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- Bannock County, Idaho Full-Time, Exempt Reports to Board of County
Commissioners**
**About Bannock County**
Bannock County serves more than 90,000 residents and is anchored by
Pocatello - a regional hub with a strong industrial base, a major
university, and a diverse risk environment that includes wildfire
corridors, seismic activity, hazardous materials infrastructure, and
severe weather.
The Office of Emergency Management plays a vital role in protecting this
community - coordinating preparedness, response, and recovery across
local, state, federal, and private-sector partners.
**Why This Role Matters**
Bannock County is at an inflection point.
Increasing risk complexity, growing interagency coordination demands,
and heightened expectations for readiness require a proactive, modern
emergency management program. The next Emergency Management Director
will play a critical role in strengthening the county\'s preparedness,
improving response coordination, and building long-term resilience.
This is a director-level position with direct access to elected
leadership. You will serve as the county\'s principal advisor on
emergency management and as the Commissioners\' Authorized
Representative to regional, state, and federal partners.
If you are motivated by meaningful public service, real responsibility,
and the opportunity to shape outcomes that directly impact lives, this
role offers that opportunity.
**Position Summary**
The Emergency Management Director leads and administers Bannock
County\'s comprehensive emergency management program. This includes
all-hazard planning, Emergency Operations Center (EOC) coordination,
hazard mitigation, grant administration, training and exercises, and
disaster recovery.
This role carries**county-wide influence**, helping shape emergency
preparedness strategy, policy direction, and resource prioritization.
The Director collaborates closely with elected officials, department
leaders, first responders, and regional partners to ensure coordinated,
effective emergency management across the county.
**What Success Looks Like**
- Builds strong, trusted relationships across agencies, jurisdictions,
and community partners
- Strengthens coordination and communication during emergencies
- Leads the program in proactive planning and mitigation
- Brings structure and clarity to complex, multi-agency situations
- Communicates effectively with both leadership and the public under
pressure
- Positions the county to successfully secure and manage state and
federal funding
**Key Responsibilities**
**Planning & Preparedness**
- Develop, maintain, and update all-hazard emergency plans across
mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery,
- Lead Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA)
processes and integrate findings into strategic planning,
- Update as necessary and implement the County\'s Emergency Operation
Plan, Continuity of Operation Plans and other disaster plans, forms,
and community resources, and
- Identify and implement best practices adapted to local conditions.
**Emergency Operations**
- Manage and staff the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) during
activations and exercises,
- Serve as the county\'s central coordination point for emergency
management activities,
- Analyze incidents, determine appropriate actions, and communicate
clearly under pressure, and
- Respond to emergency activations and sustain operations during
extended incidents.
**Grants, Budget & Program Management**
- Identify, secure, and manage Homeland Security and related grant
funding,
- Oversee full lifecycle compliance and reporting requirement,
- Develop and manage departmental budgets and fu nding strategies, and
- Provide guidance to sub-recipients and partner agencies.
**Training, Exercises & Public Engagement**
- Design and implement inter-agency and community response and
preparedness training programs and exercises that meet state and
federal standards,
- Lead community preparedness initiatives and outreach efforts,
- Develop After Action Reports (AARs) and improvement plans, and
- Present information to elected officials, partner agencies, and the
public.
**Partnerships & Leadership**
- Build and maintain relationships with local governments, first
responders, private industry, and community organizations,
- Lead multi-jurisdictional coordination efforts and facilitate
complex discussions,
- Chair the Bannock County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC),
and
- Provide regular updates and strategic guidance to the Board of
County Commissioners.
**Compliance & Administration**
