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The Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEMD) has been working to make Iowa more prepared for disasters since it began as the State Civil Defense Agency in 1965. The focus of emergency management and the hazards faced by Iowans may have changed in some ways since that time, but what hasn’t changed is our commitment to making our state more prepared for any emergency or disaster.

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Media Contacts

Members of the media may contact the HSEMD public information officer at (515) 725-3231. After regular business hours (8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m., weekdays) this phone number will be answered by the Iowa Department of Public Safety Dispatch Center. Inquiries may also be emailed to us, any time, at HSEMDPIO@iowa.gov, however, this email is not monitored 24/7.

Publications

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After-Action Reports

Brochures/Fact Sheets

Alert Iowa Statewide Emergency Messaging System
Text-to-911 #1
Text-to-911 #2
Wireless Emergency Alerts

Miscellaneous Reports/Guidance

State of Iowa Disaster Recovery Plan, March 2020

2022 Levee Districts Study

The appendices, case studies, and attachments have been removed from this report to meet our website accessibility policy. If you would like to request the full report with visual representations, please email HSEMDPIO@iowa.gov.

Iowa Statewide Levee Districts Study – December 2022

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Newsletters

The Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division publishes a newsletter for those involved in the homeland security/emergency management system in Iowa. Newsletters are now sent out via email instead of PDF.

For archived issues of the newsletter, go to Iowa Publications Online and choose “Iowa Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management” under the “Jump to a Department” search.