Montana Disaster and Emergency Services [website]   [open html - 27KB]

Montana Disaster and Emergency Services (DES) takes the lead in coordinating comprehensive emergency management in Montana. The vision of DES is to guide Montana to build disaster resistant communities - accomplished through customer service, integration of the four phases of emergency management, quantifiable risk analysis, and leveraging mitigation through successful response & recovery. The goals of the division include: ensure that a comprehensive emergency management program exists in Montana to save lives and property, reduce human suffering and enhance the recovery of communities after disaster strikes, and provide quality customer service in all their activities.