Region V
Serving IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI
What We Do
From its office in Chicago, FEMA Region V works hand-in-hand with the emergency management stakeholders in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. Region V is the second most populated of the 10 FEMA regions serving more than 49 million people. The region's most common challenges are floods, tornadoes, blizzards, and earthquakes. It also has the highest volume of shipped hazardous materials of all 10 FEMA regions, and is home to 16 of the nation’s nuclear power plants which, reside in five of the six of Region V states.
Who We Are
Currently a diverse staff of about 90 full-time employees and a cadre of more than 300 on-call Disaster Assistance Employees (DAE's) provide support for Region V.
Office of the Regional Administrator
- Edward G. Buikema, Regional Administrator
- Janet M. Odeshoo, Deputy Regional Administrator
- Daniel Brown, Emergency Analyst
- Jean Baker, External Affairs Officer
Region V: In the Know
FEMA Director of External Affairs Jonathan Thompson Visits Region V
The newly appointed FEMA Director of External Affairs was recently in Chicago to meet with the regional external affairs team and senior staff. Mr. Thompson opened a two day Regional Interagency Steering Committee (RISC) meeting with an overview of the Emergency Support Function (ESF) #15 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). Thompson's presentation, "A New Approach to Emergency Communication and Information Distribution" is based on a national training program currently underway for the ESF-15 SOP. The course teaches Federal, State and local partners a communications strategy that is integrated, comprehensive and empowered. The presentation highlighted the roles and responsibilities of the Execution Phases and Key ESF-15 Actions during advance notice and no notice events. All ESF actions are executed under these four phases of an incident:
- Awareness
- Readiness
- Response, and
- Recovery
In the Know...
- The DoD and FEMA (Read More)
- President Makes Emergency Declaration for Eight Wisconsin Counties (Read More)
- Director of the Human Capital Division Visits Region V (Read More)
- National Response Framework in Effect (Read More)
- The Latest in FEMA Region V
Divisions
Disaster Operations Paul Preusse , Division Director
Disaster Assistance Christine Stack , Division Director
Mitigation Norbert Schwartz , Division Director
Federal Preparedness Coordinator
Owning Property Where Tornados Hit and Floods Strike
Read more on how you can prepare for the storm with shelter and safe room design guidance.
Flooding in Roseau County , Minnesota , 2002
Learn about FEMA's Map Modernization program, and find out how you can protect your home from flooding.
To obtain a copy of FEMA flood maps, visit your local community, search the online Map Service Center, or call the FEMA Map Assistance Center at 1-877-FEMA MAP.
State Offices and Agencies of Emergency Management
Last Modified: Friday, 11-Apr-2008 15:54:27 EDT