Department of Emergency Management

The Island County Department of Emergency Management (DEM) works directly with the Washington State Emergency Management Division (EMD) and the State Homeland Security Region 1 which includes Island, San Juan, Whatcom, Skagit, and Snohomish counties.

Our Mission

The DEM is responsible for emergency management within Island County to include planning and coordinating actions for the preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery from natural and man-made emergencies and disasters. DEM provides hazard information, coordinates, and provides emergency training for county residents and first responders. The DEM also operates the county Emergency Operations Center (EOC) when it is activated.


Hazard Mitigation Survey

Public Outreach Flyer 2025 Update


https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Island_County_2026_Hazard_Mitigation_Plan_Update

Status of Power Outages

To see the current electrical outages in your area and the estimated restoration times go to the PSE outage map or SnoPUD outage map.

  • Call 911 for all life, environment and property emergencies. The Department of Emergency Management will be notified of incidents that require our support and resources.

Videos (Newest to oldest)

2025 Winter Weather Workshop with National Weather Service, local utilities, Island County, and more (October 15, 2025).

Click here to access the video.

Island Prepares presentation with Scott James of Bainbridge Prepares and Eric Brooks with the Island County Department of Emergency Management (May 29, 2025).

Click here to access the video.