Award

May 6th, at the Iowa Emergency Management Association awards ceremony, Jasper County EMA was honored to receive the 2025 Emergency Management Program of the Year award. To say we are proud and humbled is an understatement.

This award recognizes an Emergency Management Commission that has made significant advancements in protecting their communities from disasters while building an integrated culture of preparedness involving individuals, businesses, and government. It also highlights the collaborative effort that helps minimize the cost of emergency management while maximizing risk reduction.

That description truly reflects what emergency management is supposed to be. This recognition does not belong to one person. It belongs to our entire team, our responders, dispatchers, city and county leaders, partner agencies, volunteers, schools, hospitals, and the communities we serve every day. Preparedness and response are never accomplished alone.

Over the last year, we have pushed hard on training, public education, school safety, disaster planning, regional partnerships, and strengthening the overall emergency response system across Jasper County. To have those efforts recognized at the state level means a great deal to us.

Thank you to everyone who supports emergency management and helps make Jasper County stronger, safer, and more prepared. We are honored, grateful, and motivated to keep building on this work. #Jaspeready