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EMHSD Strategic Plan 2026-2030

EMHSD Strategic Plan 2026-2030

Investment: Build Community

Goal: Shape and strengthen capabilities to build a resilient community to protect lives and property from all hazards.

  • Promote the establishment of a state funded Michigan Mitigation Grant Program to offer cost effective measures in reducing or eliminating loss of life and property.
  • Improve efficiency of recovery program delivery.
  • Establish and implement Homeland Security Grant Program funded planner monitoring program.
  • Expand and enhance the Public/Private Partnership program.
  • Expand and enhance Michigan preparedness.
  • Enhance Michigan’s radiological preparedness.
  • Complete Emergency Management and Homeland Security Training Center expansion..
  • Streamline mapping and data integration to support decision-making and collaboration.
  • Advance incident management team program operational guidance and increase credentialed personnel.
  • Develop Emergency Support Function #7 Resource Support Plan with stakeholders.

Investment: Cultivate a Thriving Membership

Goal: Invest in employee and stakeholder growth.

  • Increase division participation in the Holistic Group activities.
  • Increase planning capacity within the division.
  • Continue to support community outreach within the division.
  • Increase hazmat training opportunities.
  • Enhance Michigan ProBoard designation.
  • Promote comprehensive emergency management programming.
  • Successful transition to a new Learning Management System.
  • Identify alternative funding for state level emergency management and transition to that funding source.
  • Successful development and implementation of updated Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (EMHSD) five-year strategy.
  • Enhance division staff onboarding.
  • Utilize the Data Management Group to refine storage and optimize collaboration.
  • Provide ongoing State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) orientation for new staff.
  • Establish and confirm multi-tiered support plans for SEOC infrastructure.

Investment: Advance Public Safety Services

Goal: Actively promote and pursue diversity, equity, and inclusion to strengthen emergency management and homeland security.

  • Develop and implement subrecipient civil rights compliance certification process.
  • Provide technical assistance in all grant program areas.
  • Expand and enhance the State Exercise Program for local and state response.
  • Increase validation of Michigan Hazmat teams.
  • Finalize and implement the Alternate State Emergency Operations Center and mobile office capabilities.
  • Expand capabilities of the EMHSD to meet the needs of diverse stakeholders.
  • Enhance the Professional Emergency Managers (PEM) program through continuous evaluation of classes and growth with participates.
  • Expand the use of social media platforms to deliver timely preparedness and disaster messaging, strengthening communication and outreach between the state, local partners, and the public.
  • Modernize the Michigan Critical Incident Management System with WebEOC Nexus.
  • Establish new alternate SEOC site, update procedures, and test for readiness.

 

EMHSD Strategic Plan 2026-2030 (PDF)