Harrison County’s Emergency Management is responsible for the coordination of the

Emergency Response activities of various law enforcement and firedepartments, the

Hazardous Material Response Team, hospital, medical, and ambulance services,

as well as Red Cross, Salvation Army, Health and Human Services agencies.

The County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is the operating arm of the Harrison County Emergency Management Commission. The Commission is made

up of the 10 mayors or their representative, the Sheriff or his/her representative, and

a member of the Board of Supervisors.

A major function of the EMA is to support the responder agencies in safeguarding Harrison County during periods of disaster. The assistance given by EMA falls into four main categories: Mitigation, Preparation, Response and Recovery.