hazards, as well as to provide rapid recovery from all disasters.[1][2]
From its list of duties assigned in the Alaska Disaster Act, DHS&EM is the foremost agency within the executive branch of the state government of Alaska for assisting the governor of Alaska to fulfill the statutory responsibility of "meeting the dangers presented by disasters to the State and its people."[1]
See also
- Alaska State Citizen Corps Council
- Alaska Emergency Alert System
References
- ^ a b "About us". Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. http://ready.alaska.gov/aboutus.htm. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ Littrell, James (2004-04-29). "DHS&EM Trif-fold". Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. http://ready.alaska.gov/Poster_Contest_Files/DHS&EM%20Tri-fold.pdf. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
External links
Categories:- State law enforcement agencies of Alaska
- State departments of homeland security of the United States
- Government agencies established in 2004
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