Tipton County Emergency Management

Tipton County Emergency Management assists public safety agencies in all types of disasters including natural (severe storms, tornadoes, floods, etc), technological/man-made (major fires, hazardous materials releases, etc.) and national security (enemy attack, terrorism, etc.). Tipton County Ordinance Title 10, Article 14 establishes and defines Tipton County Emergency Management to provide for all necessary and indispensable powers and procedures reasonably needed to mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from emergency conditions.

Tipton County Emergency Management is the local link to the Indiana Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency, which assist in obtaining homeland security grant funding from state and federal agencies and provide financial assistance in the event of a significant disaster.