Rice County Sheriff's Office - Emergency Management

Rice County Sheriff's Office - Emergency Management maintains an on-call state of readiness twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. This is accomplished by the dedication of Minnesota Certified Emergency Managers. Joseph Johnson serves as Emergency Management Director and oversees 2 part-time Deputy Directors and one Radio Communication Specialist.

The mission of Rice County Sheriff's Office - Emergency Management is to minimize the impact of catastrophic events on our citizens, the economy, and public infrastructure. This is accomplished through working in 5 mission areas:

 

We hope this website will provide you with valuable information regarding the emergency management program and our services along with helpful disaster preparedness information.